Retail marijuana initiative may go before RB voters
by Garth Meyer An initiative that would lift the Redondo Beach ban on retail marijuana and allow up to three local dispensaries is being circulated by a group calling itself the Economic Resource and Development Coalition of Southern California (ERDCSC). Organizers hope to place the measure on the November 2022 ballot. Initiatives require signatures from 10 percent of registered voters to be placed on a ballot. “We are going to bring in 8,000 signatures, which is about 40 percent more than we need,” said Barry Walker, an ERDCSC board member. Walker is also executive director of Dub Brothers Management, the parent company of TradeCraft Farms, a marijuana dispensary based in Los Angeles — with two retail locations. The initiative was filed with the Redondo Beach city attorney’s office in July. “I have yet to read it,” said Mayor Bill Brand. The initiative states that the city could not impose an additional sales tax, and that if the number of retailer permit-holders drops under three, a 30-day application period would be opened by the city manager. Walker responded last week by e-mail to an Easy Reader inquiry. “We were moving our headquarters from Skid Row, where we do a lot of…
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