DATE: March 21, 2017
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Attorney and City Manager
SUBJECT Title
Medical Cannabis and Adult Use of Marijuana Work Session: Where Do We Go From Here?
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council reviews this report and provides guidance and direction to staff on the following questions:
1. Should cannabis businesses be permitted or prohibited in Hayward?
2. If cannabis businesses are permitted, should those businesses include both medical and adult recreational products?
3. If cannabis businesses are permitted, how many should be permitted, where should
those businesses be located and within what sort of regulatory framework?
4. If cannabis businesses are permitted, how should transactions be taxed under Hayward’s voter-approved Measure EE?
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ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Medical Cannabis: A Case Study
Attachment III Alameda County Medical Marijuana Dispensaries - Map, January 2017
Attachment IV NPR: Report by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, January 12, 2017
Attachment V League of California Cities: FAQs re Adult Use of Marijuana Act
(Proposition 64), January 9, 2017
Attachment VI White House: Feds will step up Marijuana Enforcement, Citizens Against Legalizing Marijuana, February 24, 2017
Attachment VII Legal Marijuana: With Sessions as Top Cops, Pot Advocates Getting Nervous, NBC News, February 14, 2017
Attachment VIII Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act, League of California Cities, February 23, 2017