MEDICAL MARIJUANA LEGAL IN CALIFORNIA, BUT FEDS STILL RAID DISPENSARIES

Via Steveslist.info:

"SACRAMENTO - More than a decade after California voters approved legalized medical marijuana, an explosion of dispensaries and patients has cities and counties scrambling to regulate the operations.

In Los Angeles - where the number of dispensaries soared from just a handful to more than 200 in the past two years - stunned city officials recently passed a moratorium on new clinics until they can develop guidelines.

Hundreds of other cities up and down California have no regulations at all on medical marijuana dispensaries, including at least 28 where clinics or delivery services are operating, according to a Daily News analysis.

Law enforcement officials say a lack of local oversight could allow dispensaries to open near schools or parks, with no way for
authorities to remedy the situation."

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