 A California Senate Committee has approved a bill that would require municipalities to allow cannabis businesses. They would not be allowed to opt out, as they can now.
If the bill passes, a municipality would be required to choose allowing either medical marijuana dispensaries, or medical marijuana deliveries in their respective districts. The bill was drafted with the intention of making sure medical marijuana patients are able to access the products they need. It will also help alleviate the growing pains of the California cannabis market, which has suffered, due in part to the fact that there is far too much product, with far too few places to legally sell it. Not enough municipalities have allowed it. California currently has close to 40 million people, and less than 900 legal dispensaries. The Center for Disease Control estimates that 18% of American’s use marijuana. Given these number, that means there are 7,200 cannabis consumers for each dispensary in the state. According to a press release, the SB86, sponsored by Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco), passed the Senate Governance and Finance Committee by a vote of 4-1 last week, and is now heading to the Senate Appropriations Committee for review. Sen. Wiener said. “Everyone needs and deserves access as guaranteed by California voters who passed Prop 215 almost 30 years ago. When cities ban purchasing medical cannabis, it denies access and fuels the illegal market. SB 1186 restores medical cannabis access for those who need it.” The bill only addresses medical marijuana sales and delivery. Municipalities can still choose to ban sales of adult use of cannabis. Comments are closed.
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