By Eugene Davidovich The San Diego Medical Marijuana Task Force will meet for the fifth and final time on Friday November 6, 2009. The issues on the agenda include zone use for locations of dispensing collectives and cooperatives, how to verify that the operation is non profit, permitting, as well as the final approval of a draft Medical Marijuana Task Force...

By Eugene Davidovich Today on the agenda for the San Diego Planning Commission, the determination for zoning of a medical marijuana cooperative was to be discussed. New Earth Beginnings a local non profit cooperative had applied and paid the required $5,010.00 to have the commission examine the issue. The official agenda item read as follows: NEW EARTH...

by Eugene Davidovich November 5, 2009 at 9am the San Diego Planning Commission will meet to discuss a request by New Earth Beginnings for a determination regarding the appropriate zoning use category and subcategory for medical marijuana cooperatives and collectives in the city. The agenda item is listed below: NEW EARTH BEGINNINGS – PROJECT NO. 193751 City...

by Eugene Davidovich “Office of the Mayor will be involved in the final decisions once that point in the process is reached” Ron Lacey, Office of the Mayor San Diego ASA and many in the city have urged the Mayor to participate in the task force. The Mayor’s office has issued a statement : The City Council has taken the lead on this matter and the...

by Eugene Davidovich “Office of the Mayor will be involved in the final decisions once that point in the process is reached” Ron Lacey, Office of the Mayor San Diego ASA and many in the city have urged the Mayor to participate in the task force. Here is a reply from the Mayor’s Office received about 1 hour ago to a letter by a concerned citizen: From:...

by Eugene Davidovich As the San Diego Medical Marijuana Task Force (MMTF) prepares to meet on Friday November 6, 2009 for the fourth time to deliberate on regulations for the operation of medical marijuana collectives and cooperatives in the city, the Mayor o San Diego still refuses to sit down and work with patients and community members to come up with...

The San Diego Medical Marijuana Task force will meet Friday October 30th, 2009, for the fourth time to deliberate on regulations for medical marijuana collectives and cooperatives in the city. One of the items presented to the task force will be a public opinion poll of City of San Diego residents conducted by Elizabeth Sheld of Competitive Edge Research and...

Was the D.A. leveling with us at her pot-raid news conference? By Dave Maass After the Sept. 9 raids on 14 medical cannabis dispensaries, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis issued a press release gloating about how she shut down the operations of “drug dealers.” Yet, Dumanis provided very little evidence to back up her blanket claims. CityBeat presents this...

Come out and support the medical marijuana task force as they deliberate and attempt to come up with regulations. The regular task force meeting is this Thursday morning at 9 am. Help protect safe access in San Diego. Come and speak, as there is ample opportunity for public comment and your voices are needed. Below is the official agenda for the meeting on...