Counties Cannabis Summit
July 19, 2017
CSAC, the Urban Counties of California and the Rural County Representatives of California jointly sponsored a summit on July 19, examining how various cannabis issues impact county government. The summit program is available at this link and the presentations are linked below.
CSAC also video recorded the breakout discussions and the luncheon panel from the summit. They are available at the links below.
Recorded Sessions:
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- CSAC First Vice President, Supervisor Leticia Perez
- Urban Counties of California Vice Chair, Supervisor Carole Groom
- Rural County Representatives of California Chair, Supervisor Bob Williams
- State Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation Director of Communications, Alex Traverso
- Cultivation & Environmental Considerations Breakout Session:
- National Roundtable Session (Includes comments from Lori Ajax, Chief of California’s Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation)
- Licensing and Land Use Breakout Session
- Working with the Industry Breakout Session
Presentations:
- Cannabis Management, Joseph M. Nicchitta, Los Angeles County Cannabis Coordinator
- Mendocino County’s Cannabis Programs, Carmel J. Angelo, CEO
- County of Alameda, Medical Cannabis Ordinances, Heather Littlejohn, Deputy County Counsel
- The Banking Industry and Cannabis, Courtney Jensen, VP State Government Affairs, California Credit Union League
- County Regulatory Challenges, Josh Huntsinger, Placer County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures
- Cannabis Cultivation Program Update Amber Morris, Branch Chief, CDFA
- Visualizing the End Game in Cannabis Banking, (one slide)
- Humboldt County Tax Bill, (example)