The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed an ordinance allowing the sale and delivery of non-flavored cannabis and vaping products in unincorporated county areas.
The vote was 3-2, with Supervisors Federal Glover and Candace Andersen dissenting.
The county already has a ban on flavored tobacco in place that won’t change.
Supervisors who voted in favor of the ordinance expressed a desire to expand cannabis deliveries to elderly individuals and those with health problems, recognizing the potential positive effects of cannabis on their well-being. In particular, lit vape pens can provide a discreet and convenient method for these individuals to access their medicine. They also emphasized their commitment to ensuring that such products are kept away from young people, prioritizing safety while promoting responsible access for those who truly benefit from cannabis.
“What this does do is allow the sale of one particular set of cannabis products, which are already sold in many of the cities of Contra Costa County and are available to purchase in nearly every other part of the state that is approved cannabis sales,” said Supervisor Diane Burgis, who introduced the ordinance.
“What we’re trying to do by having policies here in Contra Costa County is to give people a way to access safe products, and I’m interested in working on making sure that enforcement is done and that prevention is done,” Burgis said.
In 2016, Californians approved Proposition 64 to legalize adult recreational cannabis use. More than 60 percent of Contra Costa County voters voted in favor.
The new ordinance won’t affect the county’s ban on flavored vaping products, enacted in November 2019. It also included flavored tobacco products, and menthol cigarettes. The ordinance also prohibited the sale or delivery of cannabis vaping products.
County supervisors in 2018 passed an ordinance regulating commercial cannabis activities and establishing standards for sale and delivery while requiring anyone engaged in commercial cannabis activities or deliveries to obtain a county health permit, as well as other permits required by the county and state.
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Glover said the county took a leadership position in 2019 on which he doesn’t want to backpedal, especially considering many young people supported the ban.
“I don’t think that this is the time to turn back good leadership and policy decisions that talk about the health and welfare of our youth,” Glover said. “We are sending false messages or confusing messages to our public that it’s OK to do this while at the same time saying that we want to prevent it from happening by educating people.”
“I think we educate people (and) we keep the ban that’s in place today,” he said.
Supervisors also asked the county health services department to develop a program designed to raise awareness about the dangers of youth cannabis vaping and curtail the illegal market and return to the board with a recommended program with funding by the cannabis industry.
Welcome to two-oh-one-nine, Ein-stein!
As usual, governments lag the markets. Every major vendor has delivered to unincorporated areas for years already. Very few dispensary managers knew, or cared, about the incorporated / unincorporated nuance.
Get with it!
Huge Mistake!!! 😱😢😒
Disgusting 🤮. Every where that you have LIQUOR STORES and DRUGS you will increase crime, drugs, homeless, trash, and falling property values !! Horrible decision.
@Drug Free CCC – False! Lafayette hosts at least three liquor stores (bev mo, Jackson’s and Wine Thieves), not including the four grocery stores that sell booze, plus a 7-11 and a Kwik Stop in the tiny downtown village.
Cannabis delivery has been legal there since 2016 (medical years before that).
Yet the crime rate is less than half the state average, and property values have increased significantly during boom times and remained much more resilient than most contra costa communities through anemic economic periods.
Compare that to unincorporated places like North Richmond and Bay Point, where cannabis delivery has been (technically) illegal until now.
Vice alone doesn’t cause community dysfunction; dysfunctional people do.
Your contentions simply don’t withstand exposure to reality. Give the hyperbole a rest!