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7 <br /> <br />(4) Only qualified patients, caregivers, and their guests shall be allowed inside <br />of a Dispensary. The Dispensary shall comply with all occupancy rules imposed by <br />State law or the Fire Marshal. <br /> <br />(5) A Dispensary shall not profit from the sale or distribution of marijuana. <br />Any monetary reimbursement that members provide to the Dispensary should only be <br />an amount necessary to cover overhead costs and operating expenses. Retail sales of <br />medical marijuana that violate California law or this ordinance are expressly prohibited. <br /> <br />(6) A Dispensary may only dispense, store, or transport marijuana in <br />aggregate amounts tied to its membership numbers. A Dispensary may possess no <br />more than eight (8) ounces of dried marijuana per qualified patient or caregiver, and <br />maintain no more than six (6) mature and twelve (12) immature marijuana plants per <br />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, <br />the qualified patient or primary caregiver may possess an amount of marijuana <br />consistent with the patient’s needs. For purposes of determining the quantity of <br />marijuana, only the dried mature processed flowers of female cannabis plants or the <br />plants conversion shall be considered. <br /> <br />(7) A Dispensary may operate no later than 7pm daily unless it is determined <br />by the City that a later hour will not affect public health, safety, or welfare. A Dispensary <br />is prohibited from operating between the hours that the City determines the Dispensary <br />should close and 9 a.m. the next ensuing day unless further restricted by the City. <br /> <br />(8) Dispensaries shall disclose the percentage level of delta-9 (trans) <br />tetrahydracannabinol, cannabidiol, and cannabinol in medical cannabis to qualified <br />patients before providing medical cannabis. <br /> <br />(9) Dispensaries shall follow the directions of the City Manager or his/her <br />designee regarding any medical cannabis found to be non-compliant with testing <br />standards. These instructions extend to any medical cannabis found to be unsafe on <br />the basis of such testing results, or to the Dispensary’s operations and practices <br />generally. <br /> <br />(10) Representative samples of medical marijuana distributed by a collective or <br />cooperative shall be analyzed by the Dispensary or an independent laboratory, if and <br />when such is available, to ensure it is free of harmful pesticides and other contaminants <br />regulated by local, state or federal regulatory statutory standards. Any medical <br />marijuana from which the representative sample tested positive for a harmful pesticide <br />or other contaminant at a level that exceeds the local, state or federal regulatory or <br />statutory standards shall be destroyed forthwith. A Dispensary shall keep and maintain <br />current records of samples tested. <br /> <br />(11) Any medical marijuana provided to collective members shall be properly <br />labeled in strict compliance with state and local laws, regulations and policies.