The Los Angeles City Council has voted to allow dispensaries to continue selling medical marijuana, but the council is still considering a cap on the number of dispensaries allowed within the city limits.
LA County District Attorney Steve Cooley, who has declared war on the medical marijuana industry, had urged the council to pass an ordinance that would ban the selling of medical cannabis. Cooley and some other law enforcement officials insist that exchanging pot for cash violates state law governing medical marijuana collectives.
The City Council didn’t see it that way. In a seven-hour session Tuesday, the council stripped out language that would’ve banned sales, and replaced it with flexible language that allows cash sales and contributions, as long as they comply with state law.
Another ordinance, which would cap medical marijuana dispensaries in the city at 200 or less (down from a current estimate of 1,000) is still under consideration.
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The Washington Post, meanwhile, had an interesting update on the national debate over legalization. A recent Gallup Poll showed that 44 percent of Americans favor legalizing marijuana; it’s 53 percent in the West. Legalization advocates say the issue has taken off like never before. Full article here.
- Shasta County Public Health has announced mass seasonal flu shots for December. The shots (for seasonal, not swine, flu) will be available for $10 each, and are recommended for children 6 months to 18 years, adults 50 and over, health care workers, child care providers and people with chronic health problems. The vaccination sessions will be Dec. 2 at Shasta Factory Outlets in Anderson, Dec. 3 in Burney, Dec. 10 at the Shasta Lake Fire Hall and Dec. 17 at the Mt. Shasta Mall in Redding. Details here.
- I love waking up to find that my computer has updated itself during the night without my permission, and all my tabs and browsers and stuff are gone. Today’s culprit was The Weather Channel desktop, which apparently updated itself so it could show me more ads. The sacrifices I make to bring you the latest.
- Anyway, it’s supposed to be more lovely weather for the foreseeable future, except for the possibility of a few showers on Friday. Partly cloudy with a high of 60 on Turkey Day.
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