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    Which Way, L.A.?

    City Proposal Has Pot Dispensaries Fuming

    California voters legalized medical marijuana in 1996, but the City of Los Angeles still hasn’t figured out how to regulate sales. Dozens of dispensaries are accused of flouting state law by selling pot over the counter for profit.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    California voters legalized medical marijuana in 1996, but the City of Los Angeles still hasn’t figured out how to regulate sales. Dozens of dispensaries are accused of flouting state law by selling pot over the counter for profit. Two years ago the city passed a new law on dispensaries, but that’s being challenged in court, as we hear from John Hoeffel of the Los Angeles Times.

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    Coyotes within City Limits; Medical Marijuana
    1. 0:00President Obama at the UN
    2. 27:15City Proposal Has Pot Dispensaries FumingYou’re reading this
    3. 33:54The Life and Death of Coyotes in Urban Los Angeles
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Andrea Brody

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

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      John Hoeffel

      Los Angeles Times

      News

    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Coyotes within City Limits; Medical Marijuana
    1. 0:00President Obama at the UN
    2. 27:15City Proposal Has Pot Dispensaries FumingYou’re reading this
    3. 33:54The Life and Death of Coyotes in Urban Los Angeles
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