LUCERNE, Calif. – District 3 Supervisor Jim Steele will host a special town hall meeting in Lucerne next week to discuss proposed amendments to Lake County's medical marijuana cultivation rules.
Community members are invited to the town hall, which will be held beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, at the Northshore Community Center – formerly the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center – located at 3985 Country Club, at the corner of 10th and Country Club.
Steele's purpose in hosting the town hall is to discuss changes proposed by the county's Medical Marijuana Ad Hoc Committee to Article 72 of the Lake County Code, otherwise known as Measure N, which went into effect in 2014.
The Board of Supervisors hosted a lengthy discussion at its June 7 meeting on the proposed changes, which will include the addition of a permitting and taxing process for medical marijuana.
Officials said that process is meant to fit with the regulatory structure the state is implementing as a result of the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act, which the Legislature enacted last fall.
At the end of its June 7 discussion the Board of Supervisors referred the matter to the Lake County Planning Commission for further review and discussion.
The commission is due to hear the proposed amendments in July.
Sheriff Brian Martin will be a featured speaker at the June 29 town hall, and will address the committee's recommendations.
He is a member of the Medical Marijuana Ad Hoc Committee along with Supervisor Rob Brown, Supervisor Anthony Farrington, District Attorney Don Anderson, County Counsel Anita Grant, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Hajik, Health Services Director Jim Brown and Scott De Leon, the Public Works director who has served as Community Development Department director on an interim basis.
For more information, contact Supervisor Steele at 707-295-6198 or
Email Elizabeth Larson at
June 29 District 3 town hall to discuss proposed marijuana regulations
- Elizabeth Larson
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