L.A. tries to stop Encino marijuana dispensary

[bigbrokush]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/09/city-tries-to-stop-encino-pot-dispensary.html

The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office is attempting to block the opening of a medical marijuana dispensary in Encino.

The office is seeking an injunction against the operators, JEP Collective, and the owners of the Encino Center shopping center in the 15800 block of Ventura Boulevard.

The city claims the operators were intending to violate the city’s zoning code and a state narcotics abatement law, according to a statement.

The case was filed after city attorneys learned the shopping center was intending to lease a unit to the marijuana dispensary, according to the statement.

The center is 200 feet from St. Cyril’s Catholic Church and 400 feet from Valley Beth Shalom synagogue, both of which have classes for children on their premises.

Cty law prohibits medical marijuana dispensaries from locating within 1,000 feet of schools, churches, libraries and parks.

 

[HighDesertJoe]

I think JEP Collective is poking the bear trying to open up so close to a church.

 

[BattleAxe]

I think JEP Collective is poking the bear trying to open up so close to a church.

Agreed, they probably got a hook on the rental unit but why not just avoid the confrontation initially and find another spot?

 

[Hydrosun]

I think JEP Collective is poking the bear trying to open up so close to a church.

Poking the bear? Why does Jesus or Moses fucking care if people have store front cannabis? Also 1000' is almost 2/10ths of a mile. I don't think you can get more than 2/10ths of a mile away from schools and churches in LA. It is a tightly built city, move away from one church or school and you are just getting closer to another.

 

[Hash Zeppelin]

^that's right. the added 1000 foot laws are just another fascist scam to make the their sheep feel safe, from harmless things that they were convinced were dangerous by the fascist US Government in the first place.

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

 

[supermanlives]

we got enough already ,no big deal. they can find another spot and rake in the dough

 

[Hydrosun]

we got enough already ,no big deal. they can find another spot and rake in the dough

Why does the church of christians, or the church of jews in a stripmall preclude a church of ganja?

 

[Maj.Cottonmouth]

So are liquor stores, gun stores or porno shops saddled with the same 1000 foot regulation?

 

[Dirty Harry]

I was raised in a Catholic church and they would burn ceremonial incense at times. That shit stunk to high heaven. If they put marijuana in the burners, they might of got more people to come to church and imagine the "I have a vision" testimonies

Moses saw a burning bush on the mount and came down with two stone tablets with the ten commandments...Moses came down the hill stoned!

With the problems of churches and kiddy problems, I don't think the closeness of a dispensary should be on their top 10 of problems.

I was even an alter boy and at no time did a priest try to touch me. To this day I still feel so ugly.
Priest even used the most awful wine that I would not even steal a swig of.