It is the purpose and intent of this subchapter (as enabled by A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 28, Arizona Medical Marijuana Act) to regulate the sale and cultivation of medical marijuana to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the citizens of the town and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent any deleterious location and concentration of medical marijuana related businesses within the town, thereby reducing or eliminating adverse and secondary effects from such businesses. It is neither the intent nor effect of this subchapter to restrict or deny access to distributors and cultivators or medical marijuana to their intended market. Neither is it the intent nor the effect of this subchapter to condone or legitimize the production or distribution of medical marijuana.
(Ord. 11-83, passed 4-19-2011)