Medical marijuana farms may be coming to Kent County

CHESTERTOWN — Two medical marijuana operations are being planned for Kent County.

Amy Moredock, the county’s director of planning, zoning and housing, discussed the proposals Tuesday, June 23. One operation, she said, will be re-using an existing greenhouse facility, so it was approved administratively without coming before the county planning commission. The property is in an agricultural zone, Moredock said, so growing any crop on it is consistent with the zoning ordinance.

“I met the applicant and learned about the process. It’s very like a nursery,” Moredock said. She said the operation will include a large greenhouse with a separate building for extracting the active chemicals from the plants. Both buildings were already on the property before the application was filed, she said. Since there is no cap on the size of greenhouses in the county ordinance, the application didn’t require a site plan review, she said.

The property, on Massey Road north of Massey, is owned by a Dutch family. It will be leased to a Queen Anne’s County farmer for the marijuana-growing operation, Moredock said.

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