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05/07/2018
<br />ATTY/ORD.464/RC MUNICIPAL CODE CANNABIS BUSNIESS REGULATIONS ORDINANCE NO. 2444
<br />REV: 04-27-18 MI MUFF NO. 305
<br />Page 2 of 23
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY
<br />DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
<br />Section 1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct, and are hereby
<br />incorporated herein by this reference as if fully set forth in their entirety.
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<br />Section 2. Division 7 of Article V of Chapter 32 of the Municipal Code of
<br />Redwood City is hereby added to read as follows:
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<br />Division 7 – Regulation of Cannabis Businesses
<br />Sec. 32.157. Purpose and Intent
<br />It is the purpose and intent of this Division to provide for the health, safety, and welfare
<br />of the residents of the City by establishing regulations governing commercial indoor
<br />cannabis nurseries and the commercial sale of cannabis and cannabis products,
<br />whether for medicinal or adult use, in the City of Redwood City. To meet these
<br />objectives, an annual cannabis business permit is required in order to operate an indoor
<br />nursery or delivery center in the City, and registration with the Police Department is
<br />required in order for a cannabis retailer located outside the City to deliver to a customer
<br />located inside the City. The provisions of this Division are in addition to any other
<br />permits, licenses, and approvals which may be required to conduct business in the City,
<br />and are in addition to any permits, licenses, and approval required under state, county,
<br />or other law.
<br />Sec. 32.158 Definitions
<br />For the purposes of this Division, the following words and phrases shall have the
<br />meaning respectively ascribed thereto.
<br />A. “Applicant” means the person applying for a cannabis business permit, including
<br />an owner, managing partner, officer of a corporation, or any other management
<br />member of the entity seeking the cannabis business permit.
<br />B. “Cannabis” means any or all parts of the plant cannabis sativa linnaeus, cannabis
<br />indica, or cannabis ruderalis, whether growing or not, the seeds thereof, the
<br />resin, whether crude or purified, extracted from any part of the plant; and every
<br />compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its
<br />seeds or resin. “Cannabis” also means the separated resin, whether crude or
<br />purified, obtained from cannabis. “Cannabis” does not include the mature stalks
<br />of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of
<br />the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
<br />preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil,
<br />or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination.
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