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15. Recommendation and possible action to direct staff on the creation of a Medical Marijuana Establishment (MME) Business License Fee Model and to initiate the process to adopt the approved model by ordinance and to adopt a Business Impact Statement pursuant to NRS 237.030 to NRS 237.150. Further possible action to direct staff on initiating future code changes in the following areas regarding MME regulation: disallowing use of recreational marijuana; disallowing any recreational cross over with medical marijuana facilities; imposing more restrictive distance requirements for MMEs for areas in which minors are present; imposing increased security requirements for medical marijuana facilities; making changes to zoning requirements for future medical marijuana facilities to restrict their operation in certain types of commercial zones; requiring additional impact studies to gauge anticipated effects of MME operations on the surrounding community; and requiring any additional conditions to medical marijuana facilities required within business licensure. As directed staff will initiate the code and bring forward within the required approval process. Manager. (All Commission Districts.) Public Hearing. (Note: Item listed under this heading only will be heard at or after the noted time. In no case will it be heard before the stated time. Due to public testimony and discussion, time expended on the item in this category can vary.)