Medical marijuana advocates on Tuesday called on officials to re-open LA's first medical marijuana farmers market that was closed when the City Attorney cracked down, citing public safety and access concerns in July. A group of about 20 people, including some medical marijuana patients, spoke during a press conference at the site of the closed market in Boyle Heights weeks before a judge could rule whether the California Heritage Market will reopen. Itamp;rsquo;s time situations like this end, said Norton Arbelaez, medical marijuana activist and attorney. Thereamp;rsquo;s a human cost to what the city is trying to do. The people around us access their medicine through the market. - NBC Los Angeles
