Cannabis in San Diego – How is it Going?

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Collaborate to develop and implement strategies to target unlicensed delivery services and smoke shops selling enhanced CBD products. The 2023/2024 San Diego County Grand Jury recommends that the San Diego Mayor:

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Direct the city staff to develop and publish reports that document the fiscal and law enforcement impacts of cannabis legalization.

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Direct the city staff to create a public education campaign that details the impacts of cannabis use on children and seniors. The 2023/2024 San Diego County Grand Jury recommends that the San Diego County Board of Supervisors: 5

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Direct the county staff to develop reports that document the health and law enforcement impacts of cannabis legalization. Legislative Analyst’s Office. “Proposition 64: Marijuana Legalization Initiative Statute”. (November 8, 2016). https://www.lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=64&year=2016 2 Ballotpedia. “San Diego, California Non-medical Marijuana Tax, Measure N.” (November, 2016) https://ballotpedia.org/San_Diego,_California,_Non-medical_Marijuana_Tax,_Measure_N_(November_2016) 3 Ibid. Ibid. ArcView and BDS Analytics. California: Lessons from the World’s Greatest Cannabis Market: Executive Summary. (August 2019) https://bdsa.com/wp- content/uploads/2019/08/2019_BDS_California_CIB_Exec_Summ_Final_With_A.pdf 6 City of San Diego. Fiscal Year 2024 Adopted Budget. Volume 1: General Fund Revenues. https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/fy24ab_v1generalfundrevenues.pdf 6 City of San Diego Memorandum. “Marijuana/Cannabis Permitting Update”. (October 1, 2019). https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/dsd_council_memo.pdf 8 Arc View and BDS Analytics (August 2019). Becerra, Xavier [Attorney General of California]. Crime in California 2017. https://data- openjustice.doj.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2022-08/cd17.pdf 10 City of San Diego Development Services Department. “Sale of Intoxicating Hemp: (December 1, 2023) https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2023-12/intoxicating_hemp_business_warning_letter_12_1_23_0.pdf 11 Han BH, et al. “Trends in emergency department visits associated with cannabis use among older adults in California, 2005–2019.” J Am Geriatr Soc 71[4] (2023): 1267-1274. doi:10.1111/jgs.18180 12 Bennett, Colleen, et al. “Recent trends in marijuana-related hospital encounters in young children” Academic Pediatrics 22[4] (2022):592-97. National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine. The health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids: Current state of evidence and recommendations for research. (Washington, DC, 2017). Volkow ND, et al. “Effects of Cannabis Use on Human Behavior, Including Cognition, Motivation, and Psychosis: A Review.” JAMA Psychiatry73[3] (2016):292-7. Ibid. REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS The California Penal Code §933(c) requires any public agency which the Grand Jury has reviewed, and about which it has issued a final report, to comment to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations pertaining to matters under the control of the agency. Such comment shall be made no later than 90 days after the Grand Jury publishes its report (filed with the Clerk of the Court); except that in the case of a report containing findings and recommendations pertaining to a department or agency headed by an elected County official (e.g. District Attorney, Sheriff, etc.), such comment shall be made to the Presiding Judge with an information copy sent to the Board of Supervisors. Furthermore, California Penal Code §933.05(a), (b), (c), details, as follows, the manner in which such comment(s) are to be made: (a) As to each grand jury finding, the responding person or entity shall indicate one of the following: (1) The respondent agrees with the finding (2) The respondent disagrees wholly or partially with the finding; in which case the response shall specify the portion of the finding that is disputed and shall include an explanation of the reasons therefor. (b) As to each grand jury recommendation, the responding person or entity shall report one of the following actions: (1) The recommendation has been implemented, with a summary regarding the implemented action. (2) The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future, with a time frame for implementation. (3) The recommendation requires further analysis, with an explanation and the scope and parameters of an analysis or study, and a time frame for the matter to be prepared for discussion by the officer or head of the agency or department being investigated or reviewed, including the governing body of the public agency when applicable. This time frame shall not exceed six months from the date of publication of the grand jury report. (4) The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable, with an explanation therefor. (c) If a finding or recommendation of the grand jury addresses budgetary or personnel matters of a county agency or department headed by an elected officer, both the agency or department head and the Board of Supervisors shall respond if requested by the grand jury, but the response of the Board of Supervisors shall address only those budgetary or personnel matters over which it has some decision-making authority. The response of the elected agency or department head shall address all aspects of the findings or recommendations affecting his or her agency or department. Comments to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court in compliance with the Penal Code 933.05 are required from the: 7 Responding Agency Findings Recommendations San Diego Police Department F1, F2 R1 San Diego County Sheriff’s Department F1, F2 R1 San Diego City Mayor F3 R2, R3 San Diego County Board of Supervisors F4, F5 R4 8