California: City of Arroyo Grande Could Change Its Tune On Medical Marijuana

San Luis Obispo.com reports….

Tuesday night’s meeting also marked a significant shift in the Arroyo Grande council’s stance on dispensaries.

The city banned brick-and-mortar dispensaries in 2008, and followed that up with a ban on mobile dispensaries in 2012. Officials at the time attributed both decisions to discrepancies in state and federal law — the latter prohibits marijuana use even for medical purposes.

Though that question still remains, the council on Tuesday indicated that it would be in favor of allowing mobile and physical dispensaries to operate in the city, if the right regulations could be drafted.

“My thinking on this is evolving,” Councilman Jim Guthrie said. “My thought here is that I definitely don’t want to be on the leading edge of this, but this is a subject that is sharp on both sides. You don’t want to be on the trailing edge either.”

After about an hour-and-a-half of discussion on the topic, the council directed staff to return with new regulations that would allow mobile dispensaries to operate in the city as long as drivers undergo background checks and were permitted by the city, like taxi services. The staff was also directed to return in the future with information on the possibility of allowing a physical dispensary.

The new regulations — both for cultivation and for mobile dispensaries — will need to go before the city Planning Commission and the City Council to be implemented.

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