WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Watertown is set to roll out the rules as it allows cannabis dispensaries to open up in the city.

Buying marijuana within Watertown city limits will become a reality now that lawmakers have opted in to a state program.

Before it can give the green light, the city is drawing up rules for shops to follow.

A planning board memo shows the city will follow state regulations that are currently in place, like a shop can’t be within 500 feet of a school, or 200 feet of a place of worship.

However, Watertown will measure that distance from the dispensary door to the school or church property line. Not door to door. That means Watertown would be more restrictive than the state. One council member questions that.

“I think that by adding these restrictions, it’s makin

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