Rules committee advances cannabis zoning amendment draft
Malden's Rules & Ordinance Committee began drafting cannabis ordinance amendments to comply with a court judgment. Chair Stephen Winslow presented revisions addressing a 500-foot school buffer zone, definitions for substance use disorder treatment facilities, and updated terminology.
City Council · Meeting of March 24, 2026
Malden's Rules & Ordinance Committee began drafting cannabis ordinance amendments to comply with a court judgment. Chair Stephen Winslow presented revisions addressing a 500-foot school buffer zone, definitions for substance use disorder treatment facilities, and updated terminology. The committee declined to restore previously removed provisions, opting to preserve them as special permit conditions instead.
The amended draft will proceed to the full City Council and then to a joint Planning Board hearing.
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Source: the City Council meeting of March 24, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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