One of the dynamic issues of the day will be debated this week at City Hall.
Culver City is investing months in trying to package and contain the multi-sided marketing of marijuana, legalized last November by California voters.
By the time the new Marijuana Task Force convenes a community meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Jeff Cooper, Task Force leader, and First Lady Rafia Cooper should be in Cape d’Orlando, Sicily. They will be on the first leg of a mission to land Culver City’s next Sister City.
Back home at City Hall, Meghan Sahli-Wells, the other half of the City Council’s marijuana subcommittee, will lead a 2 o’clock community meeting in the Dan Patacchia Room. (This means a small turnout is expected.)
David Voncannon of the Planning Commission and Jose Casarez of the Finance Advisory Committee will round out the panel.
Both City Council members endorse the arrival of marijuana on the legal side of the counter.
“I voted for it last November,” said Mayor Cooper, “because I felt it’s not a dangerous drug. If it is monitored and regulated safely, it should be allowed.”
The goal of the task force, he said, “is to figure out where we can potentially put any marijuana-related facilities.
“We are not just talking about a dispensary. There also is distribution, extraction, testing and cultivation.”
An important factor to remember, said Mayor Cooper, is that marijuana facilities must be at least 600 feet from the numerous school campuses in Culver City.
A copy of the meeting agenda, including an outline of the topics to be discussed, is at Marijuana Task Force 5/17/17 Meeting Agenda
Questions and comments should be directed to Jesse Mays, assistant to the city manager, at jesse.mays@culvercity.org
You are invited to attend the first meeting of the Culver City Marijuana Task Force on Wednesday, May 17, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Culver City Hall, First Floor, Dan Pataccia Room, 9770 Culver Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232.
The Marijuana Task Force was created by City Council in response to the passage of California Proposition 64. Its goal is to develop comprehensive regulations related to recreational and medical marijuana while ensuring the protection of public safety, health, and quality of life in Culver City.