La Mesans will have the chance to vote on a medical marijuana
dispensary ordinance, after the city council voted 4-1 Tuesday to
approve a resolution adding it to the ballot in November 2014.
The ordinance is based upon a certified petition that was filed with
the city clerk last month. It contains the requisite number of
signatures (3,041) needed to submit it to voters in the next statewide
election.
The council was given three options on what to do with the ordinance:
immediately enact it into law, choose to place it on the ballot for the
next election, or order a report compiled by the City Attorney with
information on the impact the ordinance would have for the City of La
Mesa.
They chose not to order a report, deeming it unnecessary and
redundant based on similar reports that already existed for other county
municipalities.
The council heard from two medical marijuana advocates, who
encouraged the council to enact the resolution right away, and to
provide safe access to medical marijuana for patients that need it.
