A bill that would allow California marijuana stores to offer drive-thru windows to serve customers is heading to a floor vote in the state Assembly.
The measure, which cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee in a 13-1 vote on Wednesday, says that licensed cannabis retailers and microbusinesses with storefronts could sell marijuana products “to a customer in a motor vehicle in a drive-through located on the premises.”
Under AB 2697 from Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D), which last month was approved by the Assembly Business and Professions Committee, cannabis businesses would need approval from the local jurisdictions in which they operate in order to add the drive-thru option.
Assemblymember Jessica Caloza (D) told colleagues before the most recent vote that the bill will address a “regulatory inconsistency” under which “licensed cannabis retailers can offer curbside pickup as a remnant of COVID pandemic adaptations” but “generally cannot fulfill orders for customers sitting in their car at a drive-thru.”
The legislation would “make legal cannabis more accessible and will help the legal market compete with illicit market,” she said.
Mark Smith of Chuck’s Wellness Center, a retailer in Placerville, said the bill is “about improving access.”
“A significant portion of customers rely on cannabis
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