San Diego council overturns pot law rather than hold election

[bigbrokush]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/
San Diego council overturns pot law rather than hold election
July 25, 2011 | 8:41pm
Rather than put the issue to a vote of the public, the San Diego City Council voted 6 to 2 Monday to rescind an ordinance restricting where medical marijuana dispensaries can be located.

In April the council voted to allow such dispensaries only in industrial zones and require each to receive a conditional use permit from police. Dispensaries could not be located within 600 feet of schools, parks, libraries or churches and had to be nonprofit operations.

Supporters of medical marijuana protested that the ordinance was too severe and would drive many dispensaries out of business. A petition drive gathered enough signatures to force the council to either overturn the ordinance or put it on the ballot.

Faced with an estimated $1-million cost for such an election, the council overturned the ordinance, leaving the issue in limbo.

"I'm not sure what a vote would tell us," said Councilwoman Sherri Lightner, who voted for repeal. "It would be like sending $1 million up in smoke."

 

[CANNATOPIA]

Interesting news. TY for the post.

 

[Headbandf1]

congrats the SD finest crew deserves this, grow hard bros

 

[BiG H3rB Tr3E]

I wouldnt herald this as a victory. In fact that fucking kunnt lightner which you quoted said before she said the up in smoke line was that she would rather have an outright ban and seek immediate inforcement of that ban to have all shops in san diego shut down. Which many of the other clowncil members adhered to. So it wasnt so much that they are supporting medical cannabis. they said that the ordinance was "too leniant and that it should be more restricitve". they went on to say that we were too uncooperative and uncompromising. i dont know what the fuck they consider a compromise. their "compromise" with us was ... ya you can operate. as long as your out in the fucking middle of nowhere near our town. theyre all scumbags. they all pussyfoot. and they last thing they ever want to deal with is MMJ. for now dispensaries arent going anywhere, but if the council had their way... which is looking very possible is the dispensaries would be gone yesterday. in fact lightner asked if it was possible to enact a ban as of this afternoon....

 

[IE2KS_KUSH]

Re: San Diego council overturns pot law rather than hold election

So same ol' same ol' I see. Ok.