Chapter 17.100 — MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Note: Prior ordinance history: Ord. 706.

No medical marijuana or cannabis dispensary or distribution facility as defined in Section 9.32.010 of the Loma Linda Municipal Code or in Business and Professions Code Section 19300.5(n) , as the same may be amended from time to time, shall be permitted in any zone within the city of Loma Linda. For purposes of this section, "dispensary" shall also include a cooperative or a mobile distribution facility.

(Ord. 729 § 3, 2016)

Commercial marijuana or cannabis activities of all types, including the cultivation, possession, manufacture, processing, storing, laboratory testing, labeling, transport, delivery, dispensing,

transfer, distribution, or sale of medical cannabis or medical cannabis products all as defined under Business and Professions Code Section 19300.5 , as the same may be amended from time to time, are expressly prohibited in all zones and all specific plan areas in the city of Loma Linda. No person shall establish, operate, conduct or allow a commercial cannabis activity anywhere within the city. (Ord. 729 § 3, 2016)

To the extent not already covered by Section 17.100.020 , all deliveries of medical cannabis as defined under Business and Professions Code Section 19300.5 , as the same may be amended from time to time, are expressly prohibited within the city of Loma Linda, including the use by a dispensary of any technology platform owned and controlled by the dispensary, or independently licensed, that 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. No person shall conduct any deliveries that either originate or terminate within the city. (Ord. 729 § 3, 2016)

To the extent not already covered by Section 17.100.020 , cultivation of marijuana or cannabis for commercial or noncommercial 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 Loma Linda. No person, including a qualified patient or primary caregiver, shall cultivate any amount of cannabis in the city, even for medical purposes. Cultivation shall include planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading or trimming of cannabis. (Ord. 729 § 3, 2016)

This chapter is meant to prohibit all medical marijuana or commercial cannabis activities, including, but not limited to, those for which a state license is required. Accordingly, the city shall not issue any permit, license or other entitlement for any activity for which a state license is required under the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act. (Ord. 729 § 3, 2016)

Uses that are unlawful under federal or state law shall not be treated as permitted uses, and shall not be determined to be similar to any uses permitted pursuant to this title. (Ord. 729 § 3, 2016)