The city has been on a quest recently to determine whether its citizens wish to relax Claremont’s regulations on cannabis.
Beginning in March the city initiated a series of coordinated outreach efforts aimed at renewing its cannabis business policy. The city hired HdL Companies to conduct two virtual workshops and circulated an online survey for three weeks.
Approximately 50 people attended the workshops and expressed mostly favorable opinions about allowing cannabis retail stores in Claremont, according to a staff report. It was not entirely a green light, however, as attendees shared concerns about social equity, public safety and location of future cannabis stores.
The 48-question survey revealed strong support for both medicinal and adult use of cannabis, but less support for allowing commercial cannabis businesses to operate in Claremont. Combined, 321 people, 67.3% of those surveyed, either were strongly or somewhat supportive of adult use, compared with 136 people, 28.5%, who either strongly or somewhat opposed cannabis use. Of those who expressed support, 51% said they did so strongly.
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