Supervisors call for more lenient marijuana ordinance

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors began the process of developing a more lenient ordinance for the zoning of marijuana cultivation and sales, Jan. 27.

A 4-1 vote, with Jim Desmond opposed, directed the development of Zoning Ordinance and Regulatory Code amendments which would repeal the existing ordinance restricting medical and recreational marijuana dispensaries and cultivation, allow the sale of edible and drinkable as well as smokable cannabis products and allow cannabis retail sales in areas with commercial and industrial zoning.

The amendments would also allow cannabis cultivatio...