Pubdate: Thu, 04 Oct 2012
Source: Los Angeles Times (CA)
Copyright: 2012 Los Angeles Times
Contact:  http://www.latimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/248
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n493/a08.html
Author: Luisa Franco

L.A.'S POT SHOPS

Re: "L.A. Repeals Its Ban on Pot Stores," Oct 3

I am disappointed in the City Council's flip-flop. I sympathize with 
patients receiving legitimate treatment for serious illnesses - 
including Rosendahl, who is battling cancer - but their plight should 
not have prevented the council from taking on rogue shops.

The rapid expansion of the number of L.A. dispensaries, with no 
oversight from City Hall, has allowed some of them to operate with 
little regard for their neighbors. When I shop in Sherman Oaks, I am 
disgusted that my son and I have to step over ever-present used 
prescription containers in front of the shop with the green cross.

A ban goes too far, but greater control should be a priority. Most 
council members seem to lack any understanding of the law of 
unintended consequences.

Luisa Franco

Encino
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