Committee advances cannabis land-use ordinance after hours of testimony, sets follow-up meeting

San Francisco—oard of Supervisors—ommittee members on Thursday advanced a package of land-use amendments to a proposed ordinance that would regulate where adult-use and medical cannabis businesses can operate in the city, and they sent the measure back for final drafting and a continued hearing next Monday.

Chair Mark Farrell opened a special Land Use and Transportation Committee meeting to consider the planning-code changes after a lengthy public-comment period. The ordinance would regulate adult-use cannabis retail, medical cannabis dispensaries (MCDs), delivery-only services, manufacturers, cultivation and testing, and would repeal a previous ordinance that limited MCDs in District 11.

Supervisor Jeff Sheehy, the measure—o-sponsor, said the goal is to implement California—ivil Code Proposition 64 in a way that balances neighborhood concerns with access. "I believe that on January 1 we should capture adult use in the legal regulated system," Sheehy said, urging a conversion pathway for existing medical dispensaries and limited, phased access for pipeline applicants.

Planning staff presented the land-use…