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"Pot Luck": Santa Ana's Monopoly on Licensed Retail Adult -Use Cannabis in Orange County F1. There is no clearly identifiable accounting of where all the Enforcement Services money received from Retail Adult -Use Cannabis licensing in accordance with Santa Ana Municipal Ordinance number NS-2959, section 13-203 was spent. F2. The legalization of Retail Adult -Use Cannabis by the City of Santa Ana and the resulting increase in city revenue have allowed the city to significantly expand its youth services programs. F3. There are multiple departments within the City of Santa Ana responsible for various aspects of Retail Adult -Use Cannabis oversight. The decentralized nature of the oversight within the City makes information difficult to obtain. F4. The number of unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in Santa Ana has significantly declined since the business licensing of Retail Adult -Use Cannabis dispensaries. F5. The Orange County Grand Jury did not receive evidence of an increase in crime as a result of the licensing of Retail Adult -Use Cannabis dispensaries. F6. The Cannabis Community Benefits Program motivates local dispensaries to contribute funds and/or staff volunteer hours for the benefit of the City of Santa Ana. RECOMMENDATIONS In accordance with California Penal Code Sections 933 and 933.05, the 2020-21 Grand Jury requires responses from each agency affected by the recommendations presented in this section. The responses are to be submitted to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court. Based on its investigation described herein, the 2020-21 Orange County Grand Jury makes the following recommendations: R1. The Orange County Grand Jury recommends that the Santa Ana City Council require an annual report specifically detailing all Retail Adult -Use Cannabis money spent each fiscal year. This report should be presented to the Santa Ana City Council and made public. This should be completed by December 31, 2021, for fiscal year 2020-21, and by September 30 following each fiscal year thereafter. (F1) R2. The Orange County Grand Jury recommends that the City of Santa Ana designate an individual to oversee and provide centralized coordination of Retail Adult -Use Cannabis activity commencing January 1, 2022. (F3) R3. The Orange County Grand Jury recommends that the City of Santa Ana create a process to report to the Santa Ana City Council and the residents of Santa Ana detailed information about the participation of Retail Adult -Use Cannabis dispensaries in the Community Benefits Program by December 31, 2021 and yearly thereafter. (F6) 2020-2021 Orange County Grand Jury Page 8 City Council 28 — 12 9/7/2021