Editing Adelanto, California (section)

===Cannabis===
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Upon the legalization of the sale and distribution of [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] in 2016, marijuana cultivation was considered a possible new source of revenue for the city.{{r|DevineMarij}} Companies must be licensed by the local agency and the state to grow, test, or sell cannabis and the city may authorize none or only some of these activities.   Local governments may not prohibit adults, who are in compliance with state laws, from growing, using, or transporting marijuana for personal use.

The city decided to allow multiple types of marijuana businesses, including cultivation, manufacturing and retail sales.<ref name="VVDP 2019-05-21">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20190521/adelanto-cannabis-dispensary-proposal-delayed|title=Adelanto cannabis dispensary proposal delayed|last=Bergthold|first=Garrett|date=May 21, 2019|newspaper=[[Daily Press (California)|Daily Press]]|language=en|access-date=May 22, 2019}}</ref> By 2019, two cannabis dispensaries were serving [[Recreational drug use|recreational users]] as the city council considered proposed changes to the city's cannabis laws to generate additional revenue to help close the city budget gap.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20190822/adelanto-council-seeks-ways-to-up-revenue-by-expanding-cannabis-industry|title=Adelanto Council seeks ways to up revenue by expanding cannabis industry|last=Bergthold|first=Garrett|date=August 22, 2019|department=Desert Dispatch |newspaper=[[Daily Press (California)|Daily Press]]|language=en|access-date=August 24, 2019}}</ref> The city is the only Victor Valley municipality to allow storefront cannabis dispensaries.{{r|VVDP 2019-05-21}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20190905/construction-begins-on-possible-drive-thru-cannabis-dispensary-in-adelanto|title=Construction begins on possible drive-thru cannabis dispensary in Adelanto|last=Bergthold|first=Garrett|newspaper=[[Daily Press (California)|Daily Press]]|language=en|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref> A {{Convert|14|acres|ha|adj=on}} indoor cultivation facility was opened in 2019 by the California arm of [[Tikun Olam (cannabis)|Tikun Olam]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20191025/israeli-based-medical-cannabis-company-expands-into-adelanto|title=Israeli-based medical cannabis company expands into Adelanto|last=Bergthold|first=Garrett|date=October 25, 2019|newspaper=[[Daily Press (California)|Daily Press]]|language=en|access-date=October 27, 2019}}</ref>