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Recommendation to:
1. Request the Health Department to lead an effort to meet with
various stakeholders, including but not limited to, the Board of
Health and Human Services, marijuana business owners and
collective representatives, City Council offices, educational
institutions, such as LBUSD, LBCC and CSULB, the Office of
Traffic Safety, and any other interested agency to develop an
outreach and education campaign to educate (1) Long Beach
youth on the consequences of youth marijuana use; (2) drivers
regarding marijuana-impaired driving risks and consequences;
(3) customers of the licensed marijuana dispensaries about the
consequences and risk of reselling or distributing medical
marijuana to minors or other individuals; and (4) parents on the
significant role they play in effectively teaching their kids about
medical marijuana safety;
2. Request that the Business License Division work with the Health
Department to develop best practices in terms of requiring an
educational component for licensed marijuana dispensaries
such as,
a. Creating a sticker that will be placed on the outside window of
every legal marijuana dispensary letting the customer know
that the dispensary is a licensed dispensary in the City of
Long Beach, and therefore is in compliance with state and
local rules/ordinances regarding marijuana sales, testing,
advertising and education.
b. Require licensees to complete a training session/video or
sign an advisement regarding the laws associated with
selling marijuana to under-aged customers.
3. Request City Manager to identify one-time, non-reoccurring
funds to develop an initial education/outreach campaign
including, but not limited to, development of a brochure, signage,
or educational video that can be disseminated broadly to various
groups as well as signage or videos that can be affixed/viewed
by customers in marijuana dispensaries; and
4. Request a report back fro...
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