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SACRAMENTO, CA - A debate about medical marijuana turned heated at the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors' meeting Wednesday.
Medical marijuana dispensaries are prohibited in Sacramento County, but an interim ordinance might allow for the dispensaries under specific conditions.
The urgency ordinance would allow the cultivation and dispensing of marijuana for medical purposes within limited circumstances. Dispensaries would not be allowed within 300 feet of properties zones for residential or agricultural use. The dispensaries could only be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The county's Planning and Community Development Department wants to make the ordinance permanent.
According to the planning department, at one time there were 84 medical cannabis dispensaries throughout Sacramento County operated without proper business licenses or permits.
Even though he said he is compassionate for anyone who really needs medical marijuana, Supervisor Jimmy Yee said his big concern was the availability of identification cards and recommendations.
"When you have stuff like this, my concern is it becomes more than medical marijuana, it becomes recreational marijuana," Yee said.
He held up a local newspaper that had 42 advertisements for pot stores and his voice cracking, Yee expressed his disdain for the ads. "It's this kind of stuff that upsets me," he said.
Yee questioned the board's stand on marijuana dispensaries and indicated he would make a motion to ban all dispensaries in the county.
George Mull, president of the California Cannabis Association, agreed there should be regulations and caps on dispensaries.
"I agree with you about controlling the number of stores," Mull said. "If they don't want caps, then it becomes about money. People need their medicine and it should be available to them."
Supervisors were expected to vote on the issue after public comments were complete.
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Medical marijuana dispensaries are prohibited in Sacramento County, but an interim ordinance might allow for the dispensaries under specific conditions.
The urgency ordinance would allow the cultivation and dispensing of marijuana for medical purposes within limited circumstances. Dispensaries would not be allowed within 300 feet of properties zones for residential or agricultural use. The dispensaries could only be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The county's Planning and Community Development Department wants to make the ordinance permanent.
According to the planning department, at one time there were 84 medical cannabis dispensaries throughout Sacramento County operated without proper business licenses or permits.
Even though he said he is compassionate for anyone who really needs medical marijuana, Supervisor Jimmy Yee said his big concern was the availability of identification cards and recommendations.
"When you have stuff like this, my concern is it becomes more than medical marijuana, it becomes recreational marijuana," Yee said.
He held up a local newspaper that had 42 advertisements for pot stores and his voice cracking, Yee expressed his disdain for the ads. "It's this kind of stuff that upsets me," he said.
Yee questioned the board's stand on marijuana dispensaries and indicated he would make a motion to ban all dispensaries in the county.
George Mull, president of the California Cannabis Association, agreed there should be regulations and caps on dispensaries.
"I agree with you about controlling the number of stores," Mull said. "If they don't want caps, then it becomes about money. People need their medicine and it should be available to them."
Supervisors were expected to vote on the issue after public comments were complete.
News Hawk- Jacob Ebel 420 MAGAZINE
Source: news10.net
Author: Darla Givens
Contact: Contact Us
Copyright: News10.net
Website: Medical marijuana: Sacramento County debates regulation or ban
