City Seeking Statements Of Interest For Cannabis Advisory Group

Press release from the City of Hermosa Beach:

Jan. 11, 2022

The City of Hermosa Beach announced that it is seeking statements of interest from civic-minded residents and business owners who are interested in serving on Hermosa Beach’s Cannabis Advisory Group. The City is establishing the group in response to the Hermosa Beach City Council’s request for input on whether Hermosa Beach should modify its ordinance that bans cannabis sales in the City limits.

Petition organizers that represent the cannabis industry are currently seeking signatures to qualify an initiative for the ballot that would change the City’s ban on cannabis sales and would allow for the establishment of up to two retail cannabis operations in Hermosa Beach.

The Cannabis Advisory Group will examine whether the City should change its current ban on cannabis sales and, if so, whether cannabis retail operations or delivery sales should be permitted in Hermosa Beach. The Cannabis Advisory Group will also study how a change in the ordinance would impact law enforcement and the community.

Members of the Cannabis Advisory Group should be available to participate in at least four or five public meetings of at least two to three hours in length. The meetings will be conducted by teleconference and will include testimony from the public.

Per the Council’s instructions, the Cannabis Advisory Group will include representatives of the Hermosa Beach City School District, Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau and Beach Cities Health District. The six other members of the Cannabis Advisory Group will be drawn from the community.

Hermosa Beach residents and business owners who are interested in serving on the Cannabis Advisory Group may submit their statements of interest to anny@hermosabeach.gov. The deadline is January 13, 2022. In your submission, please include your contact information including phone, address and email. Also please include information about your qualifications, including any experience you have with cannabis and what, if any opinion, you have about cannabis sales in Hermosa Beach. For additional information, please see the Cannabis Advisory Group’s workplan on the City's website.

This press release was produced by the City of Hermosa Beach. The views expressed here are the author's own.