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