LA advocates protest
September 8th, 2010 | by Don Duncan |
Almost one hundred medical cannabis collective operators and patients protested in front of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office on Tuesday morning, before going into City Hall to speak to the City Council. Advocates are outraged by the City Attorney’s decision to sue 135 collectives deemed ineligible to register under the new ordinance by the City Clerk’s office. Collective operators hold that the decision to exclude more than 75% of the legal collectives is based on a narrow interpretation of the law and incorrect facts.
The City Clerk maintains that there is no appeal process for administrative decisions about eligibility, and City Attorney Carmen Trutanich moved quickly to file suit against every ineligible collective – without regards to the individual facts of each case. Lawyers are lining up on both sides. Expect confusion and high legal bills for operators and taxpayers alike. A political solution looks unlikely. Councilmembers Huizar and Reyes told the LA Times they plan to sit this one out.
Tags: carmen trutanich, collectives, lawsuit, Los Angeles, los angeles city council, medical cannabis
