cannabisnews.com: Rancho Fired Up Over Pot Measure Rancho Fired Up Over Pot Measure Posted by CN Staff on June 27, 2004 at 11:27:29 PT By Molly Dugan -- Bee Staff Writer Source: Sacramento Bee The Rancho Cordova Planning Commission has supported proposed regulations for medical marijuana dispensaries, including restrictions on where they can be located.If approved by the City Council, the ordinance would limit cannabis clubs to industrial areas at least 1,000 feet from homes, schools, parks and churches. The measure also would limit buyers to 8 ounces and forbid smoking marijuana on the premises. The Planning Commission voted 5-0 Thursday to support the ordinance, with member Troy Konarski abstaining. "We've been fighting a negative image," Konarski said. "This is probably a step in the wrong direction."Other commission members said they voted for the law reluctantly, expressing concern about how cannabis clubs would affect Rancho Cordova's image."It's an uncomfortable topic for me," Chairman Art Smith said. "But it does seem to me there are sufficient provisions in the ordinance. They know we're going to be watching what they do."A state law that took effect in January allows patients to use marijuana for medical reasons with a doctor's prescription. Since then, many local jurisdictions have passed ordinances regulating dispensaries in their communities.Although no cannabis clubs are operating in Rancho Cordova, the city has received two inquiries about starting dispensaries.Snipped: Complete Article: http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/rancho.htmSource: Sacramento Bee (CA)Author: Molly Dugan -- Bee Staff WriterPublished: Sunday, June 27, 2004Copyright: 2004 The Sacramento BeeContact: opinion sacbee.comWebsite: http://www.sacbee.com/Related Articles & Web Site:Medicinal Cannabis Research Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/research.htmCity To Weigh Medical Pot Business Restrictionshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18963.shtmlRoseville Plan Would Limit New Pot Shopshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18877.shtmlCity Adds Medical Pot Restrictions http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18863.shtmlCouncil Restricts Medical Pot Salehttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18665.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #5 posted by FoM on June 27, 2004 at 16:02:53 PT Heads Up: Michael Moore on CBS's 60 Minutes I am so happy that Fahrenheit 9/11 has broken box office records for a Documentary with over $21,000,000 so far! Way to go Michael Moore! [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by Virgil on June 27, 2004 at 14:01:28 PT What if ... What if they had a location next to a church but had a tethered blimp at 1100 feet and pulled everyone one up to dispense laughing grass? Is that where "getting high" came from? [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by BGreen on June 27, 2004 at 13:27:07 PT There are no other forms of delivery, Virgil Have you *ever* heard any pro-jail puppets acknowledge *any* other form of delivery other than smoking?They insist on using the descriptive term of "smoking" in order to extrapolate the known dangers of smoking tobacco to the cannabis plant. This has been debunked many times over, but the truth doesn't matter at all to the prison crowd.The Reverend Bud Green [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by Virgil on June 27, 2004 at 13:13:24 PT Does that mean vaporization is allowed? The measure also would limit buyers to 8 ounces and forbid smoking marijuana on the premises. What about other forms of delivery? [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by Richard Paul Zuckerm on June 27, 2004 at 12:06:00 PT: THE TARNISHED REPUTATION OF HEMP IGNORES HISTORY!` These people who frown at the thought of Cannabis should learn the history from www.JackHerer.com [click on "The Emperor Wears No Clothes"] and www.HempCar.org. [ Post Comment ] Post Comment