Marijuana advocates challenge Clearlake cultivation ban

Marijuana advocates have launched a legal challenge to Clearlake’s ban on cannabis cultivation.

“The Clearlake ordinance is not only extremely cruel, but it is also illegal under California law,” which legalized pot for medical use, attorney Joe Elford said.

The lawsuit is backed by Cal NORML — National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Elford said he filed the suit Thursday afternoon on behalf of all the city’s medical marijuana patients.

The named plaintiffs include former City Councilwoman Jeri Spittler and her husband. Spittler suffers from painful fibromyalgia and cannot take the usual prescribed medication, Elford said. Her husband is recovering from treatments for stage 4 throat and neck cancer. Spittler was a councilwoman for four years before running unsuccessfully for county supervisor last year. The third named plaintiff is a woman who uses marijuana to treat symptoms remaining from an aneurysm she suffered five years ago, Elford said....

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