DeLand leaders change rules to allow medical marijuana facilities

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DELAND, Fla. — Commissioners in Deland made changes to some zoning rules.

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The change now allows medical marijuana treatment centers to open inside the city.

Since 2017, the city has prohibited medical marijuana-related facilities.

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However, now treatment centers and dispensaries can operate in the same zoning districts as drugstores and pharmacies.

The city commission unanimously approved that zoning change.

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