To all SVCG members and supporters: As you may know, some months ago Sonoma adopted its cannabis ordinances which allow 1 walk-in with delivery and one non-storefront delivery service. It will also permit one testing lab and one manufacturer, perhaps next year. In...
Sonoma Mayor Speaks on November 2020 Cannabis Initiative
Sorry, remiss in posting Mayor Logan Harvey’s recent appearance on Ken Brown’s “Hey Neighbor” show. The Mayor gives a brief rundown on the city’s new cannabis ordinance and what it currently allows here. He also expresses his opinion on the November 2020 ballot...
November 2020 Ballot Measure Could Jeopardize Sonoma’s Control Over Cannabis Businesses
We would like to offer a word of caution to anyone considering entering into the application process for a dispensary in Sonoma. Please be aware that there is an initiative coming to the ballot in Sonoma in November, 2020 that could change things. The impetus for this...
2020 Ballot Initiative in Conflict with City of Sonoma’s Cannabis Ordinances
The City, having stonewalled past the initial election deadline, is now finalizing its own ordinance. Early is waiting for an update from City Hall. “Please inform me within the next two weeks (now expired), one way or another, if the ballot measure meets all the...
Sonoma cannabis vote still possible for 2020 ballot
Sonoma Cannabis Access, a signature-driven initiative approved for the 2020 ballot by the Sonoma City Council in 2018, permits multiple cannabis businesses in the city’s commercial zones, without a use permit or regulatory fees – unlike many of the other uses...
City of Sonoma’s Notification of Cannabis Ordinance
On June 24, 2019, the City Council conducted a second reading and adopted an Ordinance adding Chapter 5.36 to the Sonoma Municipal Code (Ordinance 03-2019) permitting and regulating commercial cannabis businesses. This ordinance will go into effect on July 24, 2019....
Done!
Done. The city council adopted the second cannabis ordinance this early Sunday morning and it was a pleasure to be there and see it happen. Thanks to Ken Brown for being there too, in some ways this has been an even longer road for him. Once again, thanks to the city...
Ordinances Moving Toward Adoption!
Congratulations! We did it. The regulatory ordinance was finally passed on a 3-2 to vote. The first reading of the zoning ordinance also passed 3-2 and its second reading should be completed this Sunday in a special, short meeting. There are a number of loose ends...
Cannabis Ordinances! MEETING OF THE SONOMA CITY COUNCIL
Hello SVCG members! June 10, 2019, 6 PM City Council Chambers, 177 First Street West This is the time to make your presence known and voice heard. Please come show your support! The Council will discuss and act on the Planning Commission’s 15 recommendations for 2 new...







