http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/10/chronic_city_san_diegans_want.php
By Steve Elliott
It’s a classic case of disconnect between public policy and public opinion. As District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis continues with her medical marijuana dispensary crackdown in San Diego, a new poll indicates that a hefty majority of city residents favor leaving the pot shops open and regulating them.
About 77 percent of San Diego’s adult residents [...]
By Marijuana Policy Project , Reforming U.S. Marijuana Laws – October 27, 2009
SACRAMENTO — On Wednesday, the California Assembly Public Safety Committee will hold a historic hearing on the implications of taxing and regulating marijuana similarly to alcoholic beverages.
The informational hearing marks the first time California’s legislature has considered ending marijuana prohibition since California first [...]
By Marijuana Policy Project , Reforming U.S. Marijuana Laws
Last week, I posted the results of the MPP-commissioned poll showing that despite outrageous claims being made by local officials, there is wide support for medical marijuana among Los Angeles County voters. A new poll now shows that support for medical marijuana access isn’t confined to Los [...]
By Craig Gustafson
Union-Tribune Staff Writer
11:19 a.m. October 28, 2009
As the city of San Diego struggles with how to handle medical marijuana dispensaries, a new poll shows that nearly two-thirds of the city’s adults favor allowing the shops as long as they are regulated.
Of those, 37 percent favor heavy regulations and 27 percent desire only a [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors Monday.
Two Justice Department officials described the new policy to The Associated Press, saying prosecutors will be told it is not a [...]
SAN DIEGO — At least three medical marijuana dispensaries are selling the drug in close proximity to San Diego schools, but the people who run the dispensaries want to keep it that way, 10News reported.
In San Diego County, there are about 30 medical marijuana dispensaries and collectives. Pot shops can be found anywhere from Fallbrook [...]