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licensing system for medical cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, delivery, and dispensing. G. The California Marijuana Legalization Initiative, also known as the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA or Proposition 64) which the voters of the State of California approved and passed in 2016, requires that all cannabis processed and sold in the state of California be subject to professional laboratory testing for cannabinoid content, toxins, adulterants, pesticides, potency, and other important elements that affect product safety. Testing must be done at laboratories licensed by the Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) and testing laboratories cannot co -locate with any other commercial cannabis business. Pursuant to various State laws, a cannabis testing laboratory may not hold any other license type, which is intended to ensure neutrality and product safety. Proposition 64 requires testing for some cannabis products by July 1, 2018 and for all products by January 1, 2019. H. In 2017, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 94 also known as Medicinal and Adult -Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA). I. On November 9, 2017, the City Council created Chapter 40 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, allowing adult -use commercial cannabis retail businesses in the city, and amended certain sections of Chapters 18 and 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to ensure consistency with State law and Chapter 40. J. Chapter 40 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is intended to contain standards and regulations to address all commercial cannabis business activities in Santa Ana, except that medicinal cannabis retail businesses are subject to the standards and regulations in Article XII I of Chapter 18. K. Since November 2014, the City of Santa Ana has permitted the retail sale of cannabis for medicinal purposes and since January 2018 for adult -use purposes. However, the City has not permitted the operation of testing laboratories/facilities in Santa Ana since January 2018. As a result, cannabis sold in Santa Ana may be untested. L. If commercial cannabis retail sale is permitted in the City without required quality -control testing, it will pose a serious threat to the public, health, safety and welfare for the following reasons: 1. Cannabis products that are untested for cannabinoid content will not display potency, dosage, and other important elements that affect the qualities of the product. As with any other medicinal product, medicinal cannabis must be tested to ensure the safety of those that use it for medicine. Pursuant to the AUMA, adult -use cannabis must be tested for cannabinoid content to guarantee the safety of its usage to consumers. Without allowing testing laboratories/facilities in Santa Ana, the retail cannabis sold in the City will not Ordinance No. NS -XXX Page 2 of 35 75B-12