Judge denies request to freeze Santa Ana marijuana lottery winners; city can have 20 dispensaries

A judge on Friday denied a request to temporarily freeze the city of Santa Ana's efforts to approve the county's first legal medical marijuana stores, despite accusations that the process for choosing the winning dispensaries was unfair.

SANTA ANA - A judge on Friday denied a request to temporarily freeze the city of Santa Ana’s efforts to approve the county’s first legal medical marijuana stores, despite accusations that the process for choosing the winning dispensaries was unfair.

The decision by Orange County Superior Court Judge David R. Chaffee allows the city to move forward with approving licenses for 20 dispensaries that were chosen during a lottery earlier in the year.

Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido said Friday he was pleased by the judge’s ruling. He noted that Santa Ana Police Chief Carlos Rojas, who is required to sign off on the legal dispensaries, has several applications on his desk awaiting...

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