Renumbered 7/1/2023)

Renumbered 7/1/2023
26B-4-235.  Local control.

(1)  The operation of a medical cannabis pharmacy:

Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-4-235

(a) 
(i) acquires or intends to acquire medical cannabis or a cannabis product in a medicinal dosage form from a cannabis processing facility or another medical cannabis pharmacy or a medical cannabis device; or
(ii) possesses medical cannabis or a medical cannabis device; and
(b) sells or intends to sell medical cannabis or a medical cannabis device to a medical cannabis cardholder. See Utah Code 26B-4-201
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • (a)  shall be a permitted use:

    (i)  in any zone, overlay, or district within the municipality or county except for a primarily residential zone; and

    (ii)  on land that the municipality or county has not zoned; and

    (b)  is subject to the land use regulations, as defined in Sections 26B-7-506 and 17-27a-103, that apply in the underlying zone.

    (2)  A municipality or county may not:

    (a)  on the sole basis that the applicant or medical cannabis pharmacy violates federal law regarding the legal status of cannabis, deny or revoke:

    (i)  a land use permit, as that term is defined in Sections 10-9a-103 and 17-27a-103, to operate a medical cannabis pharmacy; or

    (ii)  a business license to operate a medical cannabis pharmacy;

    (b)  require a certain distance between a medical cannabis pharmacy and:

    (i)  another medical cannabis pharmacy;

    (ii)  a cannabis production establishment;

    (iii)  a retail tobacco specialty business, as that term is defined in Section 26B-7-506; or

    (iv)  an outlet, as that term is defined in Section 32B-1-202; or

    (c)  in accordance with Subsections 10-9a-509(1) and 17-27a-508(1), enforce a land use regulation against a medical cannabis pharmacy that was not in effect on the day on which the medical cannabis pharmacy submitted a complete land use application.

    (3) 

    (a)  A municipality or county may enact an ordinance that:

    (i)  is not in conflict with this part; and

    (ii)  governs the time, place, or manner of medical cannabis pharmacy operations in the municipality or county.

    (b)  An ordinance that a municipality or county enacts under Subsection (3)(a) may not restrict the hours of operation from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

    (4)  An applicant for a land use permit to operate a medical cannabis pharmacy shall comply with the land use requirements and application process described in:

    (a)  Title 10, Chapter 9a, Municipal Land Use, Development, and Management Act, including Section 10-9a-528; and

    (b)  Title 17, Chapter 27a, County Land Use, Development, and Management Act, including Section 17-27a-525.

    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session
    Amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session, (Coordination Clause)