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Kush Expo Scheduled for November in Anaheim
Another installment of the Kush Expo Medical Marijuana Show has been announced for November 18-20. A medical card is not needed to attend and the event is open to anyone 18 years of age and older. The expo will include a “420 Smoking Section.”
The event will feature booths, giveaways, live music, food and other attractions related to the MMJ industry. Go to kushexpo.com for the latest.
State Senator Puts Marijuana Tax Proposal on Ice
State Sen. President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), who had proposed a measure to tax medical marijuana, opted to table the proposed law until next year, the Los Angeles Times reports. Steinberg’s actions are part of a larger effort by state and local officials to raise revenue in an age of budget cuts.
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Loma Linda Officials Make Dispensary Ban Permanent
The city of Loma Linda in San Bernardino County recently made its temporary dispensary ban permanent. The ban became permanent July 28.
Previously, Loma Linda officials had enacted a moratorium on dispensaries in 2009.
San Diego nixes restrictions on where dispensaries can locate
The San Diego City Council, by a 6-2 vote, late last month repealed restrictions on dispensaries that officials had enacted in April, Mount Helix Patch reports. The restrictions included a requirement for dispensaries to remain at least 600 feet away from parks
Opponents of the restrictions had gathered more than 44,000 signatures to force the city to repeal the ordinance or put it to voters. Eventually, 31,029 signatures were officially certified. However, council members, citing costs ($840,000 to put the issue on the June 2012 ballot or more than $3 million to hold a special election), opted instead to repeal the restrictions.
