LA City Council Approves Placard Program For Licensed Cannabis Businesses

CBS Los Angeles

June 30, 2022

The Los Angeles City Council approved a new ordinance Wednesday that will require licensed cannabis businesses to display a placard proving they are operating legally and in compliance with public health regulations.

The required placards are meant to be an easily seen notification for both the public and law-enforcement that the business is operating legally.

"Unfortunately, unlicensed commercial cannabis activity continues to undermine the legal commercial cannabis industry and threaten the health and safety of Los Angeles residents," City Councilman Paul Koretz said in a statement following the council vote. "I have been working on getting this emblem program designed and implemented for the past few years and I'm incredibly grateful for the Department of Cannabis Regulation's steadfast work.

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