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West Covina planning commission reviews medical marijuana dispensary study; staff to draft two code amendments
Summary
The West Covina Planning Commission held a study session on medical marijuana dispensaries and heard that City Council has asked staff to prepare two code amendments: one to prohibit dispensaries and another to establish standards in case federal law requires cities to allow them.
At its April 8 meeting, the West Covina Planning Commission reviewed a staff study session on medical marijuana dispensaries and heard that the City Council directed staff to prepare two draft code amendments: one to prohibit dispensaries in the city and a second to set standards and restrictions in the event federal law requires cities to allow them.
The staff presentation said the city currently prohibits dispensary uses through an interpretation of the business-license code and noted a conflict between federal and state law. "The city currently prohibits this type of use," the planning staff said in presenting the report. The staff cited the federal Controlled Substances Act and local experience in other jurisdictions as reasons the city is considering a formal code amendment rather than leaving the issue to licensing interpretation alone.
The report referenced California's Compassionate Use Act (often called…
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