Retail cannabis gets the green light in Costa Mesa as council passes new law
A vendor makes change for a marijuana customer in 2019. Retail cannabis businesses may soon apply for permits in Costa Mesa, after council members Tuesday passed a citywide ordinance.
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Six months after Costa Mesa voters resoundingly approved Measure Q — a move to legalize retail cannabis sales and delivery — city officials on Tuesday adopted legislation intended to regulate such businesses while weeding out bad actors.
“Out of humility I’ve said it’s not perfect, and that’s probably true,” Mayor John Stephens said of an ordinance that will allow dispensaries in commercial zones but institute a 1,000 barrier from sensitive uses, such as K-12 schools, playgrounds, child daycare centers and homeless shelters.