Unincorporated communities of Los Angeles County may be seeing a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in the near future, LAist reported Friday.
Supervisor Michael Antonovich introduced a motion on Tuesday that calls for a revision of county code that would ban all medical marijuana dispensaries in the unincorporated areas of the County. The proposal, which also requests a public hearing on the matter, will be heard at a Board of Supervisors meeting on July 6.
Here's his reasoning: Because hundreds of cities have banned medical marijuana dispensaries within their limits, a burden has been placed on the unincorporated communities to house the drug-friendly storefronts.
"It is entirely unfair for our County unincorporated residents and business-owners to shoulder the burdens and impacts of MMD's when surrounding cities have taken steps to ban the use within their borders," Antonovich said.
According to the LA Times, one particular impact Antonovich is worried about is crime, as highlighted by the killings of two Los Angeles dispensary workers last week.
Current county code mandates that dispensaries must obtain a conditional use permit before opening a store and that those stores cannot be within 1,000 feet of churches, day-care centers, schools and the like. If the proposal becomes law, the same code would be applied to the unincorporated areas of L.A., like Marina del Rey, Altadena, East L.A., Topanga and Stevenson Ranch.
The Times reported that incorporated areas in the northern part of the county, like Lancaster and Palmdale, have already adopted the ban.
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Supervisor Michael Antonovich introduced a motion on Tuesday that calls for a revision of county code that would ban all medical marijuana dispensaries in the unincorporated areas of the County. The proposal, which also requests a public hearing on the matter, will be heard at a Board of Supervisors meeting on July 6.
Here's his reasoning: Because hundreds of cities have banned medical marijuana dispensaries within their limits, a burden has been placed on the unincorporated communities to house the drug-friendly storefronts.
"It is entirely unfair for our County unincorporated residents and business-owners to shoulder the burdens and impacts of MMD's when surrounding cities have taken steps to ban the use within their borders," Antonovich said.
According to the LA Times, one particular impact Antonovich is worried about is crime, as highlighted by the killings of two Los Angeles dispensary workers last week.
Current county code mandates that dispensaries must obtain a conditional use permit before opening a store and that those stores cannot be within 1,000 feet of churches, day-care centers, schools and the like. If the proposal becomes law, the same code would be applied to the unincorporated areas of L.A., like Marina del Rey, Altadena, East L.A., Topanga and Stevenson Ranch.
The Times reported that incorporated areas in the northern part of the county, like Lancaster and Palmdale, have already adopted the ban.
NewsHawk: Ganjarden: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: San Diego News Network
Contact: San Diego News Network
Copyright: 2010 San Diego News Network, LLC
Website: L.A. unincorporated areas to see medical marijuana ban, too?
