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Planning for Marijuana
Picture Source – www.cannabisculture.com
Source – Google Maps.
Aurora Cannabis Facility, Leduc County – Approved Plans
Aurora Cannabis Facility, Leduc County – Construction Process
Picture Source: http://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/aurora-cannabis-facility-edmonton-airport/
Effects of Marijuana
Video – Marijuana & the ‘entourage affect’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDL3_yFx-Ss
Is Marijuana all good?
Video – Family Guy – Chris Griffin explains the negative effects of marijuana.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFFnbXEUO4Y
Medicinal MarijuanaOver 700 Identified Treatments:
•AIDS•Alzheimer’s•Arthritis•Asthma•Cancer•Crohn’s•Depression•Epilepsy
•Glaucoma•Hepatitis C•Migraines•Multiple Sclerosis•Pain•Sleep Modulation •Tourettes•Terminal Illness
Source – encod.org
Who Uses Marijuana?
Canada’s Population: 36,692,133
100,000 currently use medicinally (legally)Source ottawacitizen.com
20% currently use recreationally (illegally)(7,338,427)
30% will use if legal (11,007,640)
Potential Yearly Spending:
$15,995,001,600
Source - http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marijuana-pot-poll-survey-1.3312151
Source - http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marijuana-pot-poll-survey-1.3312151
Based on a $240 cost per ounce of marijuana.
https://nvmarijuana.com/1572/dans-stash/death-rates-alcohol-vs-marijuana/
Health Canada Authorized Marijuana Producers
Source – Health Canada
The Leduc County Experience
The Leduc County Experience
What did we focus on?
•Use (what do we classify this as?)
•Operation (What processes occur?)
•Building (what does it look like?)
•Location (Does it fit here?)
Is it Agriculture?
Land Use Bylaw Definition:
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURALmeans a growing operation that, due to its nature mayrequire smaller tracts of land and includes buildings andstructures incidental to farming. Without restricting thegenerality of the foregoing, this land use category mayinclude a use such as a plant nursery, market garden,tree farm and specialty crop production.
So Why Not Agriculture?
Do Marijuana Facilities:•Use on-site soils?•Grow outdoors?•Require Ag buildings/barns?•Require outdoor storage?•Need a farm-style rural setting?•Utilize farming machinery?
Is it Agriculture?
Picture Source – financialpost.com
Marijuana:
VS
Agriculture:
Building Typology:
Picture – technical420.com
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Is it Industrial?
Source – Google Maps
Land Use Bylaw 7-08.Definitions (Shortened)
INDUSTRIAL, LIGHT means an indoor industrial or manufacturing activity
which, in the opinion of the Development Authority, cannot be detected (noise, glare, vibration or airborne emissions) from outside of the building that houses the operation, and may involve altering, assembling, fabricating, finishing, inspecting, making, processing, producing, treating or repairing, items either by hand or through the use of machinery...... In certain districts Industrial, Light may include small areas of Outdoor Storage. Industrial, Light may include accessory thereto Retail, Small Format.
OR...
MANUFACTURING, LIGHT means a facility used for indoor processing,
assembly and packaging of goods using innovative or advanced technology, a highly skilled work force and having no adverse environmental impact with respect to noise, glare, vibration or airborne emissions, and may include indoor storage and display of materials and products.
Planning for Marijuana
Picture – pinterest.com
Why it’s Industrial
Video – Meet Canada’s Massive Medical Marijuana Company
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmvtzfbVLJ0
Land Use Bylaw 7-08.
Definitions :
AGRICULTURAL OPERATION means an agriculturalactivity conducted on agricultural land for gain orreward or in the hope or expectation of gain or rewardand includes Agriculture, Confined Feeding Operation;Agriculture, Extensive; Agriculture, Horticulture andAgriculture, Livestock.Notwithstanding the foregoing, no operation or userelated to the growing, packaging or distribution ofMarijuana shall be considered under any agriculturaluse type.
Land Use Bylaw 01-23
“greenhouse, wholesale” means a building for the growing of flowers,plants, shrubs, trees and similar vegetation, except for marijuana grownfor medical purposes, which are sold from the parcel at wholesale anddoes not include the accessory sale of related goods.
“Medical Marijuana Facility (MMF)” means any building in which anactivity authorized by the medical marijuana production regulations(Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations SOR/2013-119), or anysuccessor or replacement legislation or regulation, is or may beconducted including such activities as growing, processing, labeling andpackaging, storing, and transporting of marijuana.”
Safety Codes Classifications
Group F,
Division 3: Buildings (includes greenhouses) where only growing operations takeplace.•Typically of low human occupancy•May be identified as a Low-hazard industrial occupancy•Combustible content is not more than 50 kg/m2 or 1 200 MJ/m2 of floor area.
Division 2: Buildings where processing and handling operations take place.•May be Identified as Medium-hazard industrial occupancy•Combustible content is more than 50 kg/m2 or 1 200 MJ/m 2 of floor area and notclassified as a high-hazard industrial occupancy.
Division 1: Buildings where processing may include flammable liquids or gases•May be identified as High-hazard industrial occupancy•Sufficient quantities of highly combustible and flammable or explosive materialswhich, because of their inherent characteristics, constitute a special fire hazard.
The Leduc County Experience
The Leduc County Experience
The Leduc County Experience
Review Process:
1) Drawing review
2) Circulation of plans
3) Review against zoning regulations
4) Decision
5) Conditions
The Leduc County Experience
How we classified/described the proposal:
Elevation Plan:
The Leduc County Experience
The Leduc County Experience
Key Conditions of Approval:Federal Approvals:
Health & Safety
Security
Cautionary (CYOA – Cover Your Own Arse)
Recreational Legalization
Picture – cannabisbusiness.com
Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations
Key Considerations for Planners:
• Medicinal Marijuana Growing Facilities•Use Type (Industrial, Commercial, Manufacturing, AG (at your own risk) or a new use type)
•Appropriate Zoning(Direct to appropriate Districts – Industrial – Business – Commercial etc)
•Setbacks(May already be appropriate in certain districts – increase through regulations if necessary)
BILL C-45 (the ‘Cannabis Act’)
Regulating Legalized Marijuana
The Proposed Ontario ModelLoosely based on existing alcohol and tobacco experiences•Purchase and possession age of 19•Possession limit of 30 grams •Undertaking public education campaigns •Prohibiting the sale of marijuana and alcohol together•Shutting down existing ‘dispensaries’•Controlled by Liquor Control Board of Ontario•Consumption in private residencies ONLY
Planning for MarijuanaPicture – reddit.com
Nationalpost.com
Nationalpost.com
macleans.ca
Nationalpost.com
Regulating Legalized Marijuana
So what about...........
Alberta's Timeline for Marijuana
Source – alberta.ca
How Municipalities Can Prepare
Initial Steps Recommended by the FCM:
•Passing a motion in council directing municipal staff to prepare options for land-use by-law amendments in anticipation of direction from other orders of government.
• Conducting research on the local impacts of cannabis legalization and implications for municipal governments.
• Engage with your province or territory through provincial/territorial municipal associations or directly in a PT consultation process.
• Create a timeline and work plan.
How Municipalities Are Preparing
Zoning Bylaw 12800
Cannabis Retail Sales means development used for the retail sale of Cannabis that is authorized by provincial or federal legislation. This Use does not include Cannabis Production and Distribution.
New Definitions:
Cannabis Lounges means development where the primary purpose of the facility is the sale of Cannabis to the public, for the consumption within the premises that is authorized by provincial or federal legislation. This Use does not include Cannabis Production and Distribution.
How Can Municipalities Prepare?Start early public engagement to determine:
•Do people want ‘weed cafes’?
•Where should they be?
•Should the number be restricted?
•How far from schools and parks should they be?
•What should the definitions say?
Planning for Marijuana
Agriculture =
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Want Some Marijuana?... information
Reliable Sources:•Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
www.auma.ca•Federation of Canadian Municipalities
www.fcm.ca•Health Canada•Federal & Provincial Governments
Slightly Less Reliable Sources:•Me: Colin Richards, Senior Planner, Leduc [email protected] 780-979-6180•Social Media •Most news outlets
