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Fairfax council repeals site-specific cannabis exemptions, opens application window for legacy dispensary relocation
Summary
The council voted to repeal two site-specific cannabis code provisions tied to the Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana but, after extensive public testimony and petitions from owner Lynette Shaw, directed staff to keep an application period for cannabis licenses open through March 22 so Ms. Shaw may submit a relocation proposal.
At the Feb. 4 Fairfax Town Council meeting, the council approved an ordinance to remove site-specific cannabis code language that referenced prior special exemptions for the Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana (MAM). The item prompted extended public testimony from supporters of MAM and from the business's owner, Lynette Shaw, who asked the council to defer repeal to allow time to relocate.
Town attorney framed the item as code cleanup: the prior School Street site had been redeveloped and the site-specific exemptions no longer applied at that address. "We're trying to do some code cleanup here," the town attorney said, describing two sections for repeal and one for revision to remove past…
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