To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: BRANDY FORBES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING CANNABIS STEERING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
When the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act (MMRSA) took effect January 1, 2016, regulating the use of marijuana for medical purposes, the City of Redondo Beach adopted Ordinance 3152 to implement local regulations in accordance with MMRSA, effective May 5, 2016.
On November 8, 2016, Proposition 64 was adopted for adult use of marijuana act (AUMA). The AUMA regulates, among other items, the use of marijuana for personal and commercial purposes, including the recreational use of marijuana by adults over 21 years of age, thus expanding the permissions under MMRSA. Although Proposition 64 represented the interest of whether to allow the adult use of marijuana, it did not specify how an individual municipality would regulate.
Proposition 64 stipulated that if a city did not enact local commercial licensing restrictions or a ban by January 1, 2018, a valid state license would be the only requirement to open and operate any commercial marijuana business in any commercial zone in the city. Therefore, out of caution, until local regulations and interests could be analyzed, the City of Redondo Beach adopted ordinances to regulate the personal use and cultivation of cannabis, as well as restrict commercial cannabis activities in the City of Redondo Beach. This was an interim measure to prohibit cannabis businesses until the City could better evaluate what types of businesses and what regulations to put in place.
One of the prior objectives included in the City Council's adopted Strategic Plan included the City Manager's appointment of a steering committee comprised of law enforcement, RBUSD, BCHD, and outside interest groups to review best practices for commercial use regulations of cannabis including storefront siting, taxation, delivery, and developm...
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