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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO. 2017-019 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ADDING CHAPTER 4-38 "PERMITTED COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITY" TO REGULATE COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS, AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY WHEREAS, on October 9, 2015, Governor Brown approved the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act ("MMRSA"), effective January 1, 2016, which establishes a comprehensive State of California licensing and regulatory framework for the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution, transportation, dispensing, and delivery of medical cannabis, and which recognizes the authority of local jurisdictions to prohibit or impose additional restrictions on any such medical cannabis activity; and WHEREAS, on June 27, 2016, Governor Brown approved Senate Bill number 837 ("SB 837"), effective immediately, which amends the MMRSA and renames it the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Acte('*MCRSA"); and WHEREAS, on November 9, 2016, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act ("AUMA") was passed into law as a voter initiative by the voters of the State of California; and WHEREAS, the AUMA legalizes the non-medical adult use of marijuana by adults age 21 and over, imposes taxes on the retail sale and cultivation of marijuana, and reduces penalties for marijuana-related crimes; and WHEREAS, on June 27, 2017 Governor Brown signed the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act ("MAUCRSA"). The new law reconciles the differences between AUMA and MCRSA, and unifies the adult-use and medicinal markets within the same regulatory regime; and WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro ("City") wishes to establish Chapter 4-38 to the City Code to augment the City's current cannabis regulatory framework; and WHEREAS, it is the purpose and intent of the City to regulate Cannabis in a manner that is consistent with California law and promotes the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents and businesses within the City, while limiting any negative impacts.