Special Assistant City Attorney, City of Los Angeles
Special Assistant City Attorney, who drafted Los Angeles' new medicinal marijuana ordinance; former president of Los Angeles City Planning Commission
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Jane Usher
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FROM Jane Usher
Which Way, L.A.?
The Pot Crackdown: From 400 to 41 During years when the City Council was otherwise occupied, hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries sprung up all over Los Angeles. When the Council finally passed a restrictive ordinance , 169 applied to stay in business. Yesterday, the City Clerk announced that just 41 will be eligible .
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