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THE SANTAANA MEDICAL CANNABIS RESTRICTION AND LIMITATION ACT <br />201.7_ JU! 15 °N r!: 19 <br />The People of the City of Santa Ana do hereby enact and ordain as follows: <br />CITY z -i1 t?z; <br />THE SANTA ANA MEDICAL CANNABIS RESTRICTION AND%JMiTkTI0"CTL <br />SECTION 1 TITLE <br />This initiative shall be known and may be cited as The Santa Ana Medical Cannabis Restriction <br />and Limitation Act. <br />SECTION 2 FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS <br />(a) In 1996 California voters approved Proposition 215, the "Compassionate Use Act of <br />1996." The people of the State of California declared that their purpose in enacting the measure <br />was, "to ensure that seriously ill Californians have the right to obtain and use marijuana for <br />medical purposes where that medical use is deemed appropriate and has been recommended by a <br />physician who has determined that the person's health would benefit from the use of marijuana <br />in the treatment of cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, <br />or any other illness for which marijuana provides relief." <br />(b) Proposition 215 called for plans to implement the "safe and affordable distribution of <br />marijuana to all patients in medical need of marijuana." <br />(c) "Cannabis" is the scientific term for "marijuana" and shall be used in the language of this <br />Ordinance and in all other medical contexts in the City of Santa Ana. <br />(d) We strongly support the right of patients to use medical cannabis in accordance with the <br />recommendation or approval of a licensed physician in good standing with the Medical Board of <br />California. <br />(e) We strongly oppose law enforcement resources being used to arrest, prosecute, and <br />incarcerate qualified patients who use and provide medical cannabis in accordance with the <br />Compassionate Use Act (California Health and Safety Code section 11362.5) and Senate Bill 420 <br />(California Health and Safety Code sections 11362.7 et. seq.). <br />(f) Access to medical cannabis should occur in a safe and orderly manner to protect patients <br />and the community. The absence of controlled dispensing organizations results in patients being <br />forced to obtain their medicine in the illicit market, or incurring hardship and expense of <br />traveling great distances to obtain their medicine from outside their community. <br />(g) In the absence of detailed State regulation, local governments must adopt policies and <br />regulations to protect their communities and their resident patients' safe access to their medicine. <br />65A-34