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a. Receive information and provide direction regarding proposed amendments to Monterey
County Code Chapter 7.90; and
b. Direct staff to present the Cannabis Committee's recommendation on the proposed amendments to Monterey County Code Chapter 7.90 to the Board of Supervisors; and
c. Receive information related to the proposed amendments to Monterey County Code Titles 20.67 and 21.67; and
d. Provide further direction as appropriate.
Presenter: Joann Iwamoto, Cannabis Program Manager
Report
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors Cannabis Committee:
a. Receive information and provide direction regarding proposed amendments to Monterey County Code Chapter 7.90; and
b. Direct staff to present the Cannabis Committee's recommendation on the proposed amendments to Monterey County Code Chapter 7.90 to the Board of Supervisors; and
c. Receive information related to the proposed amendments to Monterey County Code Titles 20.67 and 21.67; and
d. Provide further direction as appropriate.
SUMMARY:
The Cannabis Program (Program) maintains a list of proposed amendments to Monterey County Code (MCC) Chapter 7.90 that is guided by lessons learnt from administering the chapter, feedback received during cannabis industry meetings, and changes resulting from the consolidation of the three state cannabis licensing bureaus. The Program believes that this broad overhaul will improve the legibility of Chapter 7.90, clarify operational and application requirements, eliminate redundancies in oversight, defer to Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) regulations where appropriate, and further streamline the commercial cannabis business permit application process.
It should be noted that these proposed amendments include prior Cannabis Committee (Committee) direction on removing the restriction on signage, which currently prohibits retailers from depicting cannabis in their storefront signage or having transparent public ...
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