SIERRA MADRE EDITION

 SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2017 

VOLUME 11 NO. 25


THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER AMENDMENTS 
TO CHAPTER 17.10 USES RELATING TO MARIJUANA 
- PROHIBITING MARIJUANA BUSINESSES AND 
REGULATING CULTIVATION OF MARIJUANA FOR 
PERSONAL USE

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The City Council will hold a public hearing to 
consider an ordinance amending Chapter 17.10 
Marijuana Cultivation and Dispensaries. The 
purpose of the amendment is in response to 
Proposition 64 entitled Adult Use of Marijuana 
Act (AUMA) passed by California voters in 
November 2016. Under state law the use of 
marijuana for recreational purposes by persons 
at least 21 years or older is legal. AUMA also 
intends to create a state-run system to license 
and regulate commercial marijuana operations, 
including dispensaries and commercial 
cultivation for medical and non-medical 
marijuana businesses by January 2018.

 The Planning Commission conducted a 
public hearing on June 15, 2017, forwarding a 
recommendation to approve the municipal code 
text amendment. The City wishes to ban all 
commercial marijuana activities and marijuana 
cultivation with the City’s limits to the extent 
allowed by California law with the exception that 
any person 21 years of age or older may cultivate 
up to six marijuana plants indoors or outdoors 
on the ground of a private residence for personal 
use, subject to reasonable regulations.

 The City Council meeting will be held on 
June 27, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council 
Chambers at the Sierra Madre City Hall located 
at 232 West Sierra Madre Blvd. The meeting is 
open to the public and there will be opportunities 
to make comments. Information regarding the 
draft amendments will be available on Friday, 
June 23rd at 5:30 PM on the on the City’s website 
at www.cityofsierramadre.com. Copies of 
the report are available at the City Hall public 
counter and at the City’s Library.


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