Chapter 7.50 — CANNABIS PROHIBITIONS AND REGULATIONS

This chapter shall be read and interpreted in conjunction with Municipal Code Chapter 20.14. It is the intent of the City Council to prohibit all commercial cannabis activity and uses in the city that are not otherwise preempted by state law. (Ord. 1297 § 4, November 6, 2017)

Whenever any words or phrases used herein are defined in Section 20.14.010, such definitions shall apply. (Ord. 1297 § 4, November 6, 2017)

A. It is unlawful for any person to own, manage, establish, conduct, or operate, or to participate as a landlord, owner, employee, contractor, agent or volunteer, or in any other manner or capacity, in any commercial cannabis activity in the City. The City shall not approve any application for a building permit, conditional use permit, business license, or any other entitlement authorizing the establishment, operation, maintenance, development, or construction of any use that allows for commercial cannabis activity.

B. It is unlawful for any person to own, manage, conduct, or operate any cannabis delivery, or
to participate as an employee, contractor, agent, or volunteer, in any manner or capacity, in
any cannabis delivery in the City. This subsection shall not prohibit any person from
transporting cannabis through the jurisdictional limits of the City for delivery or
distribution to a person located outside the City, where such transport does not involve
delivery or distribution within the jurisdictional limits of the City.

C. It is unlawful for any person to cultivate cannabis outdoors. Indoor cannabis cultivation is
prohibited except as specified in Section 20.14.030 of this Code.

D. In accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 11362.3 and Municipal Code Chapter
7.20, as the same may be amended from time to time, it is unlawful for any person to smoke
or ingest cannabis or cannabis products in a public place, or in any location where smoking
tobacco is prohibited.

E. This chapter shall not prohibit any commercial cannabis activity that the City is required
by law to permit within its jurisdiction pursuant to state law.
(Ord. 1297 § 4, November 6, 2017)