City Officials, Advocates Debate Medical Marijuana Dispensary

SIMI VALLEY -- R. Dean Jones wonders why he must leave Ventura County to find a cannabis club where he can legally purchase marijuana to ease the pain of his diabetes.

"This county should have a facility where medical marijuana patients can purchase their medicine," said the 70-year-old Simi Valley man who drives to clinics in West Hollywood and Santa Barbara. "It's my God-given right to deal with this my way."

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