Costa Mesa

The council voted 4-1, with Foley opposed, to put a city-sponsored measure on medical marijuana on November’s ballot. Under the measure, over-the-counter medical marijuana dispensaries would remain banned, but businesses that manufacture and test some marijuana products – such as oils for pharmaceutical purposes – would be allowed to open in the manufacturing zone north of South Coast Drive and west of Harbor Boulevard. They would be required to obtain permits from the city. Councilman 
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COSTA MESA – Voters will decide in November whether medical marijuana dispensaries should be allowed in the city. The City Council voted 4-0 Tuesday night to place two measures proposed by two advocates that would allow several dispensaries in the city on the ballot. One initiative would allow up to eight shops and the other four. The ballot measures prompted the city last month to propose one of its own to regulate the shops. That 
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The Costa Mesa City Council is expected to vote tonight on whether to place two measures that would allow medical marijuana dispensaries in the city on the November ballot. If approved, voters will decide on two community-backed initiatives – one that allows eights dispensaries, and another that allows four. The Legislature passed three bills last year that would regulate dispensaries, giving various agencies the ability to track licensing and oversee growing, and track how edible 
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