L.A. Ends Its Alleged "Wild, Wild West" of Pot Dispensaries with New Regulations

While a final-final vote will happen next week, the general shape of the new ordinance, after years of dithering and months of debate and fears from both enemies and advocates of medical pot that there were too many, too unregulated, pot shops in L.A. (apparently around 540 operating now) is clear after a preliminary vote today. More info and links to news coverage, commentary, and the ordinance itself at my California news and politics blog, "City of Angles."

Comments

[the innominate one]

So, as I understand it, the problem is that there are so many pot dispensaries that they are causing the problem of having too many pot dispensaries. Is that right?

Or is the problem that so many Californians are getting stoned that violent crimes are down?

Help me out, here.

[heller]

Yeah, I'm also a little confused about what the actual problem is here...

There are lots of restaurants in my neighborhood, is the government trying to get rid of those too?

[R C Dean]

Yeah, I'm also a little confused about what the actual problem is here...

A free market broke out. Because no one was harmed, it must be brought under control.

[EJM]

L.A. Ends Its Alleged "Wild, Wild West" of Pot Dispensaries with New Regulations

Yes, but Dr. Loveless will soon come up with another evil scheme--possibly involving his groundbreaking hallucinogen or shrinking drug.

[bagoh20]

Can't they just pass a resolution saying: "Just wait till your father gets home, you little bastards."

[Old Mexican]

L.A. Ends Its Alleged "Wild, Wild West" of Pot Dispensaries with New Regulations

Freedom always scares the crap out of bureaucrats and busybodies.

[Old Mexican]

The city will not end their struggle to rein in this unfortunate chaos until they finally pass that ordinance that requires people to spit from their left side of their mouths - THEN, finally, we will have paradise on earth.

[Hacha Cha]

fuck LA