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Pot Shops Dealt Major Blow

Written By Unknown on Monday, May 6, 2013 | 4:32 PM

May 6, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities and counties can ban medical marijuana dispensaries, a decision likely to further diminish the network of storefront pot shops and fuel efforts to have the state regulate the industry.

In a unanimous opinion, the court held that California's medical marijuana laws – the nation's first and most liberal – neither prevent local governments from using their land-use powers to zone dispensaries out of existence nor grant authorized users convenient access to the drug. Continue reading...
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