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DRAFT Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ordinance (12/3/2012 City Council meeting) <br /> <br /> 6 <br /> <br />(a) Operations <br /> <br />A Dispensary shall operate in conformance with the following minimum standards, and such standards <br />shall be deemed to be part of the conditions of approval on the Dispensary’s Permit to ensure that its <br />operation is in compliance with California law, the Attorney General Guidelines, and this Municipal Code, <br />and to mitigate any potential adverse impacts of the Dispensary on the public health, safety, and welfare. <br /> <br /> (1) A Dispensary shall provide the City, the Chief of Police, and all neighbors located within <br />fifty (50) feet of the premises with the name, phone number, facsimile number and email address of an on- <br />site community relations staff person that can be contacted related to Dispensary issues, twenty-four hours <br />a day, seven days a week. <br /> <br /> (2) Medical marijuana shall only be distributed by a Dispensary at the property identified and <br />approved as the location for the Dispensary on the Dispensary permit application. <br /> <br /> (3) A Dispensary shall only provide, distribute, dispense, or give medical marijuana to qualified <br />patients or primary caregiver members. It is within the City’s discretion to limit the number of members <br />allowed per Dispensary. <br /> <br /> (4) Only qualified patients, caregivers, and their guests shall be allowed inside of a <br />Dispensary. The Dispensary shall comply with all occupancy rules imposed by State law or the Fire <br />Marshal. <br /> <br /> (5) A Dispensary shall not profit from the sale or distribution of marijuana. Any monetary <br />reimbursement that members provide to the Dispensary should only be an amount necessary to cover <br />overhead costs and operating expenses. Retail sales of medical marijuana that violate California law or <br />this ordinance are expressly prohibited. <br /> <br /> (6) A Dispensary may only dispense, store, or transport marijuana in aggregate amounts tied <br />to its membership numbers. A Dispensary may possess no more than eight (8) ounces of dried marijuana <br />per qualified patient or caregiver, and maintain no more than six (6) mature and twelve (12) immature <br />marijuana plants per qualified patient. However, if a qualified patient or primary caregiver has a doctor’s <br />recommendation that the above quantity does not meet the qualified patient’s needs, the qualified patient or <br />primary caregiver may possess an amount of marijuana consistent with the patient’s needs. For purposes <br />of determining the quantity of marijuana, only the dried mature processed flowers of female cannabis plants <br />or the plants conversion shall be considered. <br /> <br /> (7) A Dispensary may operate no later than 7pm daily unless it is determined by the City that a <br />later hour will not affect public health, safety, or welfare. A Dispensary is prohibited from operating <br />between the hours that the City determines the Dispensary should close and 9 a.m. the next ensuing day <br />unless further restricted by the City. <br /> <br /> (8) Dispensaries shall disclose the percentage level of delta-9 (trans) tetrahydracannabinol, <br />cannabidiol, and cannabinol in medical cannabis to qualified patients before providing medical cannabis. <br /> <br /> (9) Dispensaries shall follow the directions of the City Manager or his/her designee regarding <br />any medical cannabis found to be non-compliant with testing standards. These instructions extend to any