Title:
Title
An Ordinance Amending Sections 5.150.020 and 5.150.160 of, and Adding Sections 5.150.055 and 5.150.355 to, the Sacramento City Code, Relating to Cannabis Businesses, and declaring the Ordinance to be an Emergency Measure [Two-Thirds Vote Required] {To be published in its entirety upon adoption}
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01608
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt an Ordinance by two-thirds vote amending sections 5.150.020 and 5.150.160 of, and adding sections 5.150.055 and 5.150.355 to the Sacramento City Code, relating to ownership interests in cannabis businesses, and declaring the Ordinance to be an emergency measure to take effect immediately upon adoption.
Contact: Leyne Milstein, Assistant City Manager, (916) 808-8491; Zarah Cruz, Program Specialist, (916) 808-8925, Office of Cannabis Management, Office of the City Manager.
Body
Presenter: Leyne Milstein, Assistant City Manager, (916) 808-8491, Office of the City Manager.
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Ordinance
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: At the October 15, 2019 Council meeting, Mayor Darrell Steinberg requested the City Manager and City Attorney return to Council with recommendations to, at a minimum, temporarily prohibit ownership transfers of our cannabis dispensaries while we audit and examine our current rules and processes. The Mayor also asked the City Auditor to review the current rules to determine if they need to be changed to safeguard against an overconcentration of permits with one individual or group and to make sure the regulatory structure is appropriate to the times.
Given the current cap of 30 storefront cannabis dispensary permits and that one person has assumed an ownership interest in multiple dispensaries, it has become clear that the current rules potentially skewed the dispensary market in the City. To address this situation, staff is recommending the adoption of the attached proposed ordinance that inc...
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