Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley warned yesterday that he intends to prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries that sell the drug even if the city's leaders decide to allow those transactions. The clash between the City Council and district attorney puts Los Angeles at the center of a growing debate about the legality of dispensaries.
The ordinance recommended by the City Council would allow dispensaries to accept cash contributions as long as they comply with state law. Cooley and City Attorney Carmen Trutanich maintain that recent court decisions clearly indicate collectives cannot sell marijuana over the counter, although members can be reimbursed for the cost of growing it.
Although Cooley has recently emerged as the most vocal opponent of these stores, his views are increasingly shared by prosecutors, sheriffs and police chiefs. For more on this ongoing debate, click here.
Cooley's a jerk. He's got way more important issues to address. Issues that effect every Californian. Like the major corruption of the Los Angeles superior court, the false court records, judges taking bribes, false imprisonment, denial of due process, and a fair trial, real estate fraud, oh, but wait, he's part of the problem. You lawyer types, do you want to read some court documents that will curl your toes, go to inproperinla at Blogspot.com
Posted by: joebanana | November 20, 2009 at 03:47 PM