The businesses in San Diego that
specialize in distributing medicinal cannabis have taken a decidedly
less combative tone when it comes to dealing with city leaders.
Many
still remember the bitter fight in 2011 that culminated in a City
Council repeal of its own zoning ordinance that, while heavily
restrictive, would have allowed dispensaries to operate in parts of the
city. After the repeal, the city and federal government cracked down on
dispensaries, leaving only a handful operating in the shadows, without
express permit to do so.
The
trade group Patients Care Association, which spearheaded opposition to
the city
