Pubdate: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV) Copyright: 2014 Las Vegas Review-Journal Contact: http://www.reviewjournal.com/about/print/press/letterstoeditor.html Website: http://www.lvrj.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/233 Page: 3B RENO GIVES GREEN LIGHT FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA BUSINESSES The Reno City Council is moving ahead with rules for medical marijuana establishments within the city limits. The Reno Gazette-Journal reported that council members on Wednesday directed staff to draft ordinances and zoning rules for dispensaries, cultivation operations, testing labs and kitchens for edible products. Washoe County approved requirements governing medical marijuana in unincorporated areas of the Truckee Meadows earlier this month. Nevada voters approved marijuana for medicinal purposes in 2000, but patients had no legal way to obtain it except to grow it. That changed last year when the Legislature approved a law setting up a tax and distribution structure. Local governments are now writing their own restrictions and requirements. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom