The Edmond City Council recently voted unanimously to enforce a state regulation stating that medical marijuana dispensaries must be at least 1,000 feet from a school.The ordinance means anyone looking to open a dispensary has to use the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority's interactive map that measures the distance between a potential site and nearby schools. If the distance is less than 1,000 feet, OMMA officials will deny the application.The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority's rules state the distance is measured by the straight-line distance from the property line of the dispensary to any entrance of a school. That includes anywhere that students have activities, such as practice fields or a track.Some city council members pointed out that the regulation is confusing."I wish that our state would come and get everything under some type of simple language," Councilman Darrell Davis said. "It's getting very hard for our law enforcement and everyone else to understand what is what."Despite the confusion, city officials said their ordinance was required to comply with state law.

The Edmond City Council recently voted unanimously to enforce a state regulation stating that medical marijuana dispensaries must be at least 1,000 feet from a school.

The ordinance means anyone looking to open a dispensary has to use the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority's interactive map that measures the distance between a potential site and nearby schools. If the distance is less than 1,000 feet, OMMA officials will deny the application.


The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority's rules state the distance is measured by the straight-line distance from the property line of the dispensary to any entrance of a school. That includes anywhere that students have activities, such as practice fields or a track.

Some city council members pointed out that the regulation is confusing.

"I wish that our state would come and get everything under some type of simple language," Councilman Darrell Davis said. "It's getting very hard for our law enforcement and everyone else to understand what is what."

Despite the confusion, city officials said their ordinance was required to comply with state law.