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Will the City of LA Ban Medical Marijuana Dispensaries?
The LA Council's considering a ban on shops that sell medical marijuana, at least until the State Supreme Court decides if it's legal for cities even to authorize them.
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenThe Los Angeles City Council's considering a total ban on shops that sell medical marijuana, at least until the State Supreme Court decides if it's legal for cities even to authorize their existence. Also at issue is the conflict between what voters legalized in 1996 and federal law, which says they're illegal. Right now there are at least 300, many of which sport neon signs and advertise that "the doctor is in." We hear from a councilman who supports a ban and from the Union of Medical Marijuana Patients. Also, the suicide of Soul Train creator Don Cornelius. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, despite Mitt Romney's big win in Florida, Republicans are more divided than ever.
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3 storiesWill the City of LA Ban Pot Shops?
The City of Los Angeles has been struggling over medical marijuana since California voters approved it under certain conditions in 1996. With no regulation at all, 850 dispensaries popped up by 2009. The City Council pared that down to about 300. Now, led by Councilman José Huizar, a total ban is under consideration.
Read the story11 minRemembering Soul Train's Don Cornelius
Soul Train was one of the longest-running shows in television history, a Saturday afternoon event that helped spread black music and culture to the rest of the world. It was started in 1970 by a Chicago disc jockey named Don Cornelius , who died early this morning at his home in Sherman Oaks of a self-inflicted gunshot.
Read the story9 minThe High Cost of Going Negative in the GOP Campaign
Mitt Romney out spent Newt Gingirch by five to one in Florida, with an unprecedented avalanche of personal attack ads. Romney says Gingrich can't "whine" [his word] after going negative in South Carolina, and he promises that the campaign will have a happy ending for Republicans.
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