Cannabis Control and Licensing Act

Whereas Section 331 of the Cannabis Control and Licensing Act indicates that the British Columbia Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch LCRB must not issue or amend a cannabis license without a positive recommendation of the affected local government or Indigenous nation; And whereas the Liquor Control and Licensing Act does not require the LCRB to receive a positive recommendation from an affected local government in order to issue or amend a liquor license; And whereas the public consultation requirements under Section 333 of the Cannabis Control and Licensing Act are seen to result in lengthy referral processing times: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request the Province of British Columbia to amend the Cannabis Control and Licensing Act to allow local governments the ability to opt-out of providing comment to the BC Liquor and Cannabis Branch with respect to applications for cannabis licenses.