MARIJUANA: Ordinances
responsibility,” said Yuba County public information officer Russ Brown.
Currently, the county has a registration fee of more than $400, but Strang said that has been suspended pending the removal of the fee moving forward. Also, the county is no longer taking applications at this point.
The state’s passage of Proposition 64 allows the growing of up to six plants for recreational use within a private home as long as the area is locked and not visible from a public place. That law, however, does allow county jurisdictions to regulate outdoor grows, according to Sutter County public information officer Chuck Smith.
In Sutter County, growing medical marijuana can be expensive. Prior to cultivation, an annual registration fee is required from the county, which costs $140, plus a $180 inspection fee.
In Yuba City, the registration fee is $46, with no inspection fee.
Marysville ordinances regulate medical marijuana only, said City Manager Walter Munchheimer.
“That said, the city allows up to two medical marijuana dispensaries within city limits, Munchheimer said. “As far as cultivation goes, it’s illegal outdoors anywhere.”
Two licenses have been issued in Marysville, but in both cases the dispensaries are in need of a planning commission use permit, which is on the agenda for its April meeting, Munchheimer said.
Munchheimer also said the city has yet to draft its own regulations to carry out Proposition 64, which does not legalize the sale of marijuana until next year.
Proposition 64 legalized the recreational use of marijuana for adults 21 years and older, permitting smoking in a private home. Smoking remains illegal while driving a vehicle, is illegal to do anywhere smoking tobacco is illegal and in all public places, according to Ballotpedia. Possession of marijuana on school grounds, or any other youth-oriented facility is illegal.
Marysville Police Lt. Chris Sachs said the city has no specific ordinance that addresses smoking, and that law enforcement has to comply with the state law.
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