06/05/2013
"Meanwhile, medical ma*****na advocates called on council to reconsider its stance on the dispensaries, saying the city has nothing to gain by banning the storefronts and much to lose in the way of a possible crime uptick and jobs these businesses have created.
Some spoke about how their use of medical cannabis has helped improve their health where pharmaceuticals failed. A representative for one of the collectives said the city risks losing more than 30 jobs, as well as the community service some of these businesses are carrying out.
About a half dozen collectives remain within the city.
Assistant City Attorney Barry DeWalt said the city settled with one of the former operators for Herbs & Edibles.
The next court date in the city's case is scheduled June 24 and may result in about half of the storefronts ordered to shut down. The others will have to be handled separately, he said.
The city’s move follows a ruling by California Supreme Court giving local government the right to ban medical ma*****na dispensaries."
More than a dozen people turned out at Tuesday’s Redding City Council meeting to call on members to reconsider the all-but-certain shutdown of medical ma*****na dispensaries and influence the land negotiations with the McConnell Foundation.
