A. No person shall operate a medical marijuana establishment at any time or at any location within the City unless a currently effective certificate of compliance for that person at that location has been issued under this chapter.
B. A medical marijuana dispensary, commercial marijuana grower, marijuana processor, marijuana testing laboratory, marijuana education or research facility shall operate only as allowed under this chapter.
C. The requirements set forth in this chapter shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other licensing or permitting requirements imposed by applicable federal, state or local laws, regulations, codes or ordinances.
D. Permitting by the City shall only take place if the applicant is duly licensed by the appropriate state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) (or their successor agency), and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control (OBNDDC).
E. A certificate of compliance and renewal certificate of compliance shall not confer any vested rights or reasonable expectation of subsequent renewal on the applicant or certificate of compliance holder, and shall remain valid only for a period of one (1) year following its approval.
F. It is the sole and exclusive responsibility of each certificate of compliance holder or person applying to be a certificate of compliance holder to immediately provide the City with all material changes in any information submitted on an application and any other changes that may materially affect any commercial establishment license or City certificate of compliance.
G. No certificate of compliance issued under this chapter may be assigned or transferred to any person or location.
H. The original certificate of compliance issued under this chapter shall be prominently displayed at the permitted premises in a location where it can be easily viewed by the public, law enforcement and administrative authorities.
I. No certificate of compliance shall be granted or renewed for a medical marijuana dispensary, commercial marijuana grower, marijuana processor, marijuana laboratory, marijuana research facility or marijuana testing facility in a residence.
J. Any marijuana establishment that is legally operating prior to the enactment of this chapter may be required to comply with the requirements herein; and shall be required to comply for annual renewal.
K. It is the intent of the City that nothing in this chapter be construed to:
1. Allow persons to engage in conduct that endangers or causes a public nuisance;
2. Allow the use of marijuana for non-medical purposes; or
3. Allow any activity that is otherwise illegal and not permitted by state law. (Ord. 436, 12-16-2019)