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Regarding solely the topic of Adult Use Cannabis (full strength products), staff also requests direction on whether or not the City Council would like to consider the option of a moratorium related to Adult Use Cannabis. As mentioned at the June work session, new State law regarding Adult Use Cannabis provides the opportunity for cities to impose a moratorium on the sale of full strength products until January 1, 2025 in order to allow further review and future discussions as the new law continues to be interpreted and the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) is still taking shape. Currently, Adult Use Cannabis, while legal to possess and consume on private property, does not have a formal licensing process in place by the OCM as far as retail sales go and is a work in progress. Eventually, the OCM will have sample language and forms to provide to cities. Again, the OCM will license retailers but cities will be required to register them and conduct compliance checks. The City Attorney's Office has recommended we wait on any form of registration until the OCM comes out with further guidance. Since licenses cannot be issued by the OCM yet, cities, in turn, cannot register those businesses wanting to sell Adult Use Cannabis products and therefore retail sales are not yet possible. That said, some cities are in the process of or have already adopted moratoriums in order to make any potential businesses fully aware that selling full strength products is prohibited until January 1, 2025. A moratorium also could allow a city ample time to work on its ordinances, creation of any applications or informational forms, and determine how compliance checks will work. While it's expected that the OCM will not have the full process in place until its target date of January 1, 2025, it is possible this could move faster than anticipated. If OCM were to have their processes in place in -advance of 2025 it would allow for the sale of full strength products earlier than anticipated unless a moratorium were in place. Should the Council wish to adopt a moratorium, it could do so through the fully allowed date of January 1, 2025 (and end it earlier than that if it so chooses) or have the moratorium last through a certain date of its choosing prior to January 1, 2025. Please note that a public hearing and notification of such would be required, so the process will take some time, should the Council elect to go this direction. Discussion Staff is looking for direction from the City Council on draft ordinance language for Lower - Potency Hemp Edible Sales as well as direction on pursuing a new moratorium regarding the Adult Use Cannabis (full strength) products. Budget Impact N/A Attachments Attachment A — Draft Ordinance Attachment B — Zoning Map Page 2 of 2