City Council

(27) 23-0002-S13 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST (CLA) and RESOLUTIONS relative to recommendations for legislative positions for the 2023-2024 State and Federal Legislative Programs, submitted by the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR: ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTIONS recommending legislative positions for the 2023-2024 State Legislative Program, as submitted by the DCR, to support legislative proposals that would: Extend the State’s provisional application deadline beyond March 31, 2022 in order to allow for Social Equity Individual Applicants to achieve full licensure. Further reduce taxes, increase tax credits, or impose a tax moratorium, or provide fee waivers and deferrals to licensed Social Equity cannabis operators. Increase grant funding for Social Equity Programs and require favorable equity lending standards. Enhance local enforcement authority to prosecute and enjoin water theft as well as water pollution in order to combat water theft stemming from illegal cannabis grows, similar to AB 2421 (Rubio; 2022). ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTIONS recommending legislative positions for the 2023-2024 Federal Legislative Program, as submitted by the DCR, to support legislative proposals that would: Decriminalize and deschedule cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance, as well as create a Community Reinvestment Grant Program that provides job training, reentry services, legal aid, literacy programs, youth recreation or mentoring programs, and health education programs. Enable licensed cannabis businesses to access traditional banking services, such as checking accounts, credit card services, and other vital banking services.