Sedona AZ--The Sedona City Council approved a Medical Marijuana Ordinance on February 8, 2011.  The approved ordinance allows medical marijuana dispensaries and their associated cultivation sites within the Sedona City limits in the C-1, C-2 and C-3 commercial zoning districts, and only if these facilities are located at least 500 feet from a school, church, park, recreational facility, day care, library or youth center.

Under Proposition 203, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, which was approved by voters in November of 2010, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) has until the end of March 2011 to adopt and enforce a regulatory system for the distribution of marijuana for medical use.  The Act places an initial limit of approximately 125 non-profit medical marijuana dispensaries statewide, corresponding to one per every 10 pharmacies.  Each county is also allowed at least one dispensary.  Based on recent information from ADHS, it is likely that one registration certificate for a medical marijuana dispensary will be issued in the Sedona area this summer. 

For more information, please visit the City of Sedona website at www.SedonaAZ.gov or contact Senior Planner, Mike Raber, at 928-204-7106.