Calaveras County elections officials this week began an initial count of signatures submitted in support of a ballot measure that seeks to ban commercial cannabis cultivation.
Elections Coordinator Robin Glanville said that next week, staff members will begin verifying a sample of 500 signatures to determine if a high enough proportion are valid to qualify the measure on a ballot, possibly as soon as May.
Bill McManus of the Committee to Ban Commercial Cultivation said his organization turned in 5,220 signatures, far more than the 3,143 needed to put the measure before voters during a special election. Only 1,572 valid signatures would be needed to qualify the measure to be on the ballot for a general election.
Calaveras County has had cannabis growers for decades. But it was only on May 10 that the Board of Supervisors adopted an urgency ordinance to regulate medical cannabis growers, charge them fees and send code inspectors to make sure the operations are in order.
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Elections Coordinator Robin Glanville said that next week, staff members will begin verifying a sample of 500 signatures to determine if a high enough proportion are valid to qualify the measure on a ballot, possibly as soon as May.
Bill McManus of the Committee to Ban Commercial Cultivation said his organization turned in 5,220 signatures, far more than the 3,143 needed to put the measure before voters during a special election. Only 1,572 valid signatures would be needed to qualify the measure to be on the ballot for a general election.
Calaveras County has had cannabis growers for decades. But it was only on May 10 that the Board of Supervisors adopted an urgency ordinance to regulate medical cannabis growers, charge them fees and send code inspectors to make sure the operations are in order.
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