San Lorenzo County supervisors meeting on medical marijuana ordinance

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County supervisors meeting on medical marijuana ordinance
When
Wed, April 22, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Where
San Lorenzo Community Hall, 377 Paseo Grande
Description
Marijuana ordinance to get airing in San Lorenzo By Jason Sweeney The Daily Review (Hayward CA) Posted: 04/07/2009 04:02:39 PM PDT SAN LORENZO - Concerns over medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated Alameda County will be discussed later this month at a public meeting with the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. The April 22 session will mark the first Board of Supervisors meeting to be held in San Lorenzo, officials said. "The community is going to give input on what conditions the dispensaries should be allowed to run," San Lorenzo Village Homes Association administrator Nancy Van Huffel said, adding that local residents want to have a say on security requirements, hours of operation and location, among other conditions. A large crowd is expected for the meeting. Speakers at a recent meeting of the Village Homes Association voiced concern that large numbers of marijuana advocates from other counties might show up. The current county ordinance allows for three medical marijuana dispensaries in the unincorporated areas of Alameda County. However, guidelines released in August by state Attorney General Jerry Brown permit dispensaries only if they qualify as a statutory cooperative or a collective. "The Board of Supervisors will review current developments around medical marijuana regulations, including the attorney general's opinion and any new court cases and how those new developments affect the county's medical marijuana dispensary ordinance," the office of Supervisor Nate Miley said in a statement. "Supervisor Miley hopes that the results of the meeting will be that the Board of Supervisors gives county counsel direction on revising our ordinance so that we can continue to provide medical marijuana to patients in the unincorporated communities."