Mayor Bob Filner made many medical marijuana activists and users very happy this week when he re-opened the door to the possibility of legal medical marijuana collectives in San Diego.
We chronicled the back-and-forth between Filner and City Attorney Jan Goldsmith, which resulted in Filner ordering the city to stop referring medical marijuana code violation cases to Goldsmith for prosecution.
Goldsmith also talked to KPBS Midday and Evening Edition about the issue, and gave this quote about his enforcement of marijuana collectives: "Yes, it’s over."
It was a busy week for Filner, who also got into a public dispute with City Council President Todd Gloria over who has the power to make appointments to SANDAG. Three days after the dispute, a single slate of SANDAG appointments was released.
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