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Mendocino County Grand Jury
• 2010-2011
A Pot Paradox or Bud Bingo? a Report on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Mendocino County
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Findings and Recommendations 11 findings
F1
Mendocino County has not adopted any ordinance concerning Medical Marijuana Dispensary regulation, or whether or not dispensaries are collectives.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
the BOS adopt a Medical Marijuana Dispensing ordinance, (All Findings)
F2
Other city and county jurisdictions in California have enacted marijuana dispensary ordinances that govern the location, size, and number under either planning or zoning ordinances, or by action of their Board of Supervisors.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
the BOS consider a 60-day grace period for existing Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to be in compliance with an adopted ordinance, (All Findings)
F3
The Treasurer-Tax Collector is unable to accurately state how many MMJDs or Collective business licenses have been issued.
Related Recommendations (2)
R3
the adopted ordinance address mobile dispensaries, (All Findings)
R14
the Treasurer-Tax Collector develop a system to accurately track the number and type of MMJ Dispensary business licenses issued, (Finding 3)
F4
A proposed ordinance named Ordinance adding Chapter 9.32 of Title 9 of the Mendocino County Code Entitled Medical Marijuana Dispensing Collective Regulation by County Counsel was introduced to a committee of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors (BOS) in October 2009, (Appendix A).
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
the adopted ordinance address public and neighborhood safety/surveillance, (All
F5
A BOS committee instructed County Counsel to cease work on the ordinance, and the draft was never considered for action by the BOS. 1
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
the adopted ordinance address the production and sale of related food-based MMJ products and paraphernalia, (All Findings)
F6
An undetermined number of MMJDs have been established within the county boundaries.
Related Recommendations (1)
R6
the adopted ordinance address the issues surrounding onsite production of MMJ and its associated food products and paraphernalia, (All Findings)
F7
Two dispensaries have recently been established in Mendocino Township. These dispensaries are located within 1000 feet of areas frequented by school-aged children in the town.
Related Recommendations (1)
R7
the adopted ordinance address the establishment of fees and penalties that cover the actual cost of regulation and enforcement, (All Findings)
F8
The Sheriff publicly stated that 30% of his staff's time is devoted to marijuana issues.
Related Recommendations (1)
R8
the adopted ordinance address patient/caregiver relationships, (All Findings) 2
F9
Effective March 1, 2010, San Jose city residents voted for Measure U, City Ordinance 4.66, in favor of a special marijuana 7% business (gross receipt) tax.
Related Recommendations (1)
R9
the adopted ordinance address MMJ transportation issues within the county, (All
F10
After the passage of Proposition 26 in November 2010, a super-majority of the voters in Mendocino County would have to support a gross receipt tax on MMJDs to be enacted in Mendocino County.
Related Recommendations (1)
R10
the adopted ordinance include a definition of a mature female MMJ plant, (All
F11
Due to the lack of a MMJD ordinance: • any number of dispensaries can be established anywhere in the county with merely the acquisition of a business license, • there is no enforcement/abatement actions of existing public nuisance codes under Mendocino County Ordinance 9.31 against establishing or operating MMJD, • the needs of neighbors and communities to be protected from public safety impacts of MMJDs is not met, • there are no grounds for denial by the county, of a MMJD except the limitations imposed by the business license process.
Related Recommendations (1)
R11
the adopted ordinance include a minimum age limit for anyone entering a MMJ Dispensary, (All Findings)
Additional Recommendations 2
These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
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R12the BOS pass a moratorium suspending the establishment and operation of new MMJDs in Mendocino County, which would expire upon adoption of an ordinance, (All Findings)
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R13the BOS define a MMJD, and whether or not it should be a collective, (All Findings)
Agency Responses 2
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No Responses Found 1
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