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Gale A. Brewer explains vote on cannabis enforcement bills

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Council Member Gale A. Brewer explains her vote in favor of Intros 557-B and 981-A, which aim to improve the tracking and enforcement of unlicensed cannabis retailers. She highlights the importance of establishing a proper 311 complaint system and improving data collection for enforcement actions.

The bills address gaps in the initial rapid enforcement efforts, such as the lack of a proper 311 complaint system.
They will enable data collection on calls reporting unlicensed cannabis shops, replacing the previous system of leaving messages for the sheriff.
The legislation expands local authority for enforcement actions and requires increased reporting on enforcement outcomes.

Gale A. Brewer

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This is about smoke shops, fewer of.

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Very quickly, 557-981.

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This was an important effort by the sheriff and others to padlock, but it was done very quickly, kinda like a plane, building it while you're flying it.

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And some things were missed, like making sure there's a proper three one one complaint system.

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So we're that's what one of the bills does.

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And also, if you call to report an unlicensed cannabis shop, hopefully, there are a few of them, you're supposed to leave a message for the sheriff.

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Now there'll actually be data.

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And we have an expanded local authority to conduct enforcement actions and provide increased details on the outcomes of each Nicole Carter, Josh Kingsley, Stephanie Ali, Sarah Swine, Mike Toney, David Seltzer, Kevin Frick, and certainly Sam Goldsmith from my office.

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Thank you very much, and I vote aye.

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