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Regular-General Government # 45.
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| Board of Supervisors |
County Administrator |
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| Receive presentation from Rural County Representatives of California on the 2015 State Legislative Medical Marijuana Regulatory Package. (No general fund impact) (Paul Smith) |
| Recommended Action |
| Receive a presentation by Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) Senior Legislative Advocate Paul Smith on the 2015 State Legislative Medical Marijuana Regulatory Package |
| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
Thriving Residents
Safe Communities
Sustainable Environment
Flourishing Agriculture |
| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
The California State Legislature passed a medical marijuana regulatory package that was signed by the Governor on October 9, 2015, consisting of three bills: AB 266 (Bonta), SB 643 (McGuire) and AB 243 (Wood). The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) Senior Legislative Advocate, Paul Smith, will provide an overview of all three bills and the interface between state and local regulation. RCRC provides the rural county perspective on a variety of issues during the legislative and regulatory process, including land use, water and natural resources, housing, transportation, wildfire protection policies, and health and human services. Mr. Smith represents RCRC on a variety of issues including county finance and operations, elections, labor/employment/pensions, transportation, solid waste, and corrections.
The presentation will provide background and legal context for a proposed marijuana ordinance that county staff will bring to the Board after the first of the year. A county working group has been assembled to make policy recommendations regarding local medical marijuana regulation. That working group is comprised of representatives from the Department of Agriculture, County Counsel, County Administrator's Office, Sheriff’s Office, Environment Health, Public Health, Planning and Public Works, the Department of Financial Services and the District Attorney’s Office. Members of the working group have also met with community stakeholders as well as the Yolo County Health Council. |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
| Agriculture, County Counsel, County Administrator's Office, Sheriff’s Office, Planning, Public Works & Environmental Services, Financial Services and District Attorney’s Office |
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