Santa Monica City Council
December 12, 2023

City Council
Item 10.B
December 12, 2023
Recommended Action
• Introduce for first reading an Interim Zoning Ordinance extending interim zoning regulations adopted by Interim Zoning Ordinance 2764 (CCS) amending the text of the Zoning Ordinance to replace the term “Medical Marijuana Dispensary” with “Medicinal Cannabis Retailer”, to remove certain
requirements for Medicinal Cannabis Retailers for consistency with State law, and to permit Medicinal Cannabis Retailers to sell adult-use cannabis or adult-use cannabis products to persons 21 years of age and over
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IZO 2764
• Adopted on November 14, 2023
• Effective on December 14, 2023
• Set to expire February 12, 2024
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Proposed Ordinance
• Extends IZO 2764 for 24 months until February 12, 2026 • The sale of adult-use cannabis or adult-use cannabis
products to persons 21 years of age and over shall be
permitted only if a regulatory permit for adult-use cannabis has been obtained by the two retailers by June 1, 2024
City Council | 12.12.23 | Item 10.B
Recommended Action
• Introduce for first reading an Interim Zoning Ordinance extending interim zoning regulations adopted by Interim Zoning Ordinance 2764 (CCS)
• Adopt a finding Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines
City Council | 12.12.23 | Item 10.B
City Council
Item 10.B
December 12, 2023
Background
Medicinal Cannabis
Retailers with active
Conditional Use
Permits as of
October 10, 2023
925
Wilshire
Blvd
1416
Wilshire
Blvd
City Council | 12.12.23 | Item 10.B
Medicinal Cannabis
Retailers with active
Conditional Use
Permits as of
October 10, 2023
925
Wilshire
Blvd
1416
Wilshire
Blvd