Medical Marijuana in Long Beach Is Here to Stay…For Now
Here is a round up of the news for the medical marijuana industry in LA/Orange County this week.
1)Medical marijuana dispensaries in Long Beach, CA are not going anywhere yet. At a recent meeting with the city counsel they decided to delay making any decisions until the State Supreme Court decides whether or not to hear the case next month. If they decide to take the case it will be at least a year before the city can do anything. In the meantime patients will continue to have safe access to quality medicine. 
2) The DEA and Orange County sheriffs department raided three dispensaries in Costa Mesa on Tuesday however made NO arrests. The city continues to struggle with dispensaries operating in their city and refuse to write a sensible ordinance to allow for safe access to medicine for patients. Otherside Farms and 2 others closed shop after the Feds took all of their medicine, cash and records.
3) The mayor of Costa Mesa was on a local medical marijuana radio show, hosted by Robert Martinez of Newport Mesa Patients Association, stating that he supports the city writing an ordinance that allows them to operate legally. Word is that they are trying to get a special election for this summer so the people can decide for themselves if they want it in the city.
4) Two medical marijuana patients made the news this week. Both were arrested and charged with selling marijuana to non-patients. One male was stopped while driving after purchasing 7 ounces of marijuana from one dispensary. When they looked at his phone they found text messages from various people asking where they could meet him to buy marijuana. The second was a female who was selling marijuana to non-patients at a local high school. Unfortunately for her two of the people she sold marijuana to were undercover police officers.
**for the record. Dispensaries that sell more than a few ounces to a patient at any given time should be shut down. It is obvious that these “patients” are buying that quantity of medicine so they can sell it on the black market. There are RARE exceptions of course**
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how can you possibly make a profit from buying marijuana at a legal dispensary in reselling it. you absolutely can’t. the dispensaries prices are so incredibly high there is definitely no room for resell. and the law states I am allowed to have 8 ounces, so if a dispensary abide by the law and sells me 8 ounces they should be closed down? whose side are you on? that is so incredibly wrong it hurts my head, just like the ridiculousness of prohibition. here comes the anxiety time for a good vapor hit.
They are selling up to 8 ounces for $200/ounce and the “patients” are chopping it up and selling it for double that. It is absolutely happening. I am on the side of legitimate patients. Be blessed.