Commercial cannabis activities of any type or nature are expressly prohibited in all zones and all specific plan areas in the City of Compton. No person shall establish, operate, maintain, conduct or allow commercial cannabis activity anywhere within the City. No application for a building permit, conditional use permit, business license, or any other entitlement authorizing the establishment, operation, maintenance, development, or construction of any commercial cannabis activity, shall be approved during the term of the prohibition established in this Ordinance.

To the extent not already prohibited by paragraph a above, all deliveries of medical cannabis and/or medical cannabis products to or from the City of Compton are expressly prohibited within the City of Compton. No person shall conduct or perform any delivery of any medical cannabis or medical cannabis product, which delivery either originates or terminates within the City.

This section is meant to prohibit all activities for which a State license is required pursuant to the MCRSA. Accordingly, the City shall not issue any permit, license or other entitlement for any activity for which a State license is required under the MCRSA.

Cultivation of cannabis for commercial or non-commercial purposes, including cultivation by a qualified patient or a primary caregiver, is expressly prohibited in all zones and all specific plan areas in the City of Compton. No person, including a qualified patient or primary caregiver, shall cultivate any amount of cannabis in the City, even for medical purposes. Due to the passage of Proposition 64, this prohibition will not apply to the cultivation of up to six live marijuana plants within a single private residence, or inside an accessory structure to a private residence located upon the grounds of private residence that is fully enclosed and secure, as this activity is specifically authorized by Health and Safety Code section 11362.2.

Nothing in this Ordinance, or its adoption, shall be deemed to affect any other prohibitions or regulations relating to marijuana contained in the Compton Municipal Code, including, but not limited to, the provisions of subsections 9-24.1 through 9-24.6 of the Compton Municipal Code. In the event of any conflict between said subsections and this Ordinance, the most restrictive provision shall govern. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to affect or excuse any violation of subsections 9-24.1 through 9-24.6 of the Compton Municipal Code.

In the event of any conflict between this Ordinance and State law, State law will govern.