§ 5.90.100. Medical marijuana manufacturing operating conditions and restrictions.

Medical Marijuana Manufacturing Facilities must designate whether they will apply for or have obtained either a MMRSA Type 6 "Manufacturing level 1" State License (nonvolatile solvents) or a MMRSA Type 7 "Manufacturing level 2" State License (volatile solvents) when submitting a Business License application. Medical Marijuana Manufacturing Facilities must comply with sanitation standards equivalent to the California Retail Food Code (Part 7 (commencing with Section 113700) of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code) for food preparation, storage, handling and sale of edible medical cannabis products. For purposes of this Chapter edible medical cannabis products are deemed to be unadulterated food products.

Medical Marijuana Manufacturing Facilities shall only produce, distribute, provide, donate or sell non-potentially hazardous food, as established by the state department of Public Health pursuant to § 114365.35 of the Health and Safety Code. All edible medical marijuana products shall be packaged at the Medical Marijuana Facility prior to distribution or transportation from the Facility. Medical Marijuana products shall be labeled and packaged in a tamper-evident package and have a unique identifier, such as a batch and lot number or bar code, to identify and track the Medical Marijuana. Labels and packages of Medical Marijuana products shall be compliant with the packaging and labeling requirements set forth in by Health and Safety Code § 19346.

The production of any medical marijuana-infused product shall meet all requirements of a retail food establishment as set forth in Chapter 8.45 of this Code. Except, as it relates only to enforcement of Chapter 8.45 of this Code, the fact the facility is engaged in the production of Marijuana related product shall not be deemed a violation of any Federal Food statutes, orders, ordinances, quarantines, rules, regulations, or directives relating to the public health.

( Measure MM § 4, 11-8-2016)