No new medical marijuana dispensaries will be opening in Corte Madera - -- at least for the next month and a half -- after the Town Council unanimously approved a moratorium on the pot clubs. At a Nov. 8 special meeting, the council joined Fairfax and other Marin municipalities and passed a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries before an audience of just two Redwood High School students there for a class assignment and Twin Cities police Chief Todd Cusimano, Mayor Carla Condon said. "It was the most logical solution to maintain the town's control over land use," Condon said. "At the present time, a medical marijuana dispensary is not a permitted use according to our town policy and zoning codes. The moratorium simply provides further clarification." [continues 603 words]
Corte Madera has filed a lawsuit seeking to shut down one of two medical marijuana dispensaries operating at a Tamal Plaza office complex. In the complaint filed in Marin County Superior Court on Friday, Corte Madera Town Attorney Jeffrey Walter requested preliminary and permanent injunctions to stop Marin Holistic Solutions from storing, cultivating or distributing medical marijuana. The lawsuit also names landlord Francisco Properties as a defendant. "The subject property is located in the 'light industrial' zoning district as specified in the town's zoning code," the complaint stated. "Medical marijuana collectives and dispensaries and/or the sale of marijuana for any purpose are not listed as a permitted or conditionally permitted use in said zoning district." [continues 663 words]
Corte Madera may file a lawsuit as soon as next week seeking to shut down its two medical marijuana dispensaries, the town attorney said Wednesday. Earlier this month, the town sent cease-and-desist letters to Marin Holistic Solutions and Going Green warning the dispensaries to stop storing, selling and cultivating pot by June 25. "When they first applied (for a business license) in the spring of 2009, they did not fully disclose the nature of the business," Town Attorney Jeffrey Walter said in a phone interview Wednesday. [continues 620 words]
The San Mateo City Council on Monday unanimously approved adding an ordinance that regulates the cultivation and storage of medical marijuana to its municipal code. Following city procedure, the law will go into effect in 30 days after the council voted 4-0 in its favor. Council Member Fred Hansson was absent Monday but voted for the measure with his colleagues at the council's last meeting. Under the ordinance, collectives of patients and their caregivers who grow and store medical pot must register with the city and obtain a license from the police department, with all members providing their names, addresses and phone numbers. Licensed collectives must be located only in the city's manufacturing and commercial zones at least 500 feet from schools, recreation and youth centers. [continues 134 words]
The San Mateo City Council on Monday unanimously decided to introduce an ordinance that would regulate the cultivation and storage of medical marijuana in the city. Following city procedure, the council will vote on the ordinance again at its next meeting. If approved then -- and the process is largely a formality -- the law will go into effect 30 days later. Under the ordinance, collectives of patients and their caregivers who grow and store medical pot must register with the city and obtain a license from the police department, with all members providing their names, addresses and phone numbers. Licensed collectives must be located only in the city's manufacturing and commercial zones at least 500 feet from schools, recreation and youth centers. [continues 680 words]
