Release of Licensed Medical Marijuana Sites Information

WHEREAS Health Canada licences medical marijuana sites in communities and has no provision to notify local authorities to provide information on these sites; AND WHEREAS a local government recently experienced an incident at a licensed medical marijuana site that protective services would not have attended if they had known it was a registered site; AND WHEREAS, due to the safety risks imposed on both occupants and local authorities and the difficulty in monitoring fire and safety standards on these sites due to lack of information, local authorities should receive regular information as to registered medical marijuana sites: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Union of BC Municipalities urge the federal government to: a. require those persons applying for a medical marijuana site be required to comply with local building code and inspection requirements prior to Health Canada issuing the licence; and b. release the information as to registered medical marijuana sites to local authorities.