Under the regulations, medical marijuana dispensaries must be located 1,000 feet from homes, churches, schools, parks and other dispensaries.
The sheriff’s department will permit the facilities and make sure their operators follow a range of rules.
Three of the 16 sites are in Lakeside and three more are in Ramona. Two each are in San Dieguito, Alpine and El Cajon. The rest are in Borrego, Campo, Julian and Spring Valley. It’s possible that some locations could hold multiple dispensaries if each complied with the distance requirements.
Critics said that the policy is too restrictive, that the sites are not practical, and that the regulations amount to an invasion of each patient’s privacy. Opponents far outnumbered supporters at the morning meeting.
As Supervisor Dianne Jacob noted, “I didn’t hear a lot of unqualified support for what’s before us today.”
In the end, the supervisors voted 4-1 to adopt the policy, which requires another formal vote next Tuesday. Supervisor Ron Roberts said he opposed the policy because he thought it reduced the locations where dispensaries could open to “next to none.”
Medical marijuana has been legal in California under state law for 14 years, but the drug is illegal under federal law, leading to frequent clashes between authorities and dispensary supporters.
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
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