Public's health and safety is cited in the action against the Green Cross on Hawthorne Boulevard. The business can protest the decision before License Review Board. The city of Torrance has revoked the business license of a controversial medical marijuana dispensary, officials said Wednesday. Less than two weeks after federal agents raided the Green Cross of Torrance, the Hawthorne Boulevard co-op was notified shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday that it no longer had permission to operate locally. The decision was made after Police Chief John Neu declared the establishment a detriment to public health and safety. [continues 420 words]
Federal agents raided the Torrance shop and jailed four who allegedly tried to sell marijuana to agents from a countywide task force. Federal agents seized about 70 pounds of marijuana along with nearly 100 pot plants, a shotgun and a small amount of cash during last week's raid of a medical marijuana dispensary in Torrance, a Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman said Monday. Though the DEA claimed no arrests, police working for a county task force jailed four people who arrived later that day to sell cannabis to the co-op. [continues 520 words]
Torrance business licenses will no longer be granted to medical marijuana dispensaries -- or any establishments that breach federal law, a unanimous City Council ruled Tuesday night. In doing so, Torrance becomes the first South Bay city to declare co-ops, which provide medicinal pot for specific ailments, unwelcome within its boundaries. Though about 20 medical marijuana supporters spoke out against the ordinance and urged the council to simply regulate local dispensaries, council members said most residents did not want these facilities in their community. [continues 550 words]
Torrance's South High School principal points out that not finding illegal narcotics during the trial run was a good thing. The Torrance school district has unveiled a new weapon in its fight against drugs on campus. Here's a hint: The one used last week at South High School is black and brown, has four legs and answers to Hero. Marking a first for the Torrance Unified School District, educators teamed up with local police Wednesday to bring a drug-sniffing dog to South High. The visit, considered a successful trial run by school officials, offered a sneak preview of what's to come. [continues 863 words]
