Ron Strider
Well-Known Member
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors will hold a workshop Tuesday morning to discuss how local businesses providing both medical and recreational marijuana can operate. In the report prepared for the May 2 meeting, staff notes that it made several changes to the Cannabis Facilities Code after hearing public input at a previous workshop Jan. 27, including:
• Non-volatile manufacturing: Several members of the public asked that the ordinance allow “non-volatile manufacturing of cannabis as part of permitted cultivation operation.” However, staff notes there are concerns related to this use that it is requesting more time to explore with members of the community and the Environmental Health department.
• Transportation: Staff was asked to “clarify that transportation regulations would not prohibit the transportation of cannabis by a permitted cultivator from a permitted cultivation site to another approved location,” and staff notes that “delivery would be allowed as an accessory to dispensaries, (and that) nothing in the county regulations would prohibit transportation from being carried out consistent with state licensing.”
• “Bud and Breakfast” facilities: Staff was asked to explore allowing cannabis farmers markets and “Bud and Breakfast” facilities, but staff notes that the state has not issued guidelines for such businesses and recommends delaying adoption of any local ordinances until the state does first.
• Removing 200-foot setback: After concerns were raised about requiring a cannabis operation to be more than 200 feet from a residence on another parcel, staff now recommends removing that additional setback because “the various license types are allowed only in zones where they are consistent with allowed use types in that zone.”
• Butane: The ordinance currently prohibits the use of butane, and staff is “seeking clarification on if the board would like to maintain the prohibition on butane, or allow its use in industrial areas only with a Major Use Permit.”
• Recreational use cultivation: Since “adult use cultivation” is not included in the county’s regulations, staff notes that “adult-use retailers will not have access to Mendocino grown cannabis products until such time cultivation is allowed for adult use. Likewise, microbusinesses involving cultivation will not be eligible for licenses until adult use cultivation has been authorized.”
During Tuesday’s meeting, staff is requesting that the board review the revised Cannabis Facilities Code, take public comment and make recommendations for any further revisions.
The meeting will be held in the board’s chambers, Room 1070 at 501 Low Gap Road, and staff said the workshop was expected to begin “right after lunch” at 1:30 p.m., but it is also possible the hearing could begin earlier.
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• Non-volatile manufacturing: Several members of the public asked that the ordinance allow “non-volatile manufacturing of cannabis as part of permitted cultivation operation.” However, staff notes there are concerns related to this use that it is requesting more time to explore with members of the community and the Environmental Health department.
• Transportation: Staff was asked to “clarify that transportation regulations would not prohibit the transportation of cannabis by a permitted cultivator from a permitted cultivation site to another approved location,” and staff notes that “delivery would be allowed as an accessory to dispensaries, (and that) nothing in the county regulations would prohibit transportation from being carried out consistent with state licensing.”
• “Bud and Breakfast” facilities: Staff was asked to explore allowing cannabis farmers markets and “Bud and Breakfast” facilities, but staff notes that the state has not issued guidelines for such businesses and recommends delaying adoption of any local ordinances until the state does first.
• Removing 200-foot setback: After concerns were raised about requiring a cannabis operation to be more than 200 feet from a residence on another parcel, staff now recommends removing that additional setback because “the various license types are allowed only in zones where they are consistent with allowed use types in that zone.”
• Butane: The ordinance currently prohibits the use of butane, and staff is “seeking clarification on if the board would like to maintain the prohibition on butane, or allow its use in industrial areas only with a Major Use Permit.”
• Recreational use cultivation: Since “adult use cultivation” is not included in the county’s regulations, staff notes that “adult-use retailers will not have access to Mendocino grown cannabis products until such time cultivation is allowed for adult use. Likewise, microbusinesses involving cultivation will not be eligible for licenses until adult use cultivation has been authorized.”
During Tuesday’s meeting, staff is requesting that the board review the revised Cannabis Facilities Code, take public comment and make recommendations for any further revisions.
The meeting will be held in the board’s chambers, Room 1070 at 501 Low Gap Road, and staff said the workshop was expected to begin “right after lunch” at 1:30 p.m., but it is also possible the hearing could begin earlier.
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Full Article: Mendocino County holds another workshop on cannabis businesses
Author: Ukiah Daily journal staff
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