Editorial Note: The following Sacramento Press story contains incorrect figures. It was reported that the city's medical marijuana dispensaries would pay $54,000 in fees. The $54,000 was the sum of two fees that should not have been added together. Joy Patterson, the city's principal planner, provided the correct information Wednesday. Patterson said that depending on the medical marijuana dispensary, a fee of either $39,600 or $33,000 will be paid in the application process for the first year of operation. We apologize for the error and a followup story on the fee breakdowns will be posted later this week.  The city’s existing medical marijuana dispensaries can become legal businesses.

Jeanne Larsson is worried that the city government may not give her East Sacramento medical marijuana dispensary a permit to operate. The Sacramento City Council agreed last week that it would not place a cap on the number of medical marijuana shops in the city. But it also supported proposed rules that could possibly lower the number of dispensaries. Currently, there are 39 medical marijuana shops in Sacramento, including Larsson’s. So, does this mean the city will allow the 39 facilities? Judging by comments from city staffers and operators of medical marijuana shops, the answer to that question is yes and no. Since the City Council has said it doesn’t want to cap the number of fac