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Santa Paula council moves to amend code to comply with state medicinal cannabis delivery law
Summary
Council held a public hearing on an ordinance to align the municipal code with Senate Bill 1186 so licensed medicinal cannabis retailers can deliver to patients; after public comment the council voted to amend the draft to explicitly allow delivery into the city and reintroduce the ordinance.
The Santa Paula City Council on Tuesday opened a public hearing and voted to amend and reintroduce an ordinance aligning the city’s cannabis rules with state law — specifically Senate Bill 1186, which restricts local regulations that would effectively prevent licensed medicinal cannabis delivery services.
Planning staff presented ordinance No. 13‑42, which would update Santa Paula Municipal Code chapter 16.79 to allow “retail sale by delivery of medicinal cannabis” and to permit non‑storefront (delivery‑only) medicinal cannabis retailers in the city’s industrial zone subject to conditional use permits and operational requirements. Staff said the city currently bans almost all commercial cannabis activity and must allow delivery service access to patients under SB 1186.
The ordinance as drafted would allow one or more non‑storefront…
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