5/30/2023 0 Comments Zen leaf waldorf![]() ![]() S., in Nevada, Illinois and two others in Maryland: one in Jessup, the other in Waldorf. Fusillo, community outreach and public relations manager for the department.Īccording to Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, there are 46 licensed dispensaries in Maryland, 11 of which are in Montgomery County. The manufacturing of cannabis is considered light manufacturing and the growers come under agriculture,” said Jessica J. No special zoning requirements were adopted by Montgomery County for medical marijuana dispensaries - again they follow the permitting regulations for a commercial retail establishment. Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services “permits the dispensaries as they would any other commercial retail permit. ![]() I wish it were someplace else, we already have 10 in Montgomery County, we don’t need it in little Potomac Oak Shopping Center.” “At least 90 percent of the neighbors who were there were not questioning the efficacy of the product,” she said. Marshall said she estimates there were at least 30 concerned citizens at the meeting. He said it was a good meeting with no opposition but when the company heard neighbors had an online discussion going, they arranged a community meeting for Friday, April 27 at the shopping center. “I’m concerned there will be more traffic on these country roads, people driving the roads after using the product.”Īfter choosing the site, representatives of the dispensary met with neighboring tenants, Weiss said. “I think the concern of a great many people is this is in the middle of nowhere,” said Katherine Marshall, who lives just off Glen Road. Though writers of the petition acknowledge that, “Unlike other Maryland counties, Montgomery County has no zoning restrictions that would prevent the dispensary from being located here…” they urge county officials “to amend the zoning code to block medical marijuana dispensaries from such inappropriate locations.”Īs of Monday, April 30, shows that 46 people have signed the petition Nevertheless, the neighbors have started a petition on in opposition to the plan which will be sent to Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and members of the County Council. “It’s no different than having a retail pharmacy, restaurant or any business that serves customers,” he said. Some neighbors of the area surrounding the small shopping center do not feel that the dispensary will be a suitable neighbor.ĭarren Weiss, vice president and general counsel for Zen Leaf Dispensaries, said that mostly a medical cannabis dispensary has no major impact on a community. ![]() Zen Leaf, a division of Verano Brands, a homeopathic pharmacy in Howard County, will operate the dispensary. A medical marijuana dispensary, Potomac’s first, is planned to open late this summer at the Potomac Oak Shopping Center at the corner of Travilah and Glen roads. ![]()
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