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California: Mendocino County Voters Restrict Pot Possession Rules
June 4, 2008 - Ukiah, CA, USA
Ukiah, CA: Voters in Northern California's Mendocino County voted 55 to 45 on Tuesday to repeal an eight-year-old county law that legalized the possession of up to 25 marijuana plants.
Passage of the new county law seeks to cap the number of plants adults may legally possess at six. However, activists are expected to challenge the validity of the law in court, arguing that a recent state District Court of Appeals decision prohibits municipalities from imposing limits on the quantity of marijuana patients may possess under state law.
"The passage of Measure B settles nothing," said California NORML Coordinator Dale Gieringer. "It's major enforcement provision is invalid, and it contains nothing that addresses the real problems of large-scale criminal cultivation. The county needs to go back to the drawing board."
For more information, please contact Dale Gieringer, California NORML Coordinator, at (415) 563-5858.
updated: Jun 06, 2008
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