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Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Adding a New Article XVI (Cannabis Businesses) to Chapter VI (Businesses, Occupations and Industries);
Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Sections 24-11 (Smoking Prohibitions in Places of Employment and Unenclosed Public Places) and 24-12 (Smoking Prohibitions in Housing); and
Recommendation to Authorize Staff to Conduct a Fee Study to Determine the Cost of Implementing the Cannabis Regulatory Program. (City Manager 1010)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Introduce an Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Adding a New Article XVI (Cannabis Businesses) to Chapter VI (BUSINESSES, OCCUPATIONS, AND INDUSTRIES);
Introduce an Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Sections 24-11 (Smoking Prohibitions in Places of Employment and Unenclosed Public Places) and 24-12 (Smoking Prohibitions in Housing); and
Authorize Staff to Conduct a Fee Study to Determine the Cost of Implementing the Cannabis Regulatory Program
BACKGROUND
On November 1, 2016, the City Council approved a referral directing staff to study updated regulations for, and potential taxation of, commercial cannabis activities. The referral specifically directed staff to look at conditionally allowing cultivation, manufacture, testing, distribution, transport, and dispensing medicinal cannabis and recreational cannabis. In addition, the referral directed staff to analyze potential fees and taxes related to cannabis business activities.
On July 5, 2017, a second referral related to cannabis business activities was approved by the City Council. The July 5, 2017 referral directed staff to propose regulations to permit convenient and safe cannabis businesses in Alameda including dispensaries, cultivation, manufacturing, purity and potency testing labs and quality control facilities, and other activitie...
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