WHEREAS in an effort to minimize the unintended consequences for public health, safety and security that surfaced as a result of the federal Marijuana Medical Access Regulations, municipalities have adopted zoning bylaws restricting the production of medical marijuana to industrial or commercial zones; AND WHEREAS BC Assessment Classification of Land as a Farm Regulation classifies the production of medical marijuana as farm use for assessment purposes thereby allowing companies producing medical marijuana to apply for farm status and lower taxes despite operating on industrial land: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the provincial government amend regulation 41195 Classification of Land as a Farm Regulation so that medical marijuana does not qualify as a medicinal plant culture as a farm use for assessment purposes.
