San Jose council rejects plan to ban pot clubs

[Newsjock]

Source: San Jose Mercury News

The San Jose City Manager's Office wants to take a hard line on medical marijuana, arguing that the city council should ban all 100 or so cannabis clubs in town and start from scratch with new regulations.

But on Monday, council members said: "Not so fast." In an 8-2 vote, they adopted a new 7 percent tax on dispensaries, as city voters approved last month.

... "We need the money, pure and simple,'' said Mayor Chuck Reed in support of the vote. He later added that he, too, was concerned that current city regulations seem to hold that all pot sales are illegal.

... During Monday's council meeting, Santa Clara County Supervising Deputy District Attorney Frank Carrubba -- who helped develop the city manager's plan to ban the clubs -- said he thought it was possible all the marijuana dispensaries in the state are illegal. Many in the audience responded with amazed laughter.

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[Hawkeye-X]

1. Denver is trying to link the dispenaries with the federal database

They have the wrong idea, so I'm keeping an eye on the City Council, and will make sure my council rep votes correctly (as she often does)

[Taverner]

2. My hometown did good

:)

[SkyDaddy7]

3. I wonder if the losers will go to the FEDS?

I cannot believe so many are still so against cannabis...Simply STUPID!

[Johnny Harpo]

4. Why not make it ALL legal?....

5 joints to a pack.

Put in in the liquor stores right next to the booze.

And tax the living daylights out of it.

[PuffedMica]

5. "We need the money, pure and simple,''

Money talks, and in this case laws or no laws, for a few tax dollars the clubs can remain open.

When California realizes the state wide revenue to be had through legal marijuana sales, the legislature will surpass Prop 19 by an order of magnitude.

[PuffedMica]

6. K&R