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Staff briefs commission on AB 2020, which authorizes temporary cannabis event licenses pending local approval
Summary
Staff reported that Governor Brown signed AB 2020 to allow temporary cannabis event licenses where local jurisdictions approve them; staff will participate in a local cannabis task force meeting (Oct. 10) to develop implementation details and local permit processes.
During the executive director’s report Dylan Rice, senior analyst for community and cultural events, told commissioners that AB 2020 was signed by the governor and creates a framework for temporary cannabis event licenses with a primary role for local jurisdiction approval.
Rice summarized key provisions as described to the commission: the California Bureau of Cannabis Control will issue state licenses contingent on local approval; event organizers who sell cannabis must already hold appropriate state licenses; cannabis consumption at events may be allowed only in areas restricted to people 21 and older and the consumption must not be visible from the general public; smoking or vaping remains prohibited where tobacco smoking is banned; liquor or tobacco sales cannot occur on the same premises as cannabis sales. Rice said staff expect the Office of Cannabis or a similar local regulatory body to manage local permits and that further details will be discussed at the next cannabis task force meeting (Oct. 10), on which Rice will participate.
Director Weiland and staff said they will return with recommendations once the task force clarifies local permit processes. The commission did not take an action on the legislation itself but directed staff to report back after the task force meeting.
Direct quotes in this article come from Dylan Rice and Director Weiland as recorded in the meeting packet and transcript.
