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LS 3.20.18 ORDINANCE NO. NS -XXX AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 40 TO ALLOW COMMERCIAL CANNABIS TESTING LABORATORIES FOR MEDICINAL AND ADULT - USE PURPOSES AND AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF ARTICLE XIII OF CHAPTER 18 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO MEDICINAL MARIJUANA TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH CHAPTER 40 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. In 1996, the California electorate approved Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act which allows a patient, with a doctors recommendation, to use cannabis for medical purposes without the fear of prosecution or arrest. B. In 2003, the California legislature passed Senate Bill 420 (Medical Marijuana Program Act) which amended the Health and Safety Code to permit the establishment of medical cannabis dispensaries for the distribution of cannabis for medical purposes. C. In 2005, the California Board of Equalization began issuing seller's permits for sales consisting of medical cannabis. D. In 2008, the California Attorney General issued guidelines for the security and non -diversion of cannabis grown for medical use. E. On November 4, 2014, Santa Ana voters approved Santa Ana's Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program ordinance ("Measure BB") which was codified in Chapters 18 and 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Such regulations govern medicinal marijuana and the retail sale thereof. F. In 2015, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 643, Assembly Bill 266, and Assembly Bill 243, collectively referred to as the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act ("MMRSA") further amended in 2016 as the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act ("MCRSA" ), which established regulations and a state Exhibit 3B Ordinance Page of 33 75B-47