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Roseville Council Sets Down Rules for Pot Shops
Posted by CN Staff on May 21, 2004 at 09:20:29 PT
By Jennifer K. Morita -- Bee Staff Writer
Source: Sacramento Bee 
The Roseville City Council has adopted an emergency ordinance to regulate where and how medical marijuana shops can operate. The ordinance contains a provision to have Police Chief Joel Neves come back in six months with a report on the new law's results. "This is new territory for us," Councilwoman Gina Garbolino said at Wednesday's meeting. "But we do need to have some defensible ordinance."
The council unanimously approved an ordinance that permits medical marijuana shops to operate only in some commercial and industrial areas and stipulates they must be at least 500 feet from churches, schools, parks, homes and other "sole source pharmacies."In addition, operating hours are limited to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; stores must post a notice stating no marijuana may be smoked, ingested or consumed on the premises; and the use or sale of any drug paraphernalia is prohibited.The city's first marijuana dispensary, Capitol Compassionate Care, opened in January, and since then, other groups have shown interest in setting up shop in Roseville.John Vertido, a registered nurse, told the council he opposes having medical marijuana stores in Roseville."Marijuana, to me, has no redeeming social value," Vertido said. "It leads to further drug abuse, whether it's alcohol or harder drugs such as heroin or cocaine. ... Medically, from what I've seen, marijuana has worked in some cases, but not all.Snipped: Complete Article: http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/operators.htmSource: Sacramento Bee (CA)Author: Jennifer K. Morita -- Bee Staff WriterPublished: Friday, May 21, 2004Copyright: 2004 The Sacramento BeeContact: opinion sacbee.comWebsite: http://www.sacbee.com/Related Articles & Web Site:California NORMLhttp://www.canorml.org/Medicinal Cannabis Research Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/research.htmRoseville Plan Would Limit New Pot Shops http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18877.shtmlCity Adds Medical Pot Restrictions http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18863.shtmlThe Pot Shop - Roseville Press-Tribune http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18294.shtml
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