(A) This chapter establishes regulations for commercial cannabis uses and cannabis cultivation for personal use. These regulations are intended to:
(1) Provide safe access to medicinal and adult-use cannabis and cannabis products;
(2) Prevent adverse impacts to adjacent properties, surrounding neighborhoods, and the general community;
(3) Minimize potential environmental impacts resulting from commercial cannabis uses;
(4) Promote economic vitality, new business investment, and the creation and retention of quality jobs;
(5) Allow for a diversity of cannabis-related uses in Eureka;
(6) Provide for an efficient approval process for city-required permits and licenses;
(7) Implement and enforce state law while not duplicating the requirements of state licensing authorities;
(8) Ensure city-issued commercial cannabis licenses generate sufficient revenue to cover city costs to oversee and regulate commercial cannabis businesses;
(9) Assist law enforcement agencies in performing their duties effectively and in accordance with state law; and
(10) Ensure cannabis uses operate in compliance with this chapter.
(B) This chapter implements the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA), codified in Cal. Business and Professions Code §§ 26000 - 26250 (Cannabis).
(Ord. 933-C.S., passed 7-19-22)