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See, 18.610- - Purposes and Directives <br />The gurpose of this chal)ter is to implement California Hcalth and Safely Code scctions 11362.5 <br />and 113- 30 known resil Quively as The Compassi o ajo Use ?ct of 1996 and th <br />Medical M&diuana Program Act (effectave 2004)- and to impose limitations on the location <br />facilities lawfully used for the culiivation, Drocessing, storage, and d' sing of medical <br />cannabis, other than-the cultivation or possession y = indiyi dual qualifie ent or c <br />at the Dat*ent or caregiver's home. The Compassionate Use Act is the State law movingState <br />law penjilties for qualified patients and those 12atients'- ' givers, for possessim and <br />cultivation of a pefsonal amount of medical cannabis for qit?ified patients- The Medical <br />Marijuana Program Act is- the State I&u that allows qualified patients and caregjyprs to <br />collectivetv ar oQue tively cultivate and distri ute-medical cannabis for and to each othm The <br />purpose of this Arficle is also to enagt reasonable o-perating and zoning limitations and-Qjhcr <br />resWctions aDplicable to the cultivation and distribution of mcoical cannabis based on lhe needs <br />of the-City of Santa Ana and its residents, <br />(a) This Articir, is intended, <br />(1) To fulfill the Durl2ose of the Compassionate Use Apt to "implement a l2lan tg provide-for <br />the safe. and affordable distfibufion of marijuana to all patients in medical necd o <br />marijuana" in accord with the Medical MUjiuma Program Act's 12uEposp, to 12W-yika <br />well"Ecgulate 12rogram for patients and caregivers ac?ng colleclively or cooperatively to <br />cultivate and obtain medical cannabis, <br />(2) TD he lp en Sure that seriou sly ill resident s of the Citx of Santa Ana c an obtain and use <br /> cauna ?is f or medical pur poses where tha t medical lise has been dee med aPPE OPriate a nd <br /> recom men ded or approve d by a Cglifom ia 12hysician w ho has deter mined th e patient's <br /> health <br />chron wo <br />ic pa uld beneht fro <br />in, spasticity, g m thc uge of can <br />laucoma, arthri naWq in the tre <br />tis, mi- atment of ca <br />other i ncer. ano <br />llness fo rexia AI <br />r which DS, <br /> canna <br />To cr bis p <br />eate rov*deg relief, <br />a ministerial ad <br />ministrative re <br />gistration proce <br />ss for a limit <br />ed numb <br />er of med <br />ical <br /> canna bis c ollectives anA cool2eratives th at serve qualifi ed patients in the City of Santa <br /> Ana i n acc ordance with State law- Nothi ng in this Artic le puEports t o affirma fively <br /> <br />C4) autho <br />To pl fize <br />otect activities that a <br />citizens from t re otherwi Re ill <br />he adverse imp egal under Fed <br />acts of irrespo eral, State- o <br />nsible or illic r local la <br />it medic w. <br />al cannab <br />is <br /> <br />(5) culfiv <br />To pr ation <br />ovid , distribution, <br />e additional M handling, and g <br />enue to the Cit oraM <br />y of Santa Ana <br />for the gener <br />al 12ubli <br />c welfare, <br /> inclu ding 3mithout limit f o[ public safety. education- an d health. <br />65A-1 0