The payment of a tax imposed under this chapter shall not be construed to authorize the conduct or continuance of any illegal business or of a legal business in an illegal manner. Nothing in this chapter authorizes or implies the lawfulness of any activity connected with the Distribution or possession of Cannabis unless otherwise authorized and allowed in strict and full conformance with this Code, including without limitation Chapter 5.19 CVMC. Nothing in this chapter shall be applied or construed as authorizing the Sale, Cultivation (including Cannabis Nurseries), Transportation, Distribution, Manufacture, compounding, conversion, processing, preparation, testing, storage, packaging, Delivery and Sale (wholesale and/or retail sales) of Cannabis, Cannabis Products, or any accessories for the use of recreational Cannabis or Cannabis Products. (Ord. 3434 § 1, 2018).