California: State prioritizes ‘good standing’ cannabis

When California begins issuing licenses to medical marijuana businesses, the first on the list will be those that had played by the rules of their local governments.

To get this priority status, the operators must show they were in “good standing” with their local jurisdiction, according to the state’s new marijuana laws. But “good standing” is currently undefined in Humboldt County, and operators only have until Jan. 1, 2016 to prove they fall under it.

Faced with this fast-approaching deadline, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors called on staff to create a new Commercial Cannabis Activity Registry that will allow operators seeking county compliance to register.

“If you registered, that at least says you have taken that first step. We would identify that by our interpretation as being in good standing with the county,” 2nd District Supervisor and board Chairwoman Estelle Fennell said during the board’s Tuesday meeting. “That’s as...

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