Indio considers regulating medical marijuana
Indio leaders are looking into whether to allow medical marijuana dispensaries to open in the city.
Officials have created an ad hoc committee to research what role the city could play when it comes to permitting dispensaries and regulating sales.
The decision came after City Attorney Roxanne Diaz gave a presentation updating council members on other cities’ legal battles and pending state legislation.
“We need to fully understand all the issues related to medical marijuana facilities before the state passes any legislation, so that we may consider any city ordinance that might also address these facilities,” Mayor Lupe Ramos Watson said.
The committee, which includes council members Mike Wilson and Elaine Holmes, will travel to areas that allow the dispensing and cultivation of medicinal pot to understand the effect it has on communities.
They are expected to compile recommendations within three months.
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