After all bids to open medical marijuana dispensaries in Marin were denied this spring, the county has announced a fresh attempt to provide medicinal products locally. A new draft ordinance that permits medicinal cannabis delivery-only businesses in the unincorporated area of the county is now available for public review and comment.
The draft ordinance will be presented to the Board of Supervisors on Sept. 26 and again on Oct. 10, when supervisors will vote on its approval. A public workshop and question-and-answer session will be held next Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the supervisors’ chambers.
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Under the county’s proposal, medicinal cannabis delivery retailers would be closed to the public, conducting sales exclusively by delivery. While the previously proposed dispensaries were intended to be 800 feet from schools, playgrounds, tobacco stores and other cannabis retailers, the new ordinance reduces this to 600 feet but expands the limitation to also apply to day care and youth centers.
The county would aim to maintain at least two but no more than four licenses, which would be subject for renewal annually. Applications for licenses would be reviewed on a 100-point scale based on the strength of the business plan, operating plan, security plan, neighborhood compatibility, public benefits plan and site and architectural plans.
