LA County prosecutor: Sell medical pot, get busted

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Story Published: Nov 17, 2009 at 7:42 PM CDT

Story Updated: Nov 17, 2009 at 7:42 PM CDT

11/17/09

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Los Angeles County's district attorney says
he intends to prosecute owners of marijuana dispensaries that take
cash for pot.

District Attorney Steve Cooley said Tuesday he believes state
law only permits the possession, use and cultivation of medical pot
_ not sales.

Most dispensaries currently sell pot to those with doctor
referrals and identification cards. Some patients grow pot and
distribute it through the shops.

Cooley's statement came after a pair of committees rejected City
Attorney Carmen Trutanich's proposal to ban sales of marijuana at
dispensaries as part of an ordinance that could be voted on by the
City Council on Wednesday.

In 1996, California voters approved a measure that allows
medical use of pot.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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