With a statewide vote to legalize recreational marijuana expected to pass in November, the Paso Robles City Council on Tuesday moved forward with plans to develop separate regulations for medical marijuana.
At the urging of residents — many of them either medical marijuana users or proponents — the council directed its staff to separate the two uses so medical and recreational marijuana can be addressed differently. Residents also called on the council to separate the issues so a timetable for regulating medical marijuana doesn’t hinge on the outcome of the ballot measure, called Proposition 64.
With that in mind, the council will form a committee to help determine how to regulate medical marijuana.
