HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2018-198RESOLUTION NO. 2018-198
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL OPPOSING
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY'S COUNTY COMMERCIAL
CANNABIS BUSINESS TAX: MEASURE B
WHEREAS, Measure B, the San Joaquin County Commercial Cannabis Business Tax,
will adversely impact the health and safety in cities and unincorporated communities; and
WHEREAS, cannabis cultivation and other commercial cannabis activities have been a
magnet for thefts, robberies, illegal firearms, shootings, and homicides; and
WHEREAS, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office has eradicated 612,938 cannabis
plants between 2011 and 2017, resulting in over 80 arrests and seizure of 45 firearms,
equipment, and over $125,000 in cash; and
WHEREAS, both outdoor and indoor grows require Targe amounts of water, which is
sometimes illegally diverted from farms, homes, wells, or waterways; and
WHEREAS, indoor grows require extensive energy consumption, which is often illegally
consumed and/or wired in an improper and dangerous manner; and
WHEREAS cannabis cultivation is harmful to the welfare of residents, creates a
nuisance, threatens the health and safety of nearby landowners and their families, has caused
millions of dollars in environmental damage and cleanup, and may contain armed guards and/or
booby trap devices that threaten severe bodily harm or death to those who attempt to access
them; and
WHEREAS, the passage of Measure B will never produce the promised revenues or
programs offered; and
WHEREAS, if cannabis cultivation is not banned to the extent possible under state law
then large quantities of illegal cannabis may be introduced into the local market and will bring
with it increasing threats to public peace, health, and safety.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lodi City Council that it has a
compelling interest in protecting the public health, safety, and welfare of its residents and
businesses, in preventing the establishment of cannabis businesses in the County, while also
allowing the consumption of medical cannabis for all residents pursuant to the Compassionate
Use Act of 1996 and the Medical Marijuana Program Act and consumption of adult use
cannabis pursuant to the Adult Use of Marijuana Act; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby oppose the
San Joaquin County's County Commercial Cannabis Business Tax: Measure B.
Date: October 17, 2018
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2018-198 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City
Council in a regular meeting held October 17, 2018, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Chandler, Johnson, Kuehne, Mounce, and
Mayor Nakanishi
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
NNIFE"t . FERRAIOLO
City Clerk
2018-198