CA DU'ers, are your cities and counties having trouble implementing the recreational MJ law ?

[steve2470]

My Orange County FL "county mayor" feels like she has a gun held to her head (her words, paraphrasing). For FL, it's only medical marijuana and it's very tightly restricted. Our counties and towns just have to adopt similar rules to pharmacies.

I think it's BS. I think our county mayor simply doesn't want MMJ, and she's too cowardly to come out and say this.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I haven't heard anything about this yet, Steve. No idea. n/t

[steve2470]

3. hope you're doing well Peggy!

I read an article the other day that at least one CA county is refusing to allow it ? Let me find it.

[steve2470]

5. this is best I can find on quick research, can't find the original article I read

Fifty-eight counties and more than 480 cities in the state can impose their own rules on cannabis.

“They might allow for retail sale and not cultivation; they might allow for cultivation and not retail or manufacture or a combination,” said Martinson.

For example, Yolo County doesn’t allow dispensaries while Sacramento city requires only indoor cultivation. But in Sacramento County, all cannabis-related businesses are banned for the time being.

“There is a lot of local control built into Proposition 64,” reiterated Martinson.

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/10/30/is-california-ready-for-legalized-recreational-marijuana/

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Thanks for finding this article, Steve! A messy topic, for sure.

And I am doing well, thanks for asking.

[Tiggeroshii]

2. LA is proposing a city run bank in order to make it easier for marijuana businesses

To apply for loans and such. Since a traditional bank would be unable to grant such a thing.

[steve2470]

8. excellent idea if it's well implemented nt

[wasupaloopa]

4. The County of Santa Barbara Supervisors say it is one of their hardest tasks. They do not agree on

what rules should be put in place.

[BigmanPigman]

6. San Diego has made so many loops to jump through

and imposed so many restrictions it is ridiculous. And this is just for medical pot. Dispensaries are constantly harassed so most people say "Fuck It" and get delivery instead.

[steve2470]

7. harassed as in protestors ????? nt

[BigmanPigman]

9. No, by the city and their strict requirements and limited number of licenses.

Cops bust places right and left for the smallest infractions such as being within a certain number of yards within a school, residences, etc. As soon as you find a dispensary they are closed within 6 months. There are only a few mega dispensaries that are given licenses and can afford to stay in business. Of course they are very popular, have everything imaginable under the sun, are very professional and very knowledgeable and have quality products. Also there are the high state, county and city taxes applied to everything. They have happy hour prices and discounts for the disabled and military.

[Brother Buzz]

11. One pot processing plant (whatever that is) and three retail joint permits granted

Our Podunk city fathers thinks it's gonna be a gravy train.