California Supreme Court allows cities to ban dispensaries

flaxseedoil1000

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court on Monday upheld the right of local governments to ban medical marijuana dispensaries, leaving intact a growing movement by political officials to outlaw the pot businesses despite a 1996 state law that permits the use of weed for medical purposes.


In a 7-0 decision, the state's high court concluded that cities and counties have a right to restrict the dispensaries within their boundaries, rejecting the arguments of medical marijuana advocates who maintain local governments cannot bar activity that is legal in California. The ruling could now be used to further bolster local efforts to place stricter regulatory rules on medical pot dispensaries that are allowed to operate.


"Nothing in the (1996 law) expressly or impliedly limits the inherent authority of a local jurisdiction, by its own ordinances, to regulate the use of its land, including the authority to provide that facilities for the distribution of medical marijuana will not be permitted to operate within its borders," Justice Marvin Baxter wrote for the court.


At least 180 cities across the state and Bay Area have enacted bans in recent years, from Hollister to Petaluma to Moraga. But the region's largest cities, San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland, have permitted the dispensaries, taxing the revenues while communities in-between increasingly become dispensary-free zones.
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Complete story: http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_23181599/medical-pot-california-supreme-court-allows-cities-ban
 
Ballsonrawls

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shit where i just came from they are passing new ordinances every month. or at least trying to. fuckers in different counties are banning outdoor grows within city limits, outdoor grows in general, and the recent one is growing numbers according to acreage. fuck em, they cant bust all of us lol. all we can do is send positive vibrations and affirmations. :) lol
 
Ballsonrawls

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i personally do think its a step forward. the fact that they have so much concern towards the issue means that they are acknowledging the growers. instead of state laws its county laws. two states passed legalization last year and thats huge.
 
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