The Board of Supervisors, on a 3-2 vote, Tuesday tentatively agreed to permit marijuana cultivation and sales in unincorporated areas of Riverside County and directed staff to refine a set of regulations that will establish where, when and how cannabis is grown and distributed.
Following a nearly four-hour public hearing, during which more than three dozen people spoke, a board majority reached consensus on issues under scrutiny for the last two years.
Supervisors Marion Ashley and John Tavaglione, both of whom are retiring at the end of December, opposed inaugurating any regulatory scheme, citing personal feelings against open and recreational use of marijuana.
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