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Report regarding an ordinance amending Chapter 20.410 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code to permit and regulate indoor commercial cultivation of cannabis. (Rozalynne Thompson, Associate Planner)
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RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council introduce an ordinance amending Chapter 20.410 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code to permit and regulate indoor commercial cultivation of cannabis citywide, and waive further reading.
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BACKGROUND
On November 8, 2016, California voters approved the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Cannabis Act (AUMA). The AUMA legalized the possession, use, and cultivation of non-medical cannabis for those who are 21 years of age or older and established a state system to regulate commercial cannabis activity. On June 27, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 94 (the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA)), which repealed the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MCRSA), incorporated certain licensing provisions from MCRSA, and created a single regulatory scheme for both medical and non-medical cannabis.
The MAUCRSA retains the provisions in MCRSA and AUMA that granted local jurisdictions the authority to adopt and enforce local ordinances, including zoning and land use requirements, to regulate and/or prohibit commercial cannabis-related activities. Furthermore, MAUCRSA provides that state licensing authorities shall not approve an application for a State license for a cannabis business if approval of the State license will violate the provisions of any local ordinance or regulation. Prior to issuing a State license, the state licensing authorities are required to contact the City to confirm that a proposed cannabis business complies with the City's regulations.
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