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    Which Way, L.A.?

    LA's Mixed Message to Marijuana Dispensaries

    The City of LA is always short of money, but the City Council is trying to cut off what sounds like a potential source of revenue. It wants the City Attorney to ask the finance office to stop issuing business-tax registration certificates to newly established marijuana dispensaries.

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    By Warren Olney • Oct 29, 2015 • 8m Listen

    The City of LA is always short of money, but the City Council is trying to cut off what sounds like a potential source of revenue. It wants the City Attorney to ask the finance office to stop issuing business-tax registration certificates to newly established marijuana dispensaries. Eric Shevin is a lawyer in Sherman Oaks who specializes in marijuana regulations.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Eric Shevin

      Shevin Law Group

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