FIRST. IN 32 DAYS, RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA SALES WILL BE LEGAL IN MARYLAND. EACH COUNTY ACROSS THE STATE HAS UNTIL THAT DATE TO PUT THEIR LOCAL REGULATIONS IN PLACE. THAT PROCESS IS UNDERWAY IN BALTIMORE COUNTY, JUST CATCHING UP TO WHERE THE STATE IS SO THAT THE FACILITY IS HERE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY CAN, IN FACT, TAKE ADVANTAGE IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE OF THE STATE LICENSES TO SELL RECREATIONAL CANNABIS. THAT MEANS UPDATING THE COUNTY’S EXISTING MEDICAL CANNABIS ACT. SO IT ALSO APPLIES TO RECREATIONAL SALES. THIS BILL AMENDS PROVISIONS IN THE COUNTY CODE AND ZONING REGULATIONS WE CURRENTLY REGULATE MEDICAL CANNABIS. AND WHAT WE’RE DOING NOW IS JUST BASICALLY REMOVING THE MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FROM THE FROM THE CURRENT CODE AND REGULATIONS, ZONING REGULATIONS AND JUST LABELING IT CANNABIS WHEN IT COMES TO PERMITTED AREAS IN THE COUNTY. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THEY’RE STAYING LARGELY THE SAME. CANNOT DISPENSARIES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO UP WITHIN 500FT OF SCHOOLS OR DAYCARES. BUT IN ORDER TO REFLECT THE NEW STATE REGULATIONS, THE 2500FT REQUIRED DISTANCE BETWEEN DISPENSARY WILL GET KNOCKED DOWN TO 1000FT. STILL, COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY A LOT OF QUESTIONS REMAIN. MEDICAL WAS DIFFERENT, AND NOW WE’RE MOVING INTO RECREATIONAL AND IT SEEMS LIKE WE’RE MOVING THE STATE AT LEAST IS MOVING AT A AT A PACE THAT WE MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY BE READY FOR ON THE LOCAL LEVEL, ON ON A FEW DIFFERENT MATTERS. SO, OF COURSE, THEY’RE STILL WORKING ON THIS BILL. BUT THE FINAL READING AND VOTE, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT WILL COME AT THEIR NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THAT’S SET FOR MONDAY, JUNE 5TH, LIVE I