US CA: Proposed Ban On Marijuana Dispensaries Draws Passionate

The Bakersfield Californian, 06 Jun 2013 – The Bakersfield City Council heard heartfelt testimony from proponents of medical marijuana following the first reading at its Wednesday meeting of a proposed ordinance banning medical marijuana dispensaries. "This is really a continuation of some historic direction by the council," said Bakersfield City Attorney Ginny Gennaro. "In the clearest and simplest form, you are simply taking your resolution from 2004 and codifying it into an ordinance. It will give you, it will give us, the city attorney, your police department, an additional enforcement tool that has been endorsed by the California Supreme Court.