In another step toward a commercial cannabis ordinance, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Wednesday voted 3-2 in favor of a social equity program that advocates say will allow people affected by previous criminalization efforts to participate in the regulated market.
Board Vice Chair Terra Lawson-Remer said the program will also help"people and communities impacted by the War on Drugs to receive assistance and benefits."Lawson-Remer, Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe and Chairwoman Nora Vargas voted in favor of the initiative, while Supervisors Joel Anderson and Jim Desmond were opposed.
— a ceiling of 25 licenses for cannabis storefront businesses, which could be increased in the future based upon an economic study or other analysis, but would not apply to licenses for cultivation, delivery, distribution, manufacturing and testing. Since that time, supervisors have approved several related policies, including cannabis industry tax rates in unincorporated areas and a grant to help five existing facilities.
However, Desmond described the policy as"quite a reach" in terms of social equity, and a misguided effort to help businesses. While some previous anti-drug policies may have been excessive,"the law was the law when that happened," and the county should instead offer educational opportunities or life skills to those needing an opportunity to improve their life, he said.
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