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APRIL 28, 2017
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Commercial marijuana ordinance tabled in Carlsbad ly health care. Proposition 64, which CARLSBAD — On the evening of April 25, the passed in November 2016, City Council held a fullhouse meeting to discuss, among other things, an ordinance that would prohibit commercial marijuana activity, and regulate the cultivation of marijuana for personal use. No actual decision was reached regarding the ordinance, however the council was unanimous in its decision: a movement for continuance, effectively tabling the idea until new language Laurie Faulstitch could be introduced. Teacher The continuance came about as the result of two major concerns with the language of the ordinance: allows for home growing, biotech research and elder- but not public smoking.
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We don’t need to normalize marijuana, because it’s not normal.”
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It also states that medical dispensaries cannot sell to recreational users, and that cultivators cannot sell at all until they are licensed by the state in January 2018. Proposition 64 also defers a significant amount of power to the communities, which is precisely what Carlsbad seeks to do. Other San Diego communities that have already exercised this option include Poway, Santee, San Marcos, National City and others. Fifty-seven percent of Carlsbad voters voted for Proposition 64. The public commentary segment was lively and spirited, with more than a dozen speakers passionate-
ly covering a wide range of marijuana-related topics. One such speaker was Tess Stewart Todd, a cofounder and program director at La Jolla Addiction Healing Center, who compared wax, dabs and goo (concentrated forms of marijuana) with heroin. “Kids are ending up in pine boxes,” she said. “And marijuana is their gateway.” Other speakers ranged from teachers to health care workers, but the prevailing concerns were regarding what was considered “normal” for Carlsbad. “It should not be normal for students to leave school and see marijuana dispensaTURN TO MARIJUANA ON A18
ENCINITAS — Encinitas officials took a major step toward adopting new regulations aimed at cracking down on what residents perceive is an outof-control nightlife scene along Coast Highway 101. The City Council at its April 19 meeting unanimously approved a suite of recommendations relating to the city’s alcohol serving establishments, including the creation of a so-called “deemed approved” ordinance, which staff will bring back for the council’s adoption at a later date. “Regardless of the number in the staff report, we have a problem with compatibility of downtown,” Tasha Boerner Horvath said. “What we want is business to be... compatible with the neighborhood.” Deemed approved ordinances give cities more latitude in enforcing nuisance rules and revoking business licenses on establishments that are subject to less restrictions due to their grandfathered status. The city is looking at modeling its ordinance after the city of Ventura, which created an alcohol services division and adopted its new regulations in 2005. Additionally, the council also recommended creating an ordinance that regulates party buses and adopting city staff’s recommendations, including requiring food service during the same time al-
cohol is served, barring restaurants fromTHE having their lines queue on public VISTA streets and sidewalks and NEWS cutting off alcohol from being served after 10 p.m. unless permitted by the city. In the case of Encinitas, the ordinance would target all alcohol serving establishments that are open after 10 p.m., or 41 of the city’s 131 alcohol serving establishments, making them subject to tougher noise, trash and other RANCHO nuisance standards. SFNEWS Encinitas considered a deemed approved ordinance in 2014, but opted to take a proactive enforcement approach to the downtown bar scene. Since then, the city has stepped up enforcement, including increasing the sheriff’s overtime budget by $100,000, which has allowed deputies to target downtown and as a result lower calls for service in the area. But some residents and groups — including the Self Realization Fellowship on downtown’s southern edge — have said that the city hasn’t gone far enough and rowdy behavior tied to the bar scene still is an issue. The council’s 5-0 vote came after residents and restaurant owners clashed during an hourlong public comment session. Residents, including several who live in downtown, said the proposed actions were long over-
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