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MEDICAL CANNABIS DISPENSING COLLECTIVES AND LOCAL REGULATION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction ...................................................................._........_..... 1 OVERVIEW About this Report ................................................................................................. ..........3 About Americans for Safe Access ........................................................................ ..........3 The National Political Landscape ......................................................................... ..........3 History of Medical Cannabis in California .......................................................... ..........4 What is a Medical Cannabis Dispensing Collective ............................................ ..........4 Rationale for Medical Cannabis Dispensing Collectives .................................... ..........5 Medical Cannabis Dispensing Collectives are Legal Under State Law .............. ..........5 Why Patients Need Convenient Dispensaries ..................................................... ..........6 What Communities are Doing to Help Patients ................................................. ..........6 IMPACT OF DISPENSARIES AND REGULATIONS ON COMMUNITIES Dispensaries Reduce Crime and Improve Public Safety ..................................... ..........7 Why Diversion of Medical Cannabis is Typically Not a Problem ....................... ..........8 Dispensaries Can Be Good Neighbors .................................................................. .........8 BENEFITS OF DISPENSARIES TO THE PATIENT COMMUNITY Dispensaries Provide Many Benefits to the Sick and Suffering ................................10 Research Supports the Dispensary Model ...................................................................11 Many Dispensaries Provide Key Social Services ..........................................................11 Conclusion .....................................................................................................................13 APPENDIX A Recommendations on Dispensary Regulations ...........................................................14 APPENDIX B Ordinance Evaluation Survey Questions .....................................................................18 APPENDIX C Survey Answer and Data Analyses ..............................................................................19 APPENDIX D Maps of Ordinances .....................................................................................................20 For more information, see www.AmericansFodafeACCess.org or contact the ASA office at 1-888-97.9-4367 or 510-Z51-1856.