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Debate flares over cannabis license revocation language after DUI‑related amendment proposed
Summary
After the board asked staff to draft language allowing license discipline when a patron later causes a DUI‑related injury, business owners, patients and advocates warned the measure could punish compliant operators and lacks reliable on‑site impairment tests; supervisors asked for revisions referencing existing 'refuse service to intoxicated patrons' models.
A controversial amendment to Santa Cruz County’s cannabis licensing code — drafted at the board’s prior direction to allow license suspension or revocation if a patron who consumed cannabis on site is later found guilty of a DUI causing injury or damage — prompted extended public comment and debate on Tuesday.
Staff presented ordinance language modeled on the board’s instructions. Industry representatives and medical cannabis advocates told the board the proposed broad outcome‑based trigger — where an off‑site driving conviction could lead to…
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