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Pomona will revisit the marijuana issue

Daily Bulletin

Pomona, CA June 22, 2006 -- The question of how to address the presence of a medical marijuana dispensary will return before the City Council in the middle of September.

Until then, city staff will collect information on how nearby cities handle such operations.

The matter involving Farm Assist Caregivers, which opened in an industrial area along the 200 block of San Lorenzo Street in December, is expected to return to the council on September 18.

This week, City Council members listened to seven people speak in favor of the council granting an exemption that would allow the dispensary to operate. One person spoke in opposition.

Council members had the option of denying or granting an exemption to operate the dispensary. The council in May extended a moratorium from 45 days to 10 months and 15 days, banning the opening of such operations to provide planning staff enough time to research guidelines and other regulations for such services.

If the council grants an exemption for the dispensary, it would also set a series of conditions under which it must operate, a city staff report said.