Los Angeles moves to close marijuana dispensaries
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RomeoRamenII
Marijuana dispensaries are dens of evil. Los Angeles should close them all down.
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thepro
So America is going backwards in the 'war on drugs' again?
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dontknockit
Ha ha! Thought you were serious for a second there. Nice sarcasm!
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Sarge
Is marijuana not illegal in the United States?
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RomeoRamenII
Of course it is. Which is why these "dispensaries" needed to be boarded up. If marijuana is to be used for medical purposes, it should be dispensed by hospitals; not out of the trunks of 1959 Ramblers.
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borscht
Haven't seen one of those in a long while. Marijuana is illegal in the US, as Sarge pointed out, but so is exceeding the speed limit. I believe in California the fine for both is pretty much the same. Up to a certain amount, the marijuana fine is a low three figure number, like speeding. Over a certain amount, you're looking at jail time. I could be wrong. Anyone from California have the details?
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adaydream
I wish I was in California. They got some of the very best marijuana out there. Expensive but damn good.
So out of 300 they will weed them down to 70. Enjoy trying to do this. Who has priority? How will you determine the 70?
Can you imagine the "Going Out of Business Sales". < :-)
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Badsey
It seems like a marijuana political power grab -the 300m requirement is fine, but the pick and choose is rather bizarre for capitalism.
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RomeoRamenII
borscht -- My point is if marijuana is to be used for medical purposes, then dispense it from hospitals.
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dontknockit
But that would make hospitals "dens of evil!" LOL!
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adaydream
RomeoRamenII, just let hospitals dispense all medicines. Then millions of people can come to hospitals each year, with everybody else, to get their medicines. It's hard enough to get in just to get medical service, let alone thousands of more people getting their prescriptions.
LA can attempt this, but 70 ain't going to get it. This will be interesting though. There will be many other states watching this, also. < :-)
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guest
Dispensarys aint going nowhere, under prop 420 any can become a primary caregiver to anyone who has a doctors prescription. Props are voted for by the people, and trump any laws enacted by lawmakers. Anyone can grow and sell to anyone else as long as they sign on the dotted line. These are clubs, and it is imposable to discriminate against one club, and tell them where they can put their clubhouse, or limit their membership to any demographic area. Its all good if they are operating under the law. LA is going to have thousands of legal headaches. I wouldn't be surprised if its the 70 original clubs, who want to protect their goldmines, that pushed for this change.
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bushlover
[I wish I was in California. They got some of the very best marijuana out there. Expensive but damn good.] --- This explains your posts most of the time.
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tomatoflight
Sad news. Just make it legal already. Would seriously combat the dangerous cartels and drug wars.
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adaydream
Maybe that answers your post, also. It might be good for you. I'm 57, retired and not needing a job unless I want one. Hasn't hurt me.
But back to LA, other cities and states are watching this with interest. It'll be legal in just a few more years. Till then... < :-)
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neverknow2
Yeah all the other 'wars' are costing too much money so they have to give in a little.
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dontknockit
Indeed it might. I find adaydream to be more sensible and insightful than a lot of people here. After you get the foot removed from your mouth, you might consider taking a trip to CA to take advantage of its laws. Your vision impairment might not be glaucoma, but Mary Jane might benefit you none the less. It might helpful see the foot aproaching your mouth for example, and allow you to dodge it.
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Helter_Skelter
Medical marijuana may have some limited medical benefits, but the push for it really comes from potheads who ultimately want it legalized. Their faux concern about people's medical issues is pretty transparent.
Yes, middle-aged potheads are renown for their sensibilities and insightfulness. < :-)
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adaydream
Helter_Skelter we could banter the benefits of marijuana over many other legal substances, but that would take this off course.
Los Angeles City Council has said they want to reduce the shops down to 70, huh. I'm going to wait with baited breathe to hear how they intend to go about this. There's been too much invested.
The state of California is making hand over fist tax dollars now. Closing down shops will be difficult. We'll see people filling lawsuits all the way to Sacramento.
Keeping pot shops away from schools and the such is kinda fruitless when you're selling it legal. But if that's a happy-glad moment, that's cool. < :-)
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dontknockit
Partly true. But for people who need it, its a huge issue. I know some people want to imagine pot is nothing but a recreational drug, but you would be hard pressed to find a recreational drug that did not enjoy a period of use as a medicine. And frankly, pot has been marginalized in modern research and for no good reason at all. And I still find it as safer or safer than alcohol (although I don't smoke it because I don't personally like its effects). And I definitely prefer high people to most drunks. All in all, I can't complaint that most people have phoney reasons for wanting legalization. The mountain of perfectly good reasons has been ignored and crapped on for so long, I have no qualms that opponents are now being duped at this level. They earned it. Moves toward legalization are long overdue. Rumor has it that even Thomas Jefferson himself smoked. I wonder what he make make of the irrational prattle that has somehow marched on since the real duping began with "Reefer Madness"? Yep, marijuana opponents richly earned any bullcrap they receive.
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bushlover
[I find adaydream to be more sensible and insightful than a lot of people here.] --- I'm glad you do. I don't. Your problem is you just like the left foot and not the right foot.
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Madverts
Trying to stop people smoking weed is akin to halting the sunrise at dawn.
Tax the damned stuff.
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Madverts
" Your problem is you just like the left foot and not the right foot."
Heh, so no right-wingers smoke the herb? Grow up for pete's sake bushlover, not everything in the world is a left and right issue!
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bushlover
Sorry Mad you read too much into things. I didn't mean that. I was just saying he prefers a different perspective on things and that he's not always right in other people's opinions. Calm down. Have a toke or two. I don't think that legalizing drugs will solve all problems. It'll just create new ones.
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adaydream
Marijuana has been illegal for many years. In all my years I've smoked it illegally and will continue. Then my Dad passed away in 2003 from 3 different kinds of cancer from smoking cigarettes all his life. He suffered from the cancer and from the treatments. Nausea, no appetite and lots of pain. They were real good with the morphine. That gave him side effects as bad as the cancer.
But something that would have helped was marijuana. It would have dealt with the nausea, helped give him an appetite and would have helped with the pain. But God no.
So I'll continue to smoke all my life illegally. Cool. But why is it kept away from sick people that really need it? And what is the purpose of reducing pot shops?
By the way, I don't know of anyone who has died from an overdose, psoriasis of the liver or any other medical reason from marijuana.
The shops will be dealing with this for years before anything is resolved. < :-)
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dolphingirl
This is a bizarre issue. I mean marijuana is illegal in California but then proposition 215 was passed which later became bill 420--allowing patient to use medical marijuana with the recommendation of a doctor. Next came the medical marijuana ID cards and the dispensaries. Over 70% of people in the the area approve of medical marijuana so closing these dispensaries seems harsh.
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guest
Under the prop. people can become their own dispensaries. If you join my collective, I can grow and sell you weed. If I join your collective you can grow and sell me weed. Its all good if people legally incorporate, a not for profit, collective, or Coop.
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Madverts
"Calm down. Have a toke or two."
No thanks mate I gave that up years ago! It's one sure-fire way to slurp up all your ambition.
"I don't think that legalizing drugs will solve all problems. It'll just create new ones."
Possibly, possibly not. Firstly, it cuts the weed dealers out of their black economy and will litteraly POUR tax dollars into the system. Second, in countries where it is de-criminalized such as Holland, well blow me it's mostly for the tourists as there is no cool factor to start smoking the stuff simply because you're young and it's illegal.
Oh, and how else could I interpret your comments? Please advise...
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Helter_Skelter
adaydream, it's cirrhosis of the liver, not psoriasis of the liver. :-D
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HonestDictator
The dispenseries are a joke, as others with some brains and common sense in their heads have stated it should be treated like all prescription medication and either hospitals or pharmacies should be the only means of distribution. Once the pills and other means of medication derived from marijuana are approved then there will be no excuses for the folks that like getting their fix from smoking it.
As I can tell the only reason why pro marijuana smokers want dispenseries is their wonderfully deluded ideology that it should be legalized for recreational use. As always only keeping their own personal interests ahead of everyone else.
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guest
The State Supreme Court struck down a law that sought to limit the amount of marijuana a medical patient can legally possess. The court, in a unanimous decision, ruled that state lawmakers were wrong to change provisions of a voter-approved proposition in 1996 that allowed patients with a doctor’s recommendation to possess an unspecified amount of marijuana. The Legislature mandated in 2003 that each patient could have a maximum of 8 ounces of dried marijuana. The Supreme Court said only voters could change amendments that they have added to the State Constitution through the initiative process.
Anyone can become a dispensary
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