Last Friday, Paul A. Smith, RCRC Vice President Governmental Affairs, and Arthur Wylene, RCRC Governmental Affairs Counsel, presented at the Napa Countywide Cannabis Roundtable. The roundtable was attended by officials from Napa County and Napa County’s four cities (American Canyon, Calistoga, St. Helena, and Napa) and the town of Yountville.
RCRC staff presented on critical cannabis-related policy areas, such as licensing and land use, cultivation and environmental considerations, the roles of counties in permitting, prohibiting, and/or regulating state-licensed cannabis activities, and also provided a legislative update. The Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner also presented.
The purpose of the roundtable is to discuss the issues surrounding the passage of Proposition 64 and the regulation of medical and non-medical cannabis, and to identify a consensus on how to regulate cannabis within the entire County of Napa.