In was reported recently that a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge has ruled that the ban on medical marijuana dispensaries was void for not properly following state procedure for its extension into mid-March. Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley stated that despite the ruling, the city will continue to fight against illegal medical marijuana dispensaries. The court’s decision has prompted Los Angeles City Council members to work towards swiftly passing an ordinance that would allow law enforcement to close those dispensaries deemed illegal.
The suspension on the dispensaries was also rejected because of the city’s inability to enforce it. Dispensaries could file for a hardship exemption from the ban, however, many continued to open despite not obtaining permission from the city. It was not until this summer that the city began to deny these exemptions.
As the issue over the legality of medical marijuana dispensaries continues to change, Wallin & Klarich will continue to monitor this issue very closely. Call Wallin & Klarich today to see how this or any other criminal matter could potentially impact you, your loved ones, or your friends! Wallin & Klarich has been in the business of helping people with their criminal matters in their time of need for over 30 years and would like to help you with yours. Contact the experienced Southern California criminal defense lawyers at Wallin & Klarich today at 1-888-749-0034 or www.wklaw.com for a consultation of your case.
Back in the old days when their was only 186 dispensaries in Los Angeles, there was only one main website. Suddenly in late 2007, a new kind of site showed up (PotLocator) where the front page was as simple as Google, all you had to do was enter your zip code and you were given immediate results and directions to find your nearest dispensary. This was bliss compared to the yellow book type directories out there at the time. Then, as technology changed, the sites got better and the race began, PotLocator started facing some worthy competition but it’s starting to make more changes. Between me and my spouse we’ve used more dispensary locator websites than you can count.