This is an effort of the San Diego cannabis community to acquire safe access for all qualified patients. Currently the city of San Diego has dragged its heels in an effort to make clear regulations in regard to medical marijuana centers. It’s looking like the city wants to impose a severe restriction as to where collectives can be. Out of the more than 100 zoning areas in San Diego the city officials will allow 5 of them The restrictions of 1000 feet from a school and church and other collectives will severely limit access to all qualified patients. If this ordinance that the city proposes is allowed then we have really cut our access to the medicine needed by qualified patients.
In an effort to end this madness, California Cannabis Coalition introduced the Citizens for Safe access ordinance. This will allow the collectives to operate. These are a few of the key points purposed as outlined by Jessica McElfresh, California Cannabis Coalition attorney:
• Medical Cannabis Centers will be allowed in most Commercial and Industrial zones as long as they are not within 600 feet of schools, playgrounds, libraries, or day care centers; within 500 feet of residential rehabilitation facilities or other Cannabis Centers or located in residential buildings.
• A cap will be placed on the number of Centers. Only those Centers with an approved Seller’s Permit issued by the California Board of Equalization on or before the date the initiative is approved for the ballot will be allowed to operate within the City.
• Centers that meet the cap requirement will be allowed a three year grace period to comply with the requirements of the initiative.
• Centers may relocate to any permissible zone at any time within the grace period as long as they meet the requirements of the initiative.
• Operators of Cannabis Centers may transfer ownership or control of their Centers at any time as long as the Centers continue to meet the requirements of the initiative.
• Center operators will be required to follow strict operational plans that require a detailed security plan, specific floor plans, limited hours of operation, and signage restrictions.
• The CSAO will authorize Medical Cannabis Centers to cultivate and dispense medical cannabis to qualified patients and primary caregivers.
• Persons with certain recent felony convictions may be disqualified from operating or working in a Cannabis Center. However, this does not include convictions for marijuana-related offenses.
• Minors (under 18 years of age) will not be allowed on the premises of a Cannabis Center unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.
• The consumption of cannabis or alcohol will not be allowed on the premises of any Center.
We need 100k signatures to get this on the ballot as of today we are on track to make the March 1st deadline to get it on the June Ballot.
Please support the CSAO for more information call 619-467-1235 or go to our web site www.calcc.info
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