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Recent cannabis coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The 5-0 vote allows qualifying cultivation in newer nonresidential buildings in four resource-zoning districts while retaining existing performance standards.
The Planning Commission voted 4-2 to add distribution and non-volatile manufacturing to the Rohnerville-area operation, with manufacturing barred until wastewater requirements are addressed.
The Oct. 1 agenda recommends denying permits tied to 36,920 square feet of existing cultivation while approving continued instream mining at Hauck Bar and Leland Rock, but records no final decisions.
The Sept. 17 agenda would let indoor cannabis cultivation move into newly built non-residential structures in several inland zones, if the Board of Supervisors later approves the amendment.
The June 18 Planning Commission agenda includes a permit modification that would add distribution, non-volatile manufacturing and non-storefront resale to an existing Carlotta-area cultivation site.
Carlotta Gardens, LLC is seeking to expand cultivation in the Carlotta area to 70,000 square feet, while staff recommends denying an exception to the fully enclosed cultivation requirement and approving the permits with conditions.
Council unanimously advanced Ordinance 1586, which would create a clearer path for cannabis consumption lounge permits and allow temporary consumption at special events.
The Assembly Business and Professions Committee moved four cannabis bills forward on April 14, covering enforcement priorities, child-appealing packaging, beverage labeling and due-process documentation for embargoes and recalls.