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Eight counties and 23 cities regulate cannabis outlets |
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Written by Chris Conrad
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The regulation of marijuana sales within the state continues, despite opposition by the federal government, drug police and local officials in some counties.
Several dispensaries have functioned within the state since before Prop 215, mostly in the San Francisco Bay area. However, the big surge has been since the passage of SB 420, which allows patients to work collectively and creates limited immunity from sections of the law that otherwise ban cultivation, sales and having a place where cannabis is sold. “This new law represents a dramatic change in the prohibitions on the use, distribution, and cultivation of marijuana for persons who are qualified patients or primary caregivers,” according to the 2005 Urziceanu Appellate Court ruling.
Since its provisions went into effect, {quotes right}eight counties and 23 cities have adopted ordinances{/quotes} to regulate over-the-counter access to marijuana by qualified persons, ranging from Los Angeles to Oakland to Placerville. Most recently, conservative Kern County adopted its own regulatory plan. The elected Kern County Sheriff initiated this recognition and regulation of dispensaries. The other counties with regulations are Alameda, Calaveras, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo , Santa Barbara, and Santa Clara. Cities include Atascadero, Angels Camp, Berkeley, Citrus Heights, Dixon, Elk Grove, Fort Bragg, Hayward, Jackson, Martinez, Oakland, Placerville, Plymouth, Ripon, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, Selma, Sutter Creek, Tulare, Visalia, West Hollywood and Whittier. Counts may differ because San Francisco is both a city and a county.
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