Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Proposition 64 - Recreational Marijuana agenda item

Tonight, the Town Council took the following actions:
1. Adopted an interim ordinance as an urgency measure establishing a temporary moratorium on the outdoor cultivation of nonmedical marijuana to allow the Town to study the impacts of Proposition 64 and provide the Town Council with recommendations.
2. Adopted an interim ordinance as an urgency measure establishing a temporary moratorium on the indoor cultivation of nonmedical marijuana (except under certain circumstances) to allow the Town to study the impacts of Proposition 64 and provide the Town Council with recommendations.
3. Discussed and directed staff to further study the various potential commercial activities associated with nonmedical marijuana and bring back potential policies and ordinances for consideration, in time before the State licensing begins January 1, 2018.
4. Discussed deliveries in Town limits. Staff will bring back a recommendation on this policy in the near future.
5. Directed staff to further study the issue of implementing a non-smoking policy in multi-family housing, and bring an ordinance to Council for consideration.
6. Directed staff to further study and bring back a staff recommendation on possession of nonmedical marijuana in Town buildings.
7. Directed staff to further study the issue of industrial hemp cultivation and bring a staff recommendation to Council at the appropriate time.

Please email me if you have any questions.