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Council: All 39 medical pot dispensaries can stay in town
by Kathleen Haley, published on July 27, 2010 at 10:15 PM
Storyline: Sacramento City Hall / Politics
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The 39 medical marijuana shops in Sacramento are on their way to becoming legal.
The Sacramento City Council voted 8-0 to draft regulations for current pot dispensaries to legally operate with city permits.
Councilman Ray Tretheway was absent from the meeting. Notably, Councilman Robbie Waters, who formerly served as a Sacramento County sheriff and city police officer, voted in favor of a path toward legal and regulated medical marijuana shops. Waters noted that he had originally approached the issue from a “cop view.”
Michelle Heppner, a special projects manager for the city, explained after the meeting that the City Council intends to allow 39 medical marijuana dispensaries in Sacramento to apply for city permits.
However, the notion of cap on the number of dispensaries is still hazy.
Heppner said the council agreed that the number of dispensaries is not capped at 39. However, the council is not saying that there should be an unlimited number of dispensaries in Sacramento, she said.
Heppner told the City Council she plans to present draft language for a medical marijuana ordinance in late September.
Photo by Brandon Darnell.
Kathleen Haley is a staff reporter for The Sacramento Press.
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Gerald1
July 28, 2010 | 9:47 AM
Here, here!
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hurricane
July 28, 2010 | 11:23 AM
Hell Sacramento is broke, they have no choice but to let them continue selling that crap..
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Steven Bourasa
July 29, 2010 | 1:03 AM
I applaud the Sacramento City Council for voting in favor of the green economy!
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aperitif
July 29, 2010 | 11:27 AM
This is good news! With CA moving in the direction of leaglizing marijuana, it would make no sense for the City of Sacramento to move in the opposite direction. Just like Oakland moved to permit pot farms in preparation for the passing of Prop. 19, Sacramento made the right decision. How would CA get any tax revenue from the pot shops if we kicked them all out of town?
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Thomas Wendel
August 3, 2010 | 9:25 AM
I'm not anti-vice, but to me the argument that this is good or something that should be done because it generates money for the city is akin to the logic that led to the casino boom. The result for most communities has been a few low paying jobs, very little tangible revenue, and a host of unanticipated adverse consequences.
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