A. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of selling, growing, distributing, processing, infusing, storing, delivering, or testing any medical marijuana within the City without valid City and State licenses or applicable permits as required by law.
B. Any license required by this part shall be issued in accord with and upon the payment of the fees provided by State statutes, City Code, and State and local rules and regulations.
C. All applications and fees for City and State licenses shall be filed with the Local Licensing Authority on forms to be approved by the Local Licensing Authority, together with applicable fees and other information and documents as may be required by the City's medical marijuana licensing rules and regulations. All medical marijuana business licensing records shall be maintained by the Local Licensing Authority.
D. Effective May 25, 2017, the Local Licensing Authority shall not receive or act upon any application for a new medical marijuana center license.
E. Effective May 25, 2017, the Local Licensing Authority shall not receive or act upon any application for a new medical marijuana optional premises cultivation or medical marijuana infused product manufacturer license unless the new license is to be collocated with an existing licensed medical marijuana establishment location with one hundred percent (100%) common ownership and pursuant to the cumulative cap on licensed medical marijuana locations.
F. Effective May 25, 2017, the Local Licensing Authority shall not receive or act upon any application for a change of location of any medical marijuana center, medical marijuana optional premises cultivation facility, or medical marijuana infused product manufacturer license unless:
1. All other medical marijuana establishment licenses at the prior location also change location to the same new location; or
2. The medical marijuana establishment license change of location is proposed to be to a location where other medical marijuana establishment license(s) currently exist that is one hundred percent (100%) commonly owned by the licensee; or
3. All other medical marijuana establishment licenses at the prior location are surrendered.
G. If licenses for a medical marijuana location are surrendered, revoked, or denied renewal, the cumulative cap on licensed medical marijuana locations shall be reduced accordingly. Any active, valid license may be transferred to another person meeting all of the requirements for licensure.
H. Medical marijuana testing facility licenses shall be capped at one licensed location for every one hundred (100) licensed medical marijuana locations that are subject to the cumulative cap on licensed medical marijuana locations set forth in section 2.2.102 of this part. (Ord. 11-32; Ord. 16-32; Ord. 17-28; Ord. 20-93)