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City staff briefs council on proliferation of CBD/THC retailers and limits of local authority
Summary
City staff explained how federal and state definitions and enforcement gaps have allowed a rapid rise in CBD and THC-A retailers in Universal City, and said state legislative change would be required for the city to use zoning to limit locations.
At a council meeting in February (date not specified), Universal City staff presented a detailed primer on the recent proliferation of CBD and THC-A retailers in the city and the limits on local regulation.
Staff traced the issue to changes at the federal level — the 2018 Farm Bill’s definition of hemp — and to subsequent state actions that created a regulatory environment permitting many 0.3 percent or lower THC products to be sold. Staff described a chemistry-based workaround (products containing THC-A at or below the 0.3 percent threshold) that has allowed retail outlets to sell products resembling traditional marijuana-derived products while…
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