Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan 2013 – As the Five Top Contenders Start Outlining How They’d Handle the Issue, Most Argue for Paring Dispensaries Back. As Los Angeles voters face the possibility of as many as three medical marijuana initiatives on the May ballot, several mayoral candidates have begun to outline their own plans to deal with the proliferation of pot dispensaries – an issue that has ensnared the City Council in countless legal tangles.