California Supreme Court deals massive blow to medical marijuana industry

[DreamSmoker]

The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that local municipalities can legally ban medical marijuana dispensaries, dealing a massive blow to the burgeoning industry that’s exploded across the state since 2009.

The California constitution gives cities the zoning power to dictate land use within their borders, enabling them to declare businesses a “public nuisance” and toss them out — which is precisely what happened to the Inland Empire dispensary in Riverside.

Lower courts consistently sided with the city, saying that nothing in the Compassionate Use Act (CUA) or the Medical Marijuana Program (MMP) laws actually prohibits cities from banning marijuana businesses.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/06/california-supreme-court-deals-massive-blow-to-medical-marijuana-industry/

[tularetom]

1. Why are we dicking around with "Medical" marijuana anyway?

We ought to be pushing for full legalization for anybody.

[Scuba]

2. +1,000

[Go Vols]

4. I agree 100%.

[Politicalboi]

3. So sick people are a

“public nuisance” only because it's pot. They want to claim that the shops are "seedy" and have "hippies" hanging around their beautiful cities with liquor stores at EVERY corner. To me, bars are a public nuisance, and should be shut down. Most people leave a bar with alcohol in their system. I call that a danger more than a public nuisance. And talk about "seedy" people. You'll find them at bars all the time.