Jay hopes to curb medical marijuana centers

At its Monday, April 15 meeting, the Jay Town Council unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance that, if adopted, will prohibit medical marijuana centers from being located within 3,000 feet of an existing church, school or daycare inside the town limits of Jay.

The state of Florida issued a moratorium that legalized the use of medical marijuana in 2016. That moratorium allowed municipalities to impose a temporary one-year moratorium on medical marijuana treatment centers and dispensaries within its city limits. Jay passed a one-year moratorium in 2016, which expired in 2017. Sinc...