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Municode Page 2 of 6 $A 7.A. - Page 43 Page 22 purposes a nuisance; and C. The Medical Marijuana Program Act defines a"primary caregiver" as an individual who is designated by a qualified patient or by a person with an identification card, and who has consistently assumed responsibility far the housing, health, or safety of that patient or person; and D. Tk�e Medical Marijuana Program Act allows cities and counties to adopt and enfarce rules consistent with the Medical Marijuana Program Act; and E. In August 2008, the Califomia Attorney General issued guidelines that clarify the state's laws governing medical marijuana, and provided guidelines for patients and law enforcement ta ensure that medical marijuana is not diverted to illicit markets; and F. This chapter is enacted,pursuant to the Compassionate Use Act, and the Medical Marijuana Program Act, the Guidelines issued by the California Attorney General, a�d the County's constitutianal police power to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the County of San Mateo; and G. Since the sale of inedical maz-ijuana is unlawful, it is necessary to place restrictions on the exterior appearance of inedical marijuana collectives in order to prevent the misunderstanding that collectives are places where marijuana may be purchased; and H. It is thE purpose and intent of this chapter to adopt and enforce rules consistent with the Compassianate Use Act, the Medical Marijuana Program Act, and the Guidelines issued by the California Attorney General, which will provide for the health, safety and welfare of the public by regulating the collective cultivation and possession of inedical marijuana within the unincorporated area of the County of San Mateo, consistent with state law; and I. This chapter is intended to be consistent with the Compassionate Use Act, the Medical Marijuana Program Act, and the Guidalin�s issued by the California Attorney General, and towards that end, it is not intended to and does not criminalize activity which is otherwise petmitted under state law, and it is not intended ta and does not authorize conduct that is otherwise prohibited by state law, ar to prohibit conduct that is authorized by state law. {Ord. 04468, § 1, 5/5/09) 5.148.020 - De�nitions. (a) "Medical marijuana collective" or "collective" mear�s a facility or location at which qualified patients, persons with identification cards, and the designated primary caregivers of qua�ified patients and persons with identification cards, associate wi�hin the unincorporated area of the County of San Mateo in order collectively or cooperatively ta cultivata and/or store marijuana for medical purposes, as pravided in Health & Safety Code section 11362.7'7S. ��) "Primary caregiver" shall have the same meaning as provided in Health & Safety Code section 11362.7. (Ord. 04458, § 1, 515/09) 5.148.030 - Requirernent that primary caregivers create and maintain patient list. Each and every primary caregiver, as that term is defined by state Iaw, is required to create and maintain http://library.rr�unicode.com/print.aspx?clientID=16029&HTMRequest—http%3 a%2t%2fli... 1/14/2010