El Dorado County, California, Measure P, Outdoor and Greenhouse Cultivation of Marijuana for Medicinal Use (November 2018)
| Measure P: El Dorado County Outdoor and Greenhouse Cultivation of Marijuana for Medicinal Use |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local marijuana |
| Related articles |
| Local marijuana on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California El Dorado County, California ballot measures |
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| El Dorado County, California |
A measure designed to allow outdoor and greenhouse cultivation of marijuana for medicinal use was on the ballot for voters in El Dorado County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing outdoor and greenhouse cultivation of marijuana for medicinal use in unincorporated areas of the county. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing outdoor and greenhouse cultivation of marijuana for medicinal use in unincorporated areas of the county. |
Election results
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El Dorado County Measure P |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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50,475 | 60.54% | ||
| No | 32,896 | 39.46% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the measure allowing for outdoor and mixed-light (greenhouse) commercial cannabis cultivation for medicinal use on parcels of at least 10 acres zoned Rural Lands, Planned Agricultural, Limited Agricultural, and Agricultural Grazing that are restricted in canopy size, required to pay a County commercial cannabis tax, and subject to a site-specific review and discretionary permitting process with notification to surrounding property owners and environmental regulation be adopted?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the El Dorado County Counsel:
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State law legalized commercial cannabis activities within the state, but allows each local government to decide whether to authorize any commercial cannabis activity within its jurisdiction. The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors voted to place Measure P on the ballot to allow the citizens of the County to decide whether to authorize outdoor and mixed-light commercial cultivation of cannabis for medicinal use within the unincorporated areas of the County. Mixed-light is cultivation in a greenhouse, hoop-house, or other similar structure. The only difference between Measures P and Q is that Measure P applies to medicinal use cannabis and Measure Q applies to recreational use of cannabis by adults over the age of twenty-one. If approved by a majority of the voters voting thereon, Measure P would enact El Dorado County Code Section 130.14.300. The ordinance could become effective only if Measure N passes, which provides for taxation of any authorized commercial cannabis activity and a County regulatory and enforcement program. Passage of Measure P would not affect Section 130.14.260, which allows for the limited outdoor cultivation of medicinal cannabis for personal use. Measure P would eliminate the County’s two-year ban on commercial cannabis activities for the uses authorized in Measure P. Neither state law nor the passage of Measure P could legally affect the federal government ’s current criminalization of cannabis. Measure P would only allow outdoor or mixed-light cultivation on parcels of at least 10 acres zoned Rural Lands, Planned Agricultural, Limited Agricultural, and Agricultural Grazing. Rural Lands would be restricted to a maximum of 10,000 square feet of canopy. For agricultural zones, the canopy is restricted based on the lot size with the largest canopy reaching a potential maximum of 2 acres on a parcel greater than 25 acres. Measure P limits the total number of cultivation operations in the unincorporated areas of the County to 150 regardless of whether the operations are outdoor, mixed-light, or indoor or for medicinal or recreational adult use cannabis. Of the 150 total cultivation permits, 75 are reserved for outdoor or mixed-light grows of 10,000 square feet or less and 40 of those 75 are reserved for organic outdoor grows of 3,000 square feet or less. If Measure P passes, a person could cultivate commercial cannabis for medicinal use only after obtaining a permit from the County, which requires a background check reviewed by the Sheriff’s Office, site-specific environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, odor reduction requirements, setbacks, screening of the plants from public view, a legal water source, security procedures, and other regulations to protect public health and safety and the environment. A permit also requires the recommendation of the Agricultural Commission and a hearing before the Planning Commission. Adjacent property owners and Placerville or South Lake Tahoe if the site is within a one-half mile radius of either city would be notified before the Planning Commission hearing. Compliance would be enforced through the civil administrative procedures and fines provided for in Measure N and could result in revocation of a permit. A “yes” vote is to allow limited and regulated outdoor and mixed-light (greenhouse) cultivation of commercial cannabis for medicinal use on parcels zoned Rural Lands, Planned Agricultural, Limited Agricultural, and Agricultural Grazing. A “no” vote is to not allow outdoor and mixed-light (greenhouse) cultivation of commercial cannabis for medicinal use in the unincorporated areas of El Dorado County and to maintain the status quo.[2] |
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| —El Dorado County Counsel[3] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of El Dorado County, California.
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ El Dorado County, "Measures - November 6, 2018 Election," accessed October 16, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ El Dorado County, "Voter Information Pamphlet," accessed October 16, 2018
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