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Introduce, waive reading of, and set March 15, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. as the date and time to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 7.90 of the Monterey County Code to make administrative changes including, but are not limited to, clarifying commercial cannabis operation requirements, fee and refund provisions, revising on-site tobacco provisions, and cessation of business requirements.
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Introduce, waive reading of, and set March 15, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. as the date and time to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 7.90 of the Monterey County Code to make administrative changes including, but are not limited to, clarifying commercial cannabis operation requirements, fee and refund provisions, revising on-site tobacco provisions, and cessation of business requirements.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
Pursuant to Monterey County Code (MCC) Chapter 7.90, businesses conducting commercial cannabis activities within the unincorporated area of Monterey County must obtain a commercial cannabis business permit. In early 2019, oversight of this permit was transferred to the Monterey County Cannabis Program. Since that time, three ordinances amending the chapter have been adopted by the Board of Supervisors (Board) to permit a canopy modification, modify requirements for criminal background checks, and permit one additional canopy modification.
The Program maintains a list of proposed amendments to Chapter 7.90, determined 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 draft ordinance amendment before the Board today would clarify operational requirements and procedures and permit cannabis-related business employees to consume tobacco or nicotine products in designated areas. Broader, more substantive changes will require significant rev...
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