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Ad Hoc Cannabis Committee, in coordination with the Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the following Resolutions to place the following ballot measures on the ballot for the November 2018 election which will enable voters to decide whether to allow different aspects of commercial cannabis and its taxation:
a) Resolution 140-2018, which will be one ballot measure, create a general commercial cannabis tax, with tax rate ranges that allows for the Board to set the tax rates for different commercial uses (e.g. outdoor cultivation, indoor cultivation, dispensary/retail sales, etc.) and a discretionary permitting process, with public feedback and an extensive enforcement program with a fine schedule for illegal commercial cannabis activity or violations of the County regulations.
b) Resolution 141-2018, allow for the outdoor and mixed light (e.g. greenhouse) cultivation of medicinal commercial cannabis with limits on the location of cultivation, amount of operations, and size of operations with rules to protect neighborhood security and the environment.
c) Resolution 142-2018, allow for the outdoor and mixed light (e.g. greenhouse) cultivation of recreational commercial cannabis with limits on the location of cultivation, amount of operations, and size of operations with rules to protect neighborhood security and the environment.
d) Resolution 143-2018, allow for indoor medicinal commercial cannabis operations (e.g. retail/dispensary sales, distribution and, indoor commercial cultivation) with limits on the location and amount of operations with rules to protect neighborhood security and the environment.
e) Resolution 144-2018, allow for indoor recreational commercial cannabis operations (e.g. retail/dispensary sales, distribution, and indoor commercial cultivation) with limits on the location and amount of operations with rules to protect neighborhood security and the environment.
2) Dissolve ...
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