Medical marijuana is a hot topic throughout the state, and Thursday, local leaders tried tackling where it could be sold if approved later this year.

The Zoning and Planning Commission met in downtown Orlando, where it was clear the board was not pleased with the language or the boundaries of the current ordinance on the books

After talking about changes at length, they decided to switch gears.

In the proposed ordinance, medical marijuana would only be allowed in two industrial zones outside of tourist areas. There would also be a buffer zone of at least 1,500 feet from schools, parks, day cares, churches and neighborhoods. But board members agreed that the boundary definitions were too vague.

Several wondered why there was no plan to locate the dispensaries in medical zones.

"If this is something that is for legal medical treatment, how can it not be administered in a hospital for somebody that needs it?” said Jose Cantero.

Others questioned why major pharmaceutical companies haven't yet offered to stock and sell medical marijuana.

“We didn’t get one doctor here today to say he needs to prescribe it from his office. Why isn’t Walgreens or CVS here saying we wanna sell it?” Said Rick Baldocchi.

Board members also argued that retail establishments need to be treated differently from the grow operations.

“We’ve got to treat the industrial type activities as industrial and the retail medical activities as retail or medical,” added Tina Demonstene.

They also found problems with how the buildings would look.

“If you’re going to tell people that the building either has to be white or pastel, I don’t know why you’re going to allow neon signs,” said Paul Wean.

“It says no graphics, but it allows your logo. I don’t want to see that,” said Demonstene.

So after a long discussion, the board voted.

“I don’t think I can support this as it’s written,” added Wean.

The ordinance did not pass.

So what’s next? The board proposed a moratorium, which would prohibit medical marijuana treatment centers until after the election and the state can provide clearer direction should the law pass.

The next public hearing will be October 14.