California high court seems inclined to uphold bans on pot shops
Justices are weighing the legality of Riverside's ban on medical marijuana dispensaries
Los Angeles Times (US)
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The California Supreme Court appeared inclined to uphold municipal bans against medical marijuana dispensaries. Meeting for oral arguments, the state high court considered the legality of a ban on dispensaries by the city of Riverside. Several justices noted that the state Constitution gives cities wide policing power over land use and suggested that the state's medical marijuana laws have not undercut that authority. (See also: Marijuana dispensary curbs likely to stand)
