City Council Approves Ban on Patients Growing Medicine in Private Homes in Imperial Beach

[DreamSmoker]

Another Self Righteous City Council in California digs in Against the People and the States Laws..




Imperial Beach City Council approves ban in violation of State Law on patients growing medicine in their own homes; patients and advocates are outraged and ready to turn to the voters in 2012

By: Terrie Best, San Diego Americans for Safe Access

Imperial Beach, CA – On July 7th, 2011, with a 4 to 1 vote, the Imperial Beach (IB) City Council approved an ordinance banning collective cultivation of medical marijuana within city limits including in the private homes of qualified patients.

This latest move by the council against California’s medical marijuana laws goes above and beyond banning dispensaries or large scale cultivation of marijuana in Imperial Beach. The law actually prohibits patients from growing small numbers of plants together in their homes. The ordinance now stands in direct contradiction to state law, which explicitly allow patients to “associate in order to collectively or cooperatively cultivate medical marijuana”. (CA H&S 11362.775)

“It’s not our job to sit up here and say who does and who does not need medical marijuana.” said Council member Bilbray just prior casting the only vote in opposition to the ban.

http://nugmag.com/2011/07/city-council-approves-ban-on-patients-growing-medicine-in-private-homes-in-imperial-beach/

[izquierdista]

1. How about opium poppies then?

They really add some color to those California beach bungalows.

[damntexdem]

2. So willow trees will be outlawed, as well as all herbs?

Hmm, even deadly nightshade would be illegal? Better just pave over the yard -- sounds like no plant would be safely legal.

;-)