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DESCRIPTION:The Los Angeles City Council will vote on an interim control \nordinance 
 (ICO) establishing a moratorium on new medical cannabis \ncollectives in 
 the city at their meeting on Wednesday, July 25. The \nICO is the first 
 step in developing sensible regulations for \ncollectives. Our research 
 shows that adopting regulations reduces \ncrime and nuisance activity 
 around facilities, while helping to \nimprove neighborhoods (see below). 
 ASA members and other advocates \nhave worked hard to be sure that the City 
 of Los Angeles will join \ndozens of cities and seven counties that have 
 already adopted guidelines.\n\nThe issue of regulating collectives has 
 taken on new urgency since \nthe DEA stepped up it's attack on patients' 
 access in the last two \nweeks. The DEA has sent as many as one hundred 
 letters threatening \nproperty owners who rent to collectives and raided 
 two Southern \nCalifornia facilities. These attacks coincided with four 
 high-profile \nmedical cannabis indictments and an important vote in 
 Congress on \nfunding anti-medical cannabis law enforcement. City Council 
 members \nare to be commended for pursuing regulations in light of the 
 federal \npressure to roll back safe access.\n\nASA members and advocates 
 are urged to attend Wednesday's City \nCouncil meeting to show support for 
 medical cannabis patients, \nsensible regulations, and the victims of the 
 DEA attacks over the \nlast two weeks:\n\nWhat:  LA City Council 
 Meeting\n\nWhen:  Wednesday, July 25 at 10:00 AM\n\nWhere:  200 N. Spring 
 Street, Room 340, Los Angeles, CA 90012\n\nArrive early to find paid 
 parking in the Los Angeles Mall (enter on \nLos Angeles St.) and complete a 
 public speaker's card if you wish to \naddress to City Council.\n\nThere 
 will be a press conference before Wednesday's meeting to \ndiscuss the ICO 
 and the DEA pressure in LA. Details will follow \ntomorrow 
 afternoon.\n\nYou can read our groundbreaking report, Medical Cannabis 
 Dispensing \nCollectives and Local Regulation, 
 at:\nhttp://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?list=type&type=280\n\n__________________\nDon 
 Duncan\nSouthern California Coordinator\nAmericans for Safe 
 Access\nwww.AmericansForSafeAccess.org \n\nAmericans for Safe Access (ASA) 
 is the largest national member-based \norganization of patients, medical 
 professionals, scientists and \nconcerned citizens promoting safe and legal 
 access to cannabis for \ntherapeutic use and research.\n\nJoin us 
 today….www.AmericansforSafeAccessNow.org\n\nLos Angeles Office\n7211 
 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 800\nWest Hollywood, CA 90046\nP: 323-464-7719  
 F: 323-464-7355\nCell (323) 326-6347 * AIM - DonDDLA\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/23/18436978.php
SUMMARY:Los Angeles: City Council to Vote on MMJ Dispensary Moratorium
LOCATION:200 N. Spring Street, Room 340, Los Angeles, CA 90012
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/23/18436978.php
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