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7A <br /> Pa e 5 <br /> �A�W'M�NT <br /> ORDINANCE NO. � <br /> AN tNTERIM ORDINANCE OF THE CtTY OF REDWOOD CITY <br /> ADOPTING A TEMPORA,RY MORATORtUM ON THE <br /> ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA <br /> COLLECTIVES <br /> WHEREAS, the voters of fhe State of California approved Proposition 2�5 <br /> (codified as Hea(th and Safety Code section 11362.5 et seq. and entitled the <br /> "Compassionate Use Act of 1996") legalizing the use of marijuana for specific <br /> medical purposes; and <br /> WHEREAS, in 2003, the Medica[ Marijuana Program Act (MMP) (Health <br /> and Safety Code section 11362.7 et seq.) was adopted, which clarified the scope <br /> of the Compassionate Use Act and allowed cities and other governing bodies to <br /> adopt and enforce rules consistent with the MMP and the Act; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City's General Plan, Zoning Ordinance and Municipa! <br /> Code do not specifically address the regulation or location of inedical marijuana <br /> collectives (or"dispensaries") as a permitted or conditionally permitted use in any <br /> zoning district; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City has received inquires from prospective medical <br /> marijuana collective operators regarding the City's policy with respect to medica! <br /> marijuana collectives; and <br /> WHEREAS, California cities that have permitted the establishment of <br /> medical marijuana collectives have observed adverse impacts on public health, <br /> safety and welfare, including an increase in crimes such as burglaries, robberies, <br /> or sale of illegal drugs at the collectives and in areas immediately surrounding the <br /> collectives; and <br /> WHEREAS, there are several open state law questions regarding the <br /> regulation of inedical marijuana collectives; and <br /> WHEREAS, federal law classifies marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug with "no <br /> accepted medical �alue in treatment," and continues to prohibit the cultivation, <br /> possession distribution of marijuana ; and <br /> Atty/Ord/Ord.327 .� <br /> 120309 <br />