§ 5.90.060. Medical marijuana dispensary operating conditions and restrictions.

Every person and entity operating as a Medical Marijuana Dispensary in the City shall comply with the following operating conditions and restrictions. No Medical Marijuana Dispensary may operate within the City of Long Beach without meeting the following conditions:

A Medical Marijuana Dispensary shall not be located within a one thousand foot (1,000') radius of any other Medical Marijuana Dispensary.

A sign shall be posted in a conspicuous location inside each Property advising: (a) It is a violation of State Law to engage in the sale of marijuana or the diversion of marijuana for non-medical purposes; (b) The use of marijuana may impair a person's ability to drive a motor vehicle or operate heavy machinery; (c) Loitering at the location of a Medical Marijuana Business for an illegal purpose is prohibited by Penal Code § 647(h); (d) This Medical Marijuana Business is licensed in accordance with the laws of the City of Long Beach; (e) Your membership will be terminated if you engage in the illegal sale or diversion of Medical Marijuana.

Representative samples of Medical Marijuana distributed by the Business shall be analyzed by an independent laboratory to ensure that they are free of harmful pesticides and other contaminants regulated under local, state or federal law.

No person, other than a patient, caregiver, licensee, employee, or a contractor shall be in the medical marijuana dispensary room. No patient shall be allowed entry into the medical marijuana dispensary room without showing a valid State issued picture Driver's License or Identification. A Medical Marijuana Dispensary may distribute, dispense, deliver or transport medical marijuana only in accordance with this Chapter and State law.

The number of licensed and permitted Medical Marijuana Dispensaries shall be limited to not less than one (1) Medical Marijuana Dispensary business for every eighteen thousand (18,000) residents in the City of Long Beach or not more than one (1) Medical Marijuana Dispensary business for every fifteen thousand (15,000) residents in the City of Long Beach. The population of the City shall be based on the official census population estimate as periodically updated by the US Department of Commerce, United States Census Bureau. The City Council may increase the number of licensed and permitted medical marijuana dispensaries pursuant to this Chapter but may not reduce them below the thresholds set forth herein. The City Manager shall issue the maximum number of licenses permitted by this Section unless otherwise directed by the City Council.

( Measure MM § 4, 11-8-2016)