Administrative/Regulatory
Apr. 18, 2019
Why are cities trying to shut down cannabis delivery services?
State law permits local jurisdictions to ban commercial cannabis storefront and non-retail operations within their borders, but it does not allow local governments to prevent people or companies holding valid licenses from delivering cannabis into their jurisdictions.
Allison B. Margolin
Allison B. Margolin PLCEmail: allison@allisonmargolin.com
Allison is a founding partner of Allison B. Margolin PLC. The firm represents and advises cannabis businesses and individuals on compliance, licensing, zoning, criminal defense, and other matters at the local, state, and federal levels.
James Raza Lawrence
Partner
Margolin & Lawrence
Email: raza@margolinlawrence.com
Raza is a founding partner of Margolin & Lawrence. The firm represents and advises cannabis businesses and individuals on compliance, licensing, zoning, criminal defense, and other matters at the local, state, and federal levels.
Earlier this month, 24 California cities and one county filed a lawsuit against the state of California in Fresno County Superior Court seeking to invalidate state regulations allowing statewide cannabis delivery by license holders. The plaintiffs are local jurisdictions that all tried to prohibit recreational cannabis sales in their jurisdiction, including Santa Cruz County and the cities of Clovis, Ceres, Newman, Oakdale, Patterson, Riverbank, Turlock, Atwater, Sono...
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