US CA: Edu: Medical Cannabis Commission To Develop Standards For

The Daily Californian, 20 Sep 2010 – In light of the Berkeley City Council’s proposed ballot measure to create seven new "cannabusiness" facilities, the Medical Cannabis Commission – which will likely be reconstituted under the measure – met Thursday to develop a comprehensive rubric to evaluate applications for facility permits. In July, the council placed a measure on the November ballot that would allow for six 30,000-square-foot cannabis cultivation facilities and a fourth dispensary within the city. Anticipating a flood of applications, the council asked the commission to develop a set of standards by which it could evaluate applicants.