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Following the lead of other area cities, the Danville Town Council this week voted to prohibit the cultivation, processing or delivery of medical marijuana, though some council members said they would like to revisit the delivery question later on.
Tuesday's unanimous council vote in Danville follows those in Livermore, San Ramon, Brentwood, Oakley, Antioch and Alameda, among other places, to pass local ordinances before March 1 either prohibiting or regulating marijuana cultivation, processing or sale. As called for in state Assembly Bill 266, cities that don't enact their own ordinances by then will come under state regulation.
The Planning Commission recommended the council ban cultivation and processing, but allow deliveries of medical pot by state-licensed mobile dispensaries. Town staff had recommended banning deliveries as well as cultivation and processing.
Council members said they fully supported banning cultivation and processing because of the strong odor from outdoor grows, the specter of crime and the increased exposure of marijuana to teenagers in a town where a local counselor said Tuesday night one in five high school seniors have used the drug.
The delivery issue brought more discussion. Town Councilman Robert Storer said he supports medical marijuana delivery for infirm and pain-stricken people in a town where the nearest dispensary in Berkeley.
"It's one little bit of compassion we could show as a council to the community," said Storer, who said he voted with the majority to make sure Danville retains local control. He and Mayor Karen Stepper said the delivery issue can be revisited after the dust around the new state law settles, though Stepper said she had a "philosophical problem engaging in an illegal activity," in reference to all marijuana use being illegal under federal law.
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: California: Danville Approves Medical Marijuana Ban
Author: Sam Richards
Contact: Contra Costa Times
Photo Credit: None found
Website: Contra Costa Times
Tuesday's unanimous council vote in Danville follows those in Livermore, San Ramon, Brentwood, Oakley, Antioch and Alameda, among other places, to pass local ordinances before March 1 either prohibiting or regulating marijuana cultivation, processing or sale. As called for in state Assembly Bill 266, cities that don't enact their own ordinances by then will come under state regulation.
The Planning Commission recommended the council ban cultivation and processing, but allow deliveries of medical pot by state-licensed mobile dispensaries. Town staff had recommended banning deliveries as well as cultivation and processing.
Council members said they fully supported banning cultivation and processing because of the strong odor from outdoor grows, the specter of crime and the increased exposure of marijuana to teenagers in a town where a local counselor said Tuesday night one in five high school seniors have used the drug.
The delivery issue brought more discussion. Town Councilman Robert Storer said he supports medical marijuana delivery for infirm and pain-stricken people in a town where the nearest dispensary in Berkeley.
"It's one little bit of compassion we could show as a council to the community," said Storer, who said he voted with the majority to make sure Danville retains local control. He and Mayor Karen Stepper said the delivery issue can be revisited after the dust around the new state law settles, though Stepper said she had a "philosophical problem engaging in an illegal activity," in reference to all marijuana use being illegal under federal law.
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: California: Danville Approves Medical Marijuana Ban
Author: Sam Richards
Contact: Contra Costa Times
Photo Credit: None found
Website: Contra Costa Times
