Medical marijuana and any waste including wastewater must be stored, secured and managed in accordance with applicable State Statutes and regulations and the State approved disposal plan. A medical marijuana establishment must dispose of medical marijuana that is not usable marijuana within ten (10) calendar days of expiration of use. Medical marijuana waste must be made unusable prior to leaving a licensed medical marijuana facility.
A. Wastes that must be rendered unusable prior to disposal include, but are not limited to:
1. Marijuana plant waste, including roots, stalks, leaves, and stems that have not been processed with solvent.
2. Solid marijuana sample plant waste possessed by third-party laboratories certified by the State regulating authority for quality assurance that must be disposed of.
B. The allowable method to render marijuana plant waste unusable is by grinding and incorporating the marijuana plant waste with non-consumable solid waste or other ground materials so the resulting mixture is at least fifty percent (50%) non-marijuana waste by volume. Other methods to render marijuana waste unusable must be approved by the State regulating authority and the City Administrator, in conjunction with recommendation from the City of Ely Regional Landfill, before implementing.
C. Marijuana waste rendered unusable following an approved method in the facility disposal plan must be delivered to the City of Ely Regional Landfill for immediate disposition and covering.
D. Disposal cannot include medical marijuana product including plant material entering the City wastewater collection system, storm drain system or any unsecure rubbish disposal system.
E. A medical marijuana establishment shall not transfer, share, give, sell or deliver any unused medical marijuana in the establishment's possession to any other person, regardless of whether they are licensed as a medical marijuana establishment.
F. A medical marijuana establishment shall not dispose of medical marijuana in any manner other than permitted under this chapter. (Ord. 707, 12-14-2017)