Nevada County officials have set June 20 as the tentative start date growers can begin applying for temporary medical commercial cannabis permits, a first for local cultivators.
The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote at its regular Tuesday meeting on the temporary licensing program. Supervisors meet at 9 a.m. at the Eric Rood Administrative Building, 950 Maidu Ave., Nevada City.
Supervisors would implement the temporary licensing program through an urgency ordinance, which would take effect immediately. It requires a four-fifths vote to pass.
"It ain't perfect, but it's ours and it's better than nothing," said Heather Burke, a Nevada City cannabis attorney.
The urgency ordinance calls for a proposed minimum permit fee of $542.49. The county would bill for any additional time required for processing the permit, viewing plans, inspections and code compliance.
