SJ council eases rules on cannabis dispensaries

The San Jose City Council approved changes to existing regulations on dispensaries, expanding where they can set up shop and relaxing expensive annual audit requirements.

The council has been discussing revisions since late last year after industry complaints that the strict rules effectively barred cannabis storefronts from being able to open in most of the city. The pair of measures passed 10-1 as part of a wider discussion on next year’s 2023-34 budget, with Councilmember Domingo Candelas casting the lone no vote.