{"id":1034,"date":"2012-06-04T07:46:42","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T07:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=16607"},"modified":"2012-06-04T07:46:42","modified_gmt":"2012-06-04T07:46:42","slug":"bill-proposed-by-tom-ammiano-could-erase-setback-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/bill-proposed-by-tom-ammiano-could-erase-setback-in-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Proposed by Tom Ammiano could Erase Setback in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/bill-proposed-by-tom-ammiano-could-erase-setback-in-los-angeles\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/tom-ammiano.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"tom ammiano\" title=\"tom ammiano\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-16608\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/bill-proposed-by-tom-ammiano-in-state-government-could-erase-setback-in-los-angeles\/attachment\/tom-ammiano\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16608\" title=\"tom ammiano\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/tom-ammiano-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>The battle over marijuana dispensaries has been a major point of contention for the city of Los Angeles lately.\u00a0 Even as patients have voiced their concerns over the idea of shutting down marijuana caregivers, lawmakers from the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacity.org\/YourGovernment\/CityCouncil\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"> Los Angeles City Council<\/a> are pushing for a ban on all dispensaries.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for patients, there was some great news to come out of state level government.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/asmdc.org\/members\/a13\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Ammiano<\/a> has been working for a long time to get a bill passed that would provide the necessary state level regulation that the California medical marijuana program desperately needs. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2312\" target=\"_blank\">Assembly Bill 2312<\/a> was passed by the <a href=\"http:\/\/assembly.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">California State Assembly<\/a> by a vote of 41-28.\u00a0 It now will face the California State Senate and then possibly would await<a href=\"http:\/\/gov.ca.gov\/home.php\" target=\"_blank\"> Governor Jerry Brown\u2019s<\/a> signature.\u00a0 It is unclear if the bill will survive the entire legislative process, but if enacted, it would bring much more structure to the state\u2019s medical cannabis program.\u00a0 Dispensaries would be legal but could be limited our outlawed on a local municipal level, a fact that reminds advocates of the current muddled legal situation.\u00a0 The law would also see a council created which would oversee the selling, growing and transporting marijuana.\u00a0 Critics have blasted the bill as being light on specifics on how California can govern so many dispensaries and employees and feel it is not nearly as thorough as Colorado law.<\/p>\n<p>Assembly Bill 2312 would eliminate the legal guessing game that has frustrated patients and dispensary owners.\u00a0 Patients are often faced with uncertainty as to where they will find safe access to their medication.\u00a0 With over 80% of the states residents supporting medical marijuana in a new poll and the thousands of cardholders, shutting down the dispensaries in LA without a contingency plan could turn out to be a regrettable move.\u00a0 The bill could also prevent many of the dispensary raids that have rocked the state.\u00a0 Federal authorities have attributed many of the raids to the fact that dispensaries were not operating within state law.\u00a0 Colorado, for example, has had far less raids which seems mostly due in part to its tighter run program.\u00a0 Additional revenue could be generated as a provision for a potential 5% tax was also included in the bill.<\/p>\n<p>As it has been since medical marijuana was first approved in 1996, patients and advocates have been faced with many setbacks.\u00a0 However, many of these setbacks are often accompanied by uplifting news.\u00a0 The LA dispensary ban seems no different as Tom Ammiano\u2019s plans has gained the spotlight even when the mood in LA is down.\u00a0 Even if the bill does not pass this time around, it may generate enough momentum for future legislation or the upcoming decision by California\u2019s Supreme Court when they review the situation next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/tom-ammiano.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"tom ammiano\" title=\"tom ammiano\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-16608\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/bill-proposed-by-tom-ammiano-in-state-government-could-erase-setback-in-los-angeles\/attachment\/tom-ammiano\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16608\" title=\"tom ammiano\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/tom-ammiano-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>The battle over marijuana dispensaries has been a major point of contention for the city of Los Angeles lately.\u00a0 Even as patients have voiced their concerns over the idea of shutting down marijuana caregivers, lawmakers from the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacity.org\/YourGovernment\/CityCouncil\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"> Los Angeles City Council<\/a> are pushing for a ban on all dispensaries.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for patients, there was some great news to come out of state level government.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/asmdc.org\/members\/a13\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Ammiano<\/a> has been working for a long time to get a bill passed that would provide the necessary state level regulation that the California medical marijuana program desperately needs. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2312\" target=\"_blank\">Assembly Bill 2312<\/a> was passed by the <a href=\"http:\/\/assembly.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">California State Assembly<\/a> by a vote of 41-28.\u00a0 It now will face the California State Senate and then possibly would await<a href=\"http:\/\/gov.ca.gov\/home.php\" target=\"_blank\"> Governor Jerry Brown\u2019s<\/a> signature.\u00a0 It is unclear if the bill will survive the entire legislative process, but if enacted, it would bring much more structure to the state\u2019s medical cannabis program.\u00a0 Dispensaries would be legal but could be limited our outlawed on a local municipal level, a fact that reminds advocates of the current muddled legal situation.\u00a0 The law would also see a council created which would oversee the selling, growing and transporting marijuana.\u00a0 Critics have blasted the bill as being light on specifics on how California can govern so many dispensaries and employees and feel it is not nearly as thorough as Colorado law.<\/p>\n<p>Assembly Bill 2312 would eliminate the legal guessing game that has frustrated patients and dispensary owners.\u00a0 Patients are often faced with uncertainty as to where they will find safe access to their medication.\u00a0 With over 80% of the states residents supporting medical marijuana in a new poll and the thousands of cardholders, shutting down the dispensaries in LA without a contingency plan could turn out to be a regrettable move.\u00a0 The bill could also prevent many of the dispensary raids that have rocked the state.\u00a0 Federal authorities have attributed many of the raids to the fact that dispensaries were not operating within state law.\u00a0 Colorado, for example, has had far less raids which seems mostly due in part to its tighter run program.\u00a0 Additional revenue could be generated as a provision for a potential 5% tax was also included in the bill.<\/p>\n<p>As it has been since medical marijuana was first approved in 1996, patients and advocates have been faced with many setbacks.\u00a0 However, many of these setbacks are often accompanied by uplifting news.\u00a0 The LA dispensary ban seems no different as Tom Ammiano\u2019s plans has gained the spotlight even when the mood in LA is down.\u00a0 Even if the bill does not pass this time around, it may generate enough momentum for future legislation or the upcoming decision by California\u2019s Supreme Court when they review the situation next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[45,978,52,979,168,56,9,51,70,1,3,795,61],"tags":[2628,3549,2632,3550,2746,2636,2631,5,3368,6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1034"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1034\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}