Cenk Uygur
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Stupid: LA's Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban

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August 22, 2012

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"A medical marijuana trade group and 11 patients sued the city of Los Angeles on Friday, seeking to block enforcement of an ordinance that would shut down most of the city's storefront pot dispensaries in three weeks.

The lawsuit, which says users are protected by California's 1996 legalization of medical marijuana and the U.S. Constitution, seeks an immediate injunction to keep Los Angeles officials from shuttering dispensaries starting on Sept. 6.

The plaintiffs also hope to ultimately overturn the ban in Los Angeles, home to more pot shops than any other U.S. city, in litigation that marks the latest battle in a chaotic fight over medical marijuana that has sometimes pitted federal, state and local officials against each other...".* Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola (host of TYT University, and Common Room) break it down on The Young Turks.

*Read more here from Dan Whitcomb in Reuters via The Huffington Post

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