The City of Bakersfield is looking to crack down on cannabis in town.
The Bakersfield City Council on Wednesday will consider amending its commercial cannabis ordinance to make it clear all business pot activity such as cultivation, manufacturing and distribution, is illegal inside city limits.
City staff are also suggesting that the city send a letter to the County of Kern urging it to ban commercial marijuana activity within the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan, which covers the city and some of the surrounding county areas.
[related_articles location=”left” show_article_date=”false” article_type=”automatic-primary-section” curated_ids=””]The city already bans marijuana dispensaries in town, including those for medical marijuana. The goal of the proposed ban is to prevent the state from issuing permits to companies outside of medical marijuana dispensaries after Jan. 1 when provisions of Proposition 64 take effect.California voters approved Proposition 64 in November 2016, which set the framework for the state to begin issuing permits for many activities related to non-medical and adult-use marijuana including cultivation, manufacturing, distribution and sale.
The state will not issue permits if they would violate local ordinances. The use of marijuana will still be legal, however.
The County of Kern is in the middle of a process to decide whether to ban or allow and regulate commercial pot activity in unincorporated areas. The issue goes to the Kern County Planning Commission 7 p.m. Sept. 28.
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