Lompoc: City of Brotherly Bud

The Lompoc City Council decided on Tuesday to allow every type of cannabis business, from delivery services to lounges. Huddled outside City Hall after the meeting, cannabis business owners rejoiced and noted how far they had come in just 10 months. The so-called City of Flowers, they joked, has a whole new connotation.

What industry operators are celebrating is exactly why a few vocal neighbors are worrying. “I don’t want 200,000 people coming here to buy it,” one Lompoc resident said.

What’s more, the city will not place regulations on the number of dispensaries allowed within city limits, allowing the free market to take over. “It’d be like any other business,” said Councilmember Victor Vega, who worked on the city’s ad hoc committee to help draft the ordinance. “Somebody is going to go out of business.”