Title
Adopt a Resolution Amending Article I.b. of the Monterey County Master Fee Resolution effective March 1, 2018, to adjust certain fees related to the Health Department's Public Health Bureau Medical Marijuana Identification Card Program (MMICP) pursuant to the attached Fee Schedule.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Adopt a Resolution Amending Article I.b. of the Monterey County Master Fee Resolution effective March 1, 2018, to adjust certain fees related to the Health Department's Public Health Bureau Medical Marijuana Identification Card Program (MMICP) pursuant to the attached Fee Schedule.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Medical Marijuana Identification Card (MMIC) Program was established by the State of California following the passage of SB 420. MMIC Program requires counties to administer a voluntary card registration program that identifies medical marijuana patients. Patients can use the identification card as evidence that they have received a recommendation from their physician to use marijuana for medicinal purposes.
The card can assist law enforcement officials in determining whether an individual using marijuana meets the requirements of the Compassionate Use Act, which states that with the recommendation of a physician, a seriously ill patient may obtain and use marijuana for personal medical purposes.
The Health Department's Public Health Bureau (Public Health) currently operates the MMIC Program to persons recommended by their physicians. In late June, SB 94, the budget trailer bill aligning the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act and the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), passed the legislature. SB 94 maintains the provisions of the AUMA that, effective March 1, 2018, allows the sale of tax-exempt medicinal cannabis and products only if the buyer presents a valid state-issued medical marijuana ID card.
SB 94 also contains provisions that affect the fees that can be charged for the ID cards. Whil...
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