Posts in the News Category

LA Cracks Down On Dispensaries
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Posted in News on 26 January 2010
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The Los Angeles City Council has just said no. In a stunning 9 to 3 vote, the Council has approved an ordinance that will eliminate a large number of dispensaries by implementing restrictive new zoning measures. The total number of dispensaries will be limited to 70, a number which may be hard to reach, given [...]

Dispensary Profile: PB 420
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Posted in News on 23 January 2010
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Chuck “Cheese” Ziegenfelder wants to provide his patients with the most affordable medicine he can, and he’s figured out a way to do it. By selling other stuff. The owner of PB 420, in the Pacific Beach neighborhood of San Diego, Ziegenfelder says his business model is simple. Turn a profit on t-shirts, soaps, hats [...]

LA Limits Medical Marijuana
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Posted in News on 20 January 2010
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After more than two years of haggling, the Los Angeles City Council has adopted a far-reaching ordinance that is widely expected to significantly curtail access to medical marijuana. By a vote of 11-3, council members on January  20th approved a range of measures that stand to transform L.A. from of the most relaxed environments for medical [...]