Staffers are recommending the Planning Commission approve two new pot shops in Malibu during its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
One dispensary, the 99 High Tide Collective, is aiming to open in the same building where Zuma Jay’s surf shop is located at 22775 Pacific Coast Highway. The other dispensary would be located in the building of an abandoned gas station near Kentucky Fried Chicken at 22729 PCH.
According to Malibu’s municipal code, only two medical marijuana dispensaries are allowed to operate in the city at one time. Malibu had two dispensaries up until 2012, when federal authorities began a harsh crackdown on pot shops in Los Angeles.
According to the Malibu municipal code, dispensaries must be more than 1,000 feet apart. The proposed dispensaries meet that rule, but would still be close, at 1,531 feet apart.