Public Meeting - Palm Springs Council To Vote On Dispensary Law - Jan 7

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The Palm Springs City Council is expected to vote on Wednesday on a proposed ordinance that could make the city the first and only jurisdiction in Riverside County to allow medical marijuana dispensaries.

The proposed law, that limits dispensaries to industrial zones, will top the agenda at the council meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way.

The city now has at least four dispensaries operating illegally, with at least one more waiting on the council action to open.

A public hearing will be held on the law. Other provisions include:

-- Dispensaries would have to be set up as non-profit collectives or cooperatives, as recommended in the guidelines that state Attorney General Jerry Brown issued in August.

-- Dispensaries in the industrial zones would be allowed “by right,” meaning they would be able to get a regular business license, with no special permits.

-- Dispensaries would not be allowed within 1,000 feet of each other or within 500 feet of schools, public park or playground, churches, youth centers or residential areas.

-- Dispensary buildings would have to have barred windows.

The meeting is open to the public.

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apparently they changed the date . . .

Palm Springs could be the first city in Riverside County to allow medical marijuana dispensaries if approved by city council members tonight.

The meeting will open with a public hearing at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall, according to the agenda.

The proposed law limits dispensaries to industrial zones.

The city now has at least four dispensaries operating illegally, with at least one more waiting for council approval to open, according to The Desert Sun.

The draft ordinance states that dispensaries would not be allowed within 1,000 feet of each other or within 500 feet of schools, public parks, playgrounds, churches, youth centers or residential areas.

Other provisions state that the dispensaries must be set up as nonprofit collectives or cooperatives, as recommended in the guidelines issued by California Attorney General Jerry Brown in August.

No one under the age of 18 would be allowed to work in marijuana dispensaries. source