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ensure compliance with this article. In addition, a designated unit within the Police
<br />Department may enter and inspect the location of any collective and the recordings and
<br />records maintained as required by this article, except that the inspection and copying of
<br />private medical records shall be made available to the Police Department only pursuant
<br />to a properly executed search warrant, subpoena, or court order. It is unlawful for any
<br />owner, landlord, lessee, member (including but not limited to a member engaged in the
<br />management), or any other person having any responsibility over the operation of the
<br />collective to refuse to allow, impede, obstruct or interfere with an inspection, review or
<br />copying of records and closed- circuit monitoring authorized and required under this
<br />article, including but not limited to, the concealment, destruction, and falsification of any
<br />recordings, records, or monitoring.
<br />18 -619. Applicability to existing medical marijuana operations.
<br />Any existing medical marijuana collective, dispensary, operator, establishment,
<br />or provider that does not comply with the requirements of this article must immediately
<br />cease operation until such time, if any, when it complies fully with the requirements of
<br />this article. No medical marijuana collective, dispensary, operator, establishment, or
<br />provider that existed prior to the enactment of this article shall be deemed to be a legally
<br />established use under the provisions of this article, and such medical marijuana
<br />collective, dispensary, operator, establishment, or provider shall not be entitled to claim
<br />legal nonconforming status.
<br />18.620. Compliance with this article and state law.
<br />(a) It is unlawful for any person to (cause, permit or engage in the
<br />cultivation, possession, distribution or giving away of marijuana for
<br />(ii) own establish, operate. use or Permit the establishment or operation of a medical
<br />marijuana collective or cooperative, or to participate as an employee, contractor, agent
<br />or volunteer of a collective or cooperative, except as provided in this article, and
<br />pursuant to any and all other applicable local and state laws.
<br />(b) It is unlawful for any person to cause, permit or engage in any activity
<br />related to medical marijuana except as provided in Health and Safety Code Sections
<br />11362.5 et seq., and pursuant to any and all other applicable local and state laws.
<br />(c) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly make any false, misleading or
<br />inaccurate statements or representations in any forms, records, filings or documentation
<br />required to be maintained, filed or provided to the City under this article, or to any other
<br />local, state or federal government agency having jurisdiction over any of the activities of
<br />collectives.
<br />(d) It shall be the sole responsibility of the members engaged in the
<br />management of the collective to ensure that the collective is at all times operating in a
<br />manner compliant with all applicable state laws and this article. Nothing in this article
<br />shall be construed as authorizing any actions which violate state law with regard to the
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