The Delaware Senate has voted to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would prevent local governments from imposing onerous zoning restrictions that make it more challenging for marijuana businesses to operate in their jurisdictions.
This comes months after Gov. Matt Meyer (D) vetoed the legislation from Sen. Trey Paradee (D), who pitched it as a means of ensuring that the state’s maturing cannabis market is not impeded by county zoning rules.
The Senate voted 14-6 to on Wednesday to override the veto, clearing the three-fifth majority threshold for such action. The House must also vote by that same standard in order for the legislation to take effect contrary to the governor’s wishes.
Paradee, who sharply criticized Meyer immediately after the veto and alleged that he “lied” about a deal to get the bill enacted last year, changed his tone somewhat ahead of the override vote this week, stating that lawmakers did not intend to reject the veto as a “personal attack” on the governor.
“This is not about personalities. This is not about politics,” the senator said. “This is about policy—and, more specifically, it is about whether the General Assembly is willing to stand behind the policy choices
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