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Laguna Woods Votes Yes on Marijuana Dispensaries

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty 00998118

Laguna Woods has become the first Orange County city to allow medical marijuana establishments.

In just 30 days, ailing residents of Laguna Woods will be able to buy medically prescribed marijuana from a dispensary within their city of 18,500.  The Laguna Woods City Council voted 4-0, with one abstention, to allow medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.

Dispensaries will be allowed starting in mid-October. Currently, no applications to open one have been submitted to date. There are some restrictions though. Dispensary clients must be residents of Laguna Woods. Caretakers will be allowed to purchase marijuana after meeting certain requirements. All dispensaries must be located at least 1,000 feet away from schools, day-care centers, playgrounds and other youth-oriented establishments. They must also operate as collectives or non-profits.

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Anonymous
Junior

I look forward to these little pot shops. Economy is shit, might aswell be stoned.

 

Nov 11, 2008 08:16 AM
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Anonymous
lamotaman

I am speculating that it wont be to long before the state changes its stance and realizes the ecomonical benefits for legalizing now. Seeing that Laguna Woods is going to be the first to benefit from the this $50 million a year industry, they stand to be the silicone Valley of Hemp. I am in Ventura County hoping that loans will be made available soon, so I too can open up a medicial marijuana dispensary to help sick people in my local area that use medical marijuana and dont have to travel over and hour to the nearest despensary. Please contact me with any information on funding ideas. lamotaman@tmail.com

Mar 22, 2009 12:49 PM
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