Ron Strider
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San Francisco's Board of Supervisors inched closer to creating a legal framework for the sale of recreational cannabis on Tuesday.
At a special meeting of the board's Rules Committee, a quartet of supervisors approved a handful of amendments to the legislation that will govern how recreational pot will be sold in San Francisco once it becomes legal in California on Jan. 1.
-Supervisor Ahsha Safaà introduced an amendment that would allow permitted cannabis business operators who have to move locations to keep their permits for up to 18 months as they look for a new storefront.
-Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer authored an amendment that would allow smaller cannabis producers – like individuals who make and sell edible pot products out of their homes – to enter a two-step permitting process that would allow them to continue cultivating cannabis as they work with the city to obtain a fully licensed location.
-Supervisor Jeff Sheehy's amendment aims to help existing dispensaries that currently allow cannabis to be smoked on-site. The city is proposing that any pot retailer that must have a separate room set up for on-site consumption. Sheehy's amendment carves out an exemption for the nine cannabis businesses that don't have such a room already in place.
-Supervisor Malia Cohen introduced three amendments, two of which are tied to her equity program, which seeks to help would-be cannabis business owners who've been impacted by the federal war on drugs, if they meet certain criteria. One amendment would prevent someone from being excluded from the equity program if they've been previously arrested for a federal crime. The second tweak would require applicants to have spent five years enrolled in a San Francisco school.
Cohen's third amendment would lower the age requirement for someone who wants to work at a medical marijuana dispensary to 18. As it currently stands, the city's cannabis bill would only allow those 21 and over to work at a medical dispensary. Anyone wishing to work at a recreational dispensary would still have to be 21 or older.
All of the amendments must be hashed out in committee before being sent to the full board of supervisors for approval, which is expected later this month.
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Full Article: SF supervisors offer more changes to recreational cannabis legislation - SFGate
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Photo Credit: Gabrielle Lurie
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At a special meeting of the board's Rules Committee, a quartet of supervisors approved a handful of amendments to the legislation that will govern how recreational pot will be sold in San Francisco once it becomes legal in California on Jan. 1.
-Supervisor Ahsha Safaà introduced an amendment that would allow permitted cannabis business operators who have to move locations to keep their permits for up to 18 months as they look for a new storefront.
-Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer authored an amendment that would allow smaller cannabis producers – like individuals who make and sell edible pot products out of their homes – to enter a two-step permitting process that would allow them to continue cultivating cannabis as they work with the city to obtain a fully licensed location.
-Supervisor Jeff Sheehy's amendment aims to help existing dispensaries that currently allow cannabis to be smoked on-site. The city is proposing that any pot retailer that must have a separate room set up for on-site consumption. Sheehy's amendment carves out an exemption for the nine cannabis businesses that don't have such a room already in place.
-Supervisor Malia Cohen introduced three amendments, two of which are tied to her equity program, which seeks to help would-be cannabis business owners who've been impacted by the federal war on drugs, if they meet certain criteria. One amendment would prevent someone from being excluded from the equity program if they've been previously arrested for a federal crime. The second tweak would require applicants to have spent five years enrolled in a San Francisco school.
Cohen's third amendment would lower the age requirement for someone who wants to work at a medical marijuana dispensary to 18. As it currently stands, the city's cannabis bill would only allow those 21 and over to work at a medical dispensary. Anyone wishing to work at a recreational dispensary would still have to be 21 or older.
All of the amendments must be hashed out in committee before being sent to the full board of supervisors for approval, which is expected later this month.
News Moderator: Ron Strider 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: SF supervisors offer more changes to recreational cannabis legislation - SFGate
Author: Dominic Fracassa
Contact: Contacts at San Francisco Chronicle - SFGate
Photo Credit: Gabrielle Lurie
Website: SFGATE: San Francisco Bay Area - News, Bay Area news, Sports, Business, Entertainment, Classifieds - SFGate
