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Council Study SessionCouncil Study Session
January 26, 2017
State Laws Regulating
MijMarijuana
•Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety jg y
Act (MMRSA)
- Bureau of Marijuana Control (BMC)
- Medical ID card
- 19 licensing types
- Strong local land use control
Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA)•Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA)
(Proposition 64)
- Legalizes Adult Use (over 21)
Allows Property Owners to cultivate up to 6 plants-Allows Property Owners to cultivate up to 6 plants
- Establishes State Excise Tax of 15%, State
Cultivation Tax of $9.25 on flowers, $2.75 on non-
flowers for both medical and recreational
- Local governments can establish separate tax
- Allows local land use control
Local Control
•City should establish Ordinances to
address:
- Personal Use
- Commercial Use
- Medicinal Use
•City’s can choose to ban/regulate:
-Retail
- Medical Dispensaries
- Delivery (to/from)
- Outdoor Cultivation
Any State licensed business type-Any State licensed business type
•City’s cannot ban Personal Indoor y
Cultivation (up to 6 plants)
Existing City Regulations
•Current City Ordinance prohibits all
Medicinal Marijuana operations (Chapter
25.34.120)
•City’s Ordinance regulating “smoking”
li ij (applies to marijuana (Chapter 8.36)
•AUMA prohibits outdoor smoking in
bli d i hi 1 000 f fpublic spaces and within 1,000 feet of
school, park, other public spaces.
•Current Zoning Ordinance omits
recreational and personal marijuana
Potential City Regulations
•AUMA allows for “reasonable” regulation
for personal use
- Prohibit outdoor grows
- Require registration / owner authorization
- Require business licensing
-Inspections for indoor growth (safety)Inspections for indoor growth (safety)
•Separate Medical/Recreation Use/Personal
•Limit to commercial operations to specific
zoning districts
iC-Require CUP
- Separation requirements
- Square footage maximums
Other Considerations
•Controlled Substance Act (Federal)
•$1 Billi ti t d St t R ( 1)•$1 Billion estimated State Revenue (year1)
•State Grants
- 60% to youth programs, education, prevention,
treatment
- 20% environmental clean up / restoration
20% d DUI d h h l h i-20% reduce DUI and other health impacts
•Cities that ban marijuana uses are not
eligible for grants
•Local tax on commercial operationsp
- 37/39 local taxes passed in 2016