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L.A. Council battles over future of pot shops

Category: Dispensaries | Posted on Thu, May, 17th 2012 by THCFinder

A proposal for a "gentle" ban on medical marijuana clinics brought out some hardball politics at the Los Angeles City Council Wednesday.

The proposal would close dispensaries but allow patients to grow their own marijuana or share it through collectives. But a final decision was postponed after the ban was sent back to the council's Planning and Land Use Management Committee for further study.

A clearly angry Councilman Jose Huizar, who has been trying to ban dispensaries, complained the council was "playing games" to avoid a decision on his controversial proposal.

"Two weeks ago, in closed session, we had a very level-headed discussion and a good decision on the direction our city attorney should take," Huizar said.

"Now, they jumped hoops and waved out this new proposal that is an aggressive attempt to undo the direction we were going in."

The new proposal from Councilman Paul Koretz would allow some dispensaries to continue to operate if they agreed to a set of city regulations.

"They might call it a gentle ban, but I call it a vicious, heartless ban," Koretz said of Huizar's proposal.

"A lot of the people who need this drug the most wouldn't know (how) or be able to grow it themselves. For them, it is critical they have a place to go to get the medical marijuana."

Koretz said he believes the city should allow about 100 pot clinics to continue to operate as long as they abide by city regulations on location, hours of operation, security and other factors.

"I have far too many of these in my district and they are a nuisance," Koretz said. "But we need to regulate these, not shut them down."

Source: http://www.dailynews.com

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Amazing looking Cannabis

Category: Nugs | Posted on Thu, May, 17th 2012 by THCFinder

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Man picks the wrong guy "an undercover officer" to offer a puff of marijuana; receives $100 ticket

Category: News | Posted on Thu, May, 17th 2012 by THCFinder

A 27-year-old man was issued a citation this afternoon after he allegedly offered an undercover police officer a puff of marijuana, MBTA Transit Police said.

Around 1:30 p.m., transit police detectives and officers were at the Andrew MBTA station “as a direct result of community complaints of drugs and related issues,” according to a report filed after the incident.

While seated on a bench in the busway closest to Dorchester Avenue, an undercover officer was allegedly approached by Damon Coston, of East Boston. According to transit police, Coston sat down next to the officer, removed what appeared to be a marijuana cigarette from his jacket pocket, and began to smoke it.

Coston then offered the undercover officer a “toke” of the cigarette, which, according to the report, the officer declined. Other officers were notified, and they approached Coston.

Transit police said Coston was cooperative and turned over two bags of marijuana, which he had in his jacket. Officers issued Coston a $100 citation and confiscated the marijuana.

Possession of one ounce or less of marijuana is a civil, not a criminal offense in Massachusetts.

Source: http://www.boston.com

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