North County Times, 21 Sep 2012 – I was not surprised to hear that the city of Murrieta will not be extending the marijuana co-op ban. As Councilman Rick Gibbs pointed out to me, the way the law is structured could put the city in violation of state or federal law. While state voters in 1996 passed the Compassionate Use Act, until it syncs with federal law, I think conservative communities like ours have the ammunition to prevent them. Co-ops and dispensaries are simply sloppy ways of distribution, and ironically, government regulation such as with alcohol and tobacco would make better sense.