Yountville opposes marijuana cultivation as state law nears

With the approach of new California laws that could pull marijuana regulation out of local hands, Yountville has taken a stance against growing cannabis within its boundaries.

An ordinance supported last week by the Town Council bars cultivation of the plant, enabling the Upvalley community to beat a state deadline to put a local growing ban in place. Without the law, Yountville faces the possible loss of authority over marijuana growing starting March 1, when new state regulations on cultivation take effect for cities and counties with no prohibitions of their own.

But uncertainty about the final shape of state marijuana rules prevented Yountville officials from nailing down their own stance. While the council agreed to ban pot cultivation, a clause that also would have stopped delivery of the drug fell by the wayside, amid worries of denying cannabis to those using it with a doctor’s approval.

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