As the recreational marijuana industry blossoms statewide on Jan. 1, the city of San Luis Obispo will at last take up the issue of how to regulate the product, including where to allow storefronts and how to tax it.
The City Council is expected to formally discuss its marijuana policy early next year, though a meeting date hasn’t been set. An ordinance on commercial marijuana is expected by late spring or early summer. California’s commercial licensing begins Jan. 1, but San Luis Obispo’s licensing regulations must be adopted before businesses can apply.
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City staff and council members are evaluating a variety of issues, such as whether cannabis shops might be allowed in the downtown as well as how marijuana may be taxed, cultivated and delivered.
San Luis Obispo leaders say they’ll strive to adopt laws that reflect the political will of city voters, who heavily supported Proposition 64 — which legalized marijuana in California — with a 67.5 percent majority.
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