Marijuana Task Force Makes Its Land-Use Recommendations
November 6, 2009
SAN DIEGO — Medical marijuana shops will be allowed to locate in any commercial zone in San Diego if the city follows the recommendations of its Medical Marijuana Task Force.
The task force recommends that marijuana dispensaries be banned from residential areas, but allowed to locate in any commercial area. That includes neighborhood commercial zones, which are embedded in residential areas. Some task force members were concerned that would put marijuana shops too close to people's homes. But task force co-chair Stephen Whitburn said patients should be able to buy their marijuana close to home.
"Where there are objections to that, those can be weeded out through the reviewing process," he said.
The task force recommends marijuana dispensaries be required to get a conditional use permit, and they should be at least a thousand feet from a school, playground or library. Their recommendations go before the San Diego city council next month.
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AB390 // November 7, 2009 at 7:55 p.m. ― 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Reason finally triumphs over the cannabiphobes and bigots!
Marijuana consumers are less violent than alcohol consumers yet bars are allowed in neighborhood commercial zones. So are pharmacies. Why not pot shops?
Cannabis should be legal not only for patients, but for any adult who cares about his or her body. It's far less toxic than alcohol.
Help pass Tom Ammiano's bill to legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana in California. Visit http://yes390.org
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rasmarcus // December 3, 2009 at 10:18 a.m. ― 3 months, 2 weeks ago
UPDATE!!! MARIJUANA SALES IS LEGAL! REGULATION IS THE ONLY ISSUE LEFT!
For the other side of the story, which is on the right side of the law, you'll have to read from alternate news sources such as Dave Maass with San Diego CityBeat http://www.sdcitybeat.com/cms/story/a..., San Diego Americans for Safe Access Blog http://www.safeaccesssd.org, SoCal Norml Blog http://www.normlsc.org/, Bonnie D.A.' Mantis Blog http://bonniedamantis.wordpress.com, and SanDiegoMarijuana.com website http://www.sandiegomarijuana.com.
STORY ABOUT THE GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION
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STORY ABOUT THE JACKSON VERDICT
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STORY ABOUT COURT FINDING BONNIE "UNSTABLE"
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