Pubdate: Thu, 17 Jun 2010
Source: Desert Sun, The (Palm Springs, CA)
Copyright: 2010 The Desert Sun
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PALM SPRINGS OKs THIRD MARIJUANA DISPENSARY

The Palm Springs City Council tonight approved an  ordinance allowing
a third medical marijuana dispensary  to operate in the city and
awarded the permit to  Organic Solutions of the Desert.

Eight other applicants had sought the permit. Herbal  Solutions also
met the city's requirements to be  awarded the permit, according to a
city staff report.

The City Council voted 4-1 to award the permit to  Organic Solutions
of the Desert, with Councilwoman  Ginny Foat voting no.

Three applicants -- Palm Springs Compassionate Care,  Greenway Nature
Care Center and Farmacy Collective --  nearly qualified, but did not
meet zoning restrictions,  the report states.

A staff report found that a third city-sanctioned  dispensary would
help provide a sufficient number of  "reliable and appropriately
regulated medical cannabis  cooperatives."

In March 2009, the council voted to allow two  collectives, or
cooperatives, in compliance with state  law to operate within the
city's three industrial  zones. 
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MAP posted-by: Richard Lake