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Compton City Zoning Code

§ 30-52.3

Extension of Interim Ordinance No. 2274; Definitions.

[Ord. #2276 § 3]
The City Council hereby extends the current, interim prohibition on the establishment, operation, maintenance, or conduct of any commercial medical marijuana activity, medical marijuana deliveries, and commercial medical marijuana cultivation in all zones of the City, as established by Interim Ordinance No. 2274. For purposes of this Ordinance, the following terms apply:
CANNABIS
Shall have that meaning set forth in the MCRSA, as the same may be amended from time to time, and shall include all parts of the plant cannabis sativa linnaeus, cannabis indica, or cannabis ruderalis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin, whether crude or purified, extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin. "Cannabis" also means the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from marijuana. "Cannabis" also means marijuana as defined by Section 11018 of the Health and Safety Code as enacted by Chapter 1407 of the Statutes of 1972. "Cannabis" does not include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination. For the purpose of this Ordinance, "cannabis" does not mean "industrial hemp" as defined by Section 81000 of the Food and Agricultural Code or Section 11018.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITY
Shall have that meaning set forth in the MCRSA, as the same may be amended from time to time, and shall include cultivation, possession, manufacture, processing, storing, laboratory testing, labeling, transporting, or distribution, as those terms are defined or used in the MCRSA, and/or sale, of medical cannabis or a medical cannabis product, except as provided in Section 7 of Senate Bill No. 643 (2015-2016).
COOPERATIVE
Shall mean two or more persons collectively or cooperatively cultivating, using, transporting, possessing, administering, delivering or making available medical cannabis, with or without compensation.
CULTIVATION
Shall have the same meaning set forth in the MCRSA, as the same may be amended from time to time, and shall include any activity involving the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, or trimming of cannabis.
DELIVERY
Shall have the same meaning as set forth in the MCRSA, as the same may be amended from time to time, and shall include the commercial transfer of medical cannabis or medical cannabis products from a dispensary, up to an amount determined by the bureau to a primary caregiver or qualified patient as defined in Section 11362.7 of the Health and Safety Code, or a testing laboratory. "Delivery" also includes the use by a dispensary of any technology platform owned and controlled by the dispensary, or independently licensed under the MCRSA, which enables qualified patients or primary caregivers to arrange for or facilitate the commercial transfer by a licensed dispensary of medical cannabis or medical cannabis products.
DISPENSARY
Shall have the same meaning as set forth in the MCRSA, as the same may be amended from time to time, and shall include any facility where medical cannabis, medical cannabis products, or devices for the use of medical cannabis or medical cannabis products are offered, either individually or in any combination, for retail sale, including an establishment that delivers, pursuant to express authorization by local ordinance, medical cannabis and medical cannabis products as part of a retail sale. "Dispensary" shall also include "dispensary" as defined in Compton Municipal Code subsection 9-24.2, and a cooperative as defined herein.
MCRSA
Shall collectively mean the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act as contained, codified, enacted, and signed into law on October 9, 2015, as Assembly Bill No. 243, Assembly Bill No. 266, and Senate Bill 643, as the same may be amended from time to time. The MCRSA was formerly known as the MMRSA or Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act.
MEDICAL CANNABIS, MEDICAL CANNABIS PRODUCT, OR CANNABIS PRODUCT
Shall have the same meanings as set forth in the MCRSA, as the same may be amended from time to time.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Compton Municipal Code subsection 9-24.2, "Primary caregiver" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Health and Safety Code § 11362.7, as the same may be amended from time to time.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Compton Municipal Code subsection 9-24.2, "Qualifying patient" or "Qualified patient" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Health and Safety Code § 11362.7, as the same may be amended from time to time.