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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Progress on the Medical Marijuana Ordinance

    Oakland and San Francisco tightly regulate sales of medical marijuana. So does West Hollywood, where the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department says four legal dispensaries are free of crime and neighbors are not complaining.

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

    Oakland and San Francisco tightly regulate sales of medical marijuana. So does West Hollywood, where the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department says four legal dispensaries are free of crime and neighbors are not complaining. Los Angeles is another story, and today a joint city council committee -- no pun intended, took another stab at controlling an estimated 1000 dispensaries.

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    For Obama, Job One; In Southern California, Art and Pot
    1. 0:00'Job One' for the President: Creating Jobs
    2. 26:38Progress on the Medical Marijuana OrdinanceYou’re reading this
    3. 45:14Cities Vie for New Broad Museum
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Rick Orlov

      Los Angeles Daily News

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      Special Assistant to City Attorney Carmen Trutanich

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      Americans for Safe Access

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    For Obama, Job One; In Southern California, Art and Pot
    1. 0:00'Job One' for the President: Creating Jobs
    2. 26:38Progress on the Medical Marijuana OrdinanceYou’re reading this
    3. 45:14Cities Vie for New Broad Museum
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