Amendment of Municipal Code Section 17-9-0129 allowing lawful cannabis dispensaries to modify to include medical cannabis without triggering Section 17-9-0129.1

Clerk's short name: Same-site medical authorization

• Record number: O2026-0028463
• Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
• Status: In Committee
• Sponsor: Bennett R. Lawson (44th Ward)
• Committee: Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards
• Submitted Date: Sep 17, 2026
• Introduction Date: Sep 23, 2026
• Official record: Office of the City Clerk

Impact report

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This ordinance would let a legally established adult use cannabis dispensary add medical cannabis sales without going through the extra zoning review in Section 17-9-0129.1, as long as it does not physically expand.

Who it affects

• Adult use cannabis dispensary owners: They could add medical cannabis dispensary use to their existing business without triggering the Section 17-9-0129.1 requirements.
• Medical cannabis patients: Existing adult use dispensaries would be allowed to add medical cannabis dispensary operations at the same site.
• Dispensaries planning to grow: Any physical expansion of the use, buildings, or zoning lot would still require a special use approval or a type one planned development, as applicable.

What changes

• A lawfully established adult use cannabis dispensary could change its operations to also serve as a medical cannabis dispensary.
• Adding medical use alone would not trigger the Section 17-9-0129.1 planned development requirements.
• Physically expanding the use, structures, or zoning lot would still trigger special use rules (Section 17-13-0910) or type one planned development rules (Section 17-9-0129.1), as applicable.

Where: 44th Ward

When: Upon its passage and approval