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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    LA Pot Shops Getting Shut Down

    City attorney Mike Feuer says that more than 500 pot shops have been closed down in Los Angeles in the last two years. This after Proposition D was passed 2 years ago. It imposed stricter standards on medical marijuana dispensaries.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 9, 2015 • 1 min read

    City attorney Mike Feuer says that more than 500 pot shops have been closed down in Los Angeles in the last two years. This after Proposition D was passed 2 years ago. It imposed stricter standards on medical marijuana dispensaries. Among the new requirements: they can’t be open after 8 PM, or be within 1000 feet of a school, or have any kind of lighting like a neon sign that’s on during non-business hours. Dispensaries that do not adhere to these standards will be targeted and shut down. What’s unclear still is how many pot shops are open in the city.

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    Gay Conversion Therapy, Police Video Apps, and Bottling California’s Water
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    2. 18:11Apps to Capture Videos of Police Interactions
    3. 27:39Bottling Water in California
    4. 40:27LA Pot Shops Getting Shut DownYou’re reading this
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