Update zoning rules for commercial cannabis businesses and pause new approvals

To maintain the status-quo of existing practices and reach out to stakeholders regarding a timeline and crafting an ordinance to preferably be adopted by the end of year 2017

To not introduce said ordinance and work with stakeholders to draft an ordinance for adoption by the Planning Commission and City Council

To not introduce said ordinance and continue to develop policies best for the City of Richmond, develop language that protects the city and its three existing cannabis dispensary businesses, and allow temporary permits for those existing dispensaries

To introduce said ordinance as drafted with an amendment from the city attorney to grandfather in the City of Richmond's three existing cannabis dispensary businesses for adult-use

To introduce said ordinance as drafted with the following amendment to Section 2: 'Notwithstanding the foregoing, currently permitted dispensaries shall be permitted to sell adult-use cannabis under their existing permits consistent with state law and with the required state license(s) for a temporary period from January 1, 2018, until the City's regulations regarding adult-use cannabis businesses go into effect at which time they must comply with the new regulations', and lay said ordinance over for two weeks