The bill would ban recreational weed retailers from operating in commercial zones.

The program aims to improve access to healthier food options in the county and mitigate health disparities longer term.

150 community members testified against the plan, which some have called an attempt to squeeze out liberal challengers to the council’s moderate bloc.

The new alternative plan would shift district boundaries in College Park and create a majority Latino District.

Activists say a current redistricting plan perpetuates the political and economic disenfranchisement of residents in inner-Beltway districts.

County councilmembers say the county doesn’t stand to benefit from a project that would have a number of adverse affects.