Today, the City of San Diego published Mayor Filner’s proposal for
medical cannabis regulation in the City of San Diego. The proposal is
based on the recommendations of the medical marijuana taskforce,
organized by City Council President Todd Gloria in 2010.
It allows medical cannabis dispensaries to exist in designated
commercial and industrial areas of the city with large buffers from
sensitive areas, including a 600 foot buffer from schools and parks and a
1,000 foot buffer between dispensaries. The proposal also contains
additional strict operating requirements including security systems,
restriction on hours of operations and signage.
"We want there to be access in San Diego City," stated Ken Cole, a
cancer patient and president of the United Patients
