Accept 2022 Annual Report by the Cannabis Policy Oversight Team
The Bureau of Development Services asks the City Council to accept the report “2022 Annual Report by the Cannabis Policy Oversight Team.”
The report is a record of the findings and key insights highlighted during calendar year 2022 by the advisory body, the Cannabis Policy Oversight Team (CPOT). It presents updates on work done by the Cannabis Program, City Council, and others. The 2022 Annual Report by CPOT is a collaborative effort between policymakers, industry stakeholders, public health experts, and community members. It provides recommendations for policies and programs facilitated by the Cannabis Program and other policymakers.
Official Record (Efiles)
Impact Statement
Purpose of Proposed Legislation and Background Information
The CPOT is an Advisory Body created on December 17, 2015, by former Commissioner-In-Charge of the Office of Community and Civic Life (formerly Office of Neighborhood Involvement). Effective April 1, 2023, the Cannabis Program, which provides liaison(s) to work with CPOT, was moved to the Bureau of Development Services following approval of an ordinance from City Council on March 22, 2023. The Body provides the Bureau of Development Services with diverse stakeholder perspectives on cannabis-related public policies. The team’s objectives are to discuss and develop policies that support equitable access and outcomes for the cannabis industry, cannabis consumers, and all City of Portland residents.
Over the course of the 2022 calendar year, the Cannabis Policy Oversight Team and its subcommittees met to discuss ongoing issues affecting and affected by the cannabis industry in the Portland community. CPOT and its subcommittee members conducted research and led outreach to experts from the cannabis industry, public health, policymakers, and regulators. The 2022 Annual Report by the Cannabis Policy Oversight Team is a summary of findings and recommendations to enact policies that strengthen economic, environmental, human, and social equity.
The 2022 CPOT Annual Report was drafted on the information provided by CPOT’s three subcommittees that were continued from 2021. These subcommittees are Local Business Support, Competency, and Community Engagement. The subcommittees identified inequities in the Portland cannabis industry and the broader community. The annual report’s purpose is to provide policymakers with clear calls to action for policy changes, rooted in the structure provided by the CHEM Pillars of Health Equity™.
Key findings by CPOT in 2022 directed the subcommittees’ focus on economic, educational, and research opportunities in the broader Portland community. These findings informed the CPOT recommendation to increase access to the license fee reduction program, including incentives for businesses that adopt environmental sustainability practices throughout its operations.
Reflecting on the needs of the broader Portland community, CPOT is presenting recommendations that will assess the impact of cannabis on youth and families. CPOT believes research is needed to identify educational opportunities for Portland’s cannabis consumers.
The recommendations provided in the 2022 Annual Report are all in some state of evolution and enactment as facilitated by the Cannabis Program’s Policy Coordinator and the stakeholders involved in implementation of programs, administrative guidelines, and legislation.
Financial and Budgetary Impacts
None at this time.
Community Impacts and Community Involvement
In the best interest of the Portland community, the advisory body CPOT continues to meet and discuss ongoing issues in the cannabis community. In 2023, CPOT and the subcommittees (Local Business, Cannabis Safety, and Community Impact) hold regular public meetings to facilitate conversation and action. The stakeholder partners of CPOT and the Cannabis Program include, but are not limited to: Prosper Portland, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, Portland City Council, Oregon Health Authority, Multnomah County Health Department, cannabis industry workers, consumers, parents of youth, and neighbors. Ongoing community involvement is necessary to ensure enactment of policy recommendations, research, cross-bureau City collaboration, monitoring of policy and impacts, feedback, and open conversation about cannabis.
CPOT and subcommittee meetings are subject to public meetings law, and agendas and recordings can be found at www.portland.gov/bds/cannabis/cpot/agendasandminutes .
100% Renewable Goal
Not applicable.