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Sec. 18-611. - Definitions. (Not in alphabetical order) <br />(a) "Cultivation" and/or "Cultivate" shall mean the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, <br />curing, grading or trimming of one (1) or more marijuana plants or any part thereof, <br />as set forth in Business and Profession Code § 26001 (1) as amended from time to <br />time. <br />(b) "Medical marijuana collective" or "cooperative" or "collective" means any facility or <br />location where medical marijuana is made available and/or distributed by or to one <br />(1) or more of the following: a primary caregiver, a qualified patient or a person with <br />an identification card in strict accordance with California Health and Safety Code <br />Section 11362.5 et seq., as sometimes amended. This term shall include any legal <br />form of business recognized in the State of California. A "medical marijuana <br />collective" shall not include the following uses, as long as the location of such uses <br />are otherwise regulated by this Code or applicable law: a clinic licensed pursuant to <br />Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a health care facility licensed <br />pursuant to Chapter 2 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a residential <br />care facility for persons with chronic life-threatening illness licensed pursuant to <br />Chapter 3.01 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a residential care facility <br />for the elderly licensed pursuant to Chapter 3.2 of Division 2 of the Health and <br />Safety Code, a residential hospice or a home health agency licensed pursuant to <br />Chapter 8 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, as long as such use <br />complies strictly with applicable law including, but not limited to, Health and Safety <br />Code Section 11362.5 et seq. <br />(c) "Identification card" shall have the same definition as that contained in Health and <br />Safety Code § 11362.7 et seq., as sometimes amended. <br />(d) "Manager' means any person responsible for the establishment, organization, <br />supervision, or oversight of the operation of a Collective, including but not limited to <br />members who perform the functions of president, vice-president, director, operating <br />officer, financial officer, secretary, or treasurer. Ability to control one (1) or more of <br />the following functions shall be prima facie evidence that such person is a manager: <br />(1) To hire, select, or separate employees or staff, including volunteers; <br />(2) To acquire facilities, furniture, equipment or supplies other than occasional <br />replenishment of stock; <br />(3) To disburse funds of the business other than occasional expenditures for <br />replenishment of stock; or <br />(4) To make, or participate in making, policy decisions relative to the operations of <br />the business. <br />(e) "Marijuana" shall have the same definition as that contained in Health and Safety <br />Code § 11018 as sometimes amended. <br />(f) "Medical marijuana" shall have the same definition as that contained in Health and <br />Safety Code § 11362.5 et seq., as sometimes amended. <br />Ordinance No. NS -XXX <br />Page 28 of 35 <br />75B-38 <br />