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Date : 08-12-2019
To:
Bureau of Cannabis Control
P O Box 419106
Rancho Cordova CA 95741-9106
My name is and I reside from a commercial/recreational/medical Cannabis facility.
I vehemently object to the location of the facility located at:
I strongly oppose the irresponsible, rushed roll out of a narcotic substance with total disregard to the harmful effect it will have on public health and safety , the environment and property values.
The state of California is unprepared for such a widespread roll out of Cannabis activity like an uncontrollable contagion. There are examples of felons and repeat offenders applying and obtaining licenses. There are very few illegal operators who have chosen to legitimize their business and therefore the forecasted effect on the environment is continued harm and damage.
Residents and businesses located near cannabis businesses are not given enough time with notifications or permit requests in order to have the opportunity to provide comments. Many county governments are rushing through permits inappropriately, in many cases disregarding California environmental laws and regulations. Many counties are pushing through secret ministerial permits and aggressively siting cannabis businesses in rural residential neighborhoods against the residents’ wishes.
Many county governments are also disregarding water resource issues by allowing cannabis to be sited in water scarce areas throughout California, which is a drought cyclical state. In some cases required CEQA reviews have also been completed disregarded. The cannabis businesses are being treated more leniently than all other businesses or agricultural enterprises. It is not right and in many cases downright corrupt activity.
I hereby demand that the state cease all further licenses and declare a moratorium on all new Cannabis business licenses until all these and more questions are answered in a careful and responsible manner. No citizen of California voted for this haphazard irresponsible and irreversible roll out of Cannabis activity in the state of California when prop 64 was passed. Prop 64 simply legalized small scale personal possession and use. Voters did NOT provide the state any authority to mount this massive commercial and marketing promotion of cannabis products to our citizens, especially not to our youth.
Name and Address withheld for fear of retaliation, please contact me at above email for confirmation
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https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Cannabis/Scheduled-for-Hearing/

Contact Information for elected officials:

Sonoma County Supervisors

Susan Gorin, District 1: Susan.Gorin@sonoma-county.org
District Director: Pat.Gilardi@sonoma-county.org

David Rabbitt, District 2: David.Rabbitt@sonoma-county.org
District Director: Andrea.Krout@sonoma-county.org

Shirlee Zane, District 3: Shirlee.Zane@sonoma-county.org
District Director: Michelle.Whitman@sonoma-county.org

James Gore, District 4: District4@sonoma-county.org
District Director:  Stuart.Tiffen@sonoma-county.org

Lynda Hopkins District 5: Lynda.Hopkins@sonoma-county.org
District Director: Susan.Upchurch@sonoma-county.org

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Or use the Sonoma County Supervisors Contact Form page

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Other Sonoma County Officials

Sheryl Bratton, County Administrator: sheryl.bratton@sonoma-county.org

Sita Kuteira, Deputy County Counsel for Cannabis:
sita.kuteira@sonoma-county.org

Tennis Wick, PRMD Director: Tennis.Wick@sonoma-county.org

Permit Resource Management Department (PRMD)
Mail letters to:

Permit Resource Management Department
2550 Ventura Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA, 95403

Planning Department

To contact County with questions about the Planning Agency, Planning Commission, or Board of Zoning Adjustments, email: Arielle.Kohn@sonoma-county.org

Planning Commisioners

Member Name District Email Address
Greg Carr 1st District g_carr@sbcglobal.net
Richard Fogg 1st District sonomafogg@aol.com
Larry Reed 2nd District larry@reedgilliland.com
Todd Tamura 2nd District Todd.Tamura@gmail.com
Paula Cook 3rd District pcook@ch-sc.org
Komron Shahhosseini 3rd District komronshahhosseiniSCPC@gmail.com
Ariel Kelley 4th District arielkelley707@gmail.com
Cameron Mauritson 4th District cameron@mauritsonfarms.com
Pamela Davis 5th District p.davis479@gmail.com
John Lowry 5th District JohnLowryCA@gmail.com

MEDICAL MARIJUANA AD HOC COMMITTEE
Susan Gorin and Lynda Hopkins as listed above
Mail letters to:

MEDICAL MARIJUANA AD HOC COMMITTEE
575 Administration Drive, Room 100 A
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Sonoma County Informational Links:

Final Cannabis Ordinance with Attachments (Ord 6189)(PDF: 1.2 MB)

Final Cannabis Land Use Table(PDF: 223 kB)

Sonoma County Cannabis Program
http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Cannabis-Program/

Sonoma County Cannabis Rules and Ordinances
http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Cannabis/Legislative-Updates/County-Ordinances/

Sonoma County Policy Paper on Cultivation in Rural Residential Areas
http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=2147525193

Sonoma County Zoning Map Viewer
http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/PRMD/Administration/GIS/ActiveMap/

Petaluma Dairy Belt Area Plan
http://www.sonoma-county.org/prmd/docs/divpages/petaluma_dairy_belt_area_plan.pdf

There are a couple sites on the County where you can look up parcels/properties to get some information.

https://common1.mptsweb.com/megabytecommonsite/(S(cbeeeqlffcmgkblsnqapbbgl))/PublicInquiry/Inquiry.aspx?CN=sonoma&Dept=Asr&Site=Public&PG=Search  You can look up by the parcel’s APN or address and get basic info.

http://prmd.sonoma-county.org/permit_history_lookup.aspx?sid=1015  You can review a property by address or APN for it’s permit history.  It will show all recorded violations and current status.

Other jurisdictions Links:

Cannabis Law By County:

These laws are in flux and this may not reflect latest regulations
http://cannabusinesslaw.com/california-cannabis-laws-by-county/

California State Informational Links:

Cannabis Regulations January 2019 Update

https://cannabis.ca.gov/cannabis-regulations/

Other Informational Links:

OCR: What are the marijuana laws in your California city? Explore our database of local cannabis policies. Paper from UC Davis, a very trusted AG:
https://s.gifford.ucdavis.edu/uploads/filer_public/63/56/63560eab-8a20-48e6-a0b6-4975b332cb3b/sumnercannabis.pdf

Study produced by ERA. it is also used by UC Davis.  It gives far better analysis than what the County is using. This report was prepared for the California Department of Food and agriculture Medical Cannabis Cultivation Program in January of 2017:

http://www.dof.ca.gov/Forecasting/Economics/Major_Regulations/Major_Regulations_Table/documents/20170203FinalMCCPSRIA.pdf

Contact Information for Local Print Media:

Community Voice
http://www.thecommunityvoice.com

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Press Democrat
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Sonoma County Gazette
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Send letters to vesta@sonic.net, for articles, see here

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Petaluma Argus-Courier
http://www.petaluma360.com

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Healdsburg Tribune
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Sonoma West Times and News
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Windsor Times
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https://www.sonomawest.com/site/forms/online_services/letter/letter_editor

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Cloverdale Reveille
http://www.cloverdalereveille.com

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Sonoma Index Tribune
http://www.sonomanews.com

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Other Local Groups Engaged in Similar Activities

No Pot on Purvine
http://www.nopotonpurvine.com

Calaveras County Group
http://www.bancommercialcultivation.com

Rural Sonoma
http://www.ruralsonoma.org

Bennett Valley Community Association
http://bennettvalley.org

Sonoma Resource Conservation District:
http://www.sonomarcd.org/

Sonoma County Conservation Council:
http://www.envirocentersoco.org/groups.htm

Sonoma County Transportation and Land-Use Coalition:
http://www.sonomatlc.org/

Coalition for a Better Sonoma:
http://www.bettersonoma.com/

Petaluma Tomorrow:
http://www.petaluma-tomorrow.org/

Greenbelt Alliance:
http://www.greenbelt.org/

Western Sonoma Rural Alliance:
http://www.ruralalliance.org/

Petalumans for Responsible Planning:
http://www.petrp.org/

Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District:
http://www.sonomaopenspace.org

Sonoma County Conservation Action:
http://www.conservationaction.org

Sonoma Land Trust:
http://www.sonomalandtrust.org/index.html

Sonoma Mountain Preservation:
http://sonomamountain.org/

Valley of the Moon Alliance:
http://www.votma.org

Preserve Rural Sonoma County:
http://preserveruralsonomacounty.org/

Citizens Advocating for Roblar Rural Quality

National Activist Groups

Citizens Against Legalizing Marijuana (CALM) :
https://calmca.org

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