In a win for Long Beach's cannabis industry, the City Council on Tuesday passed changes to an ordinance that would create a legal pathway for home-delivery marijuana businesses.
The vote comes three years after the Office of Cannabis Oversight released a memo on the feasibility of allowing licenses for cannabis delivery-only businesses. Amendments were passed by the Long Beach Planning Commission on Sept 19.
Following a unanimous vote of approval, the ordinance will come before the City Council dais for a final reading on Dec. 10.
Home delivery of cannabis has been allowed in Long Beach for years, but only by the 40 storefront dispensaries allowed in the city. Legal delivery-based stores have otherwise not existed locally, with sales coming from third parties stationed outside the city, such as in neighboring Carson and Los Angeles.
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