San Jose Leaders Approve Tough New Regulations For Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
The new rules would limit where medical marijuana dispensaries could be located and would also force them to grow their own marijuana.
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The new rules would limit where medical marijuana dispensaries could be located and would also force them to grow their own marijuana.
The proposed ordinance would place strict restrictions on how medical marijuana dispensaries can operate in San Jose.
A California lawmaker has introduced legislation to regulate the state's free-wheeling medical marijuana industry — the farmers that grow the drug, the hundreds of storefront shops that sell it and especially the doctors who write recommendations allowing people to use it.
Governor Jerry Brown said he is not sure legalizing pot is a good idea because the country could lose its competitive edge if too many people are getting stoned.
Inside the Green Cross medical marijuana dispensary, Girl Scout cookies are one of the most popular types of pot for sale. Now, the real ones are also being sold outside.
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A man who had allegedly burglarized a medical marijuana dispensary in San Jose was arrested Tuesday morning after hiding in an elevator shaft and then getting stuck.
This comes after the San Jose City Council approved strict new regulations this week, limiting where dispensaries can operate.
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The San Jose City Council will once again take up the thorny issue of regulating medical marijuana dispensaries on Tuesday evening, including an ordinance that could severely limit where the cannabis clubs can operate.
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The legislation from Democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammiano of San Francisco would have monitored the production and sale of medical marijuana through the state's alcohol enforcement department.
The increased tax rate is expected to generate about $1.5 million in additional revenue a year for the city.
The measure is intended to restrict dispensaries that federal prosecutors say had grown out of control in California, where voters first supported legalizing cannabis to treat illness in 1996.
California's highest court has ruled that local governments have legal authority to ban storefront pot shops within their borders.
Several San Jose landlords who own properties where medical marijuana dispensaries are located are being threatened with property forfeiture.
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Vending machines are commonly known for dispensing snacks and sodas, but machines dispensing medical marijuana have created a buzz among California dispensaries.
State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano introduced a bill that would turn licensing and regulation of medicinal marijuana dispensaries over to the state's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
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