It is the purpose and intent of this Chapter to implement the provisions of the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act ("MAUCRSA") to accommodate the needs of medically-ill persons in need of and provide access to cannabis for medicinal purposes as recommended by their health care provider(s), and to provide access to same. It is also the purpose and intent of this Chapter to provide access to adult-use cannabis for persons aged 21 and over as authorized by the MAUCRSA while imposing sensible regulations on the use of land to protect the City's residents, neighborhoods, and businesses from disproportionately negative impacts.
As such, it is the purpose and intent of this Chapter to regulate the retail sale and testing of medicinal and adult-use cannabis and cannabis products in a responsible manner to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of Thousand Oaks and to enforce rules and regulations consistent with state law. It is the further purpose of intent of this Chapter to require all commercial cannabis operators to obtain and renew annually a permit to operate within Thousand Oaks. Nothing in this Chapter is intended to authorize the possession, use, or provision of cannabis for purposes that violate state law. The provisions of this Title are in addition to any other permits, licenses and approvals which may be required to conduct business in the City, and are in addition to any permits, licenses and approval required under state, county, or other law.
On January 16, 2019, Title 16, Section 5416(d) of the California Code of Regulations adopted by the State of California went into effect. Section 5416(d) permits commercial cannabis delivery of both recreational and medicinal product from State of California-licensed retail operators to any county or city within California even if such entity previously banned deliveries. Based on the State's regulation requiring the City of Thousand Oaks to permit deliveries of cannabis product to addresses within the City's jurisdiction, this Title and Chapter of the Thousand Oaks Municipal Code is amended to remain consistent with state law.
(§ 2, Ord. 1636-NS, eff. December 29, 2017, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1662-NS, eff. July 12, 2019, and § 2, Ord. 1703-NS, eff. August 5, 2022)