Moorpark Planning Commission recommends banning medical marijuana

The Moorpark Planning Commission this week recommended approval of a zoning ordinance banning both medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation in the city.

The planning commission voted 3-0, with Commissioners Daniel Groff and Kipp Landis absent, to make the recommendation to the Moorpark City Council, which will make a final decision on the matter at a future meeting.

Cities throughout the state, including Moorpark, are looking at their own local laws and regulations on the heels of a new state law — the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act — which established statewide regulations for the growing, distribution and sale of medical marijuana in California.

This act, signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown in October, requires each city to specifically address mobile marijuana dispensaries and cultivation if it wishes to regulate those issues in a manner stricter than state law.

"It does still allow for local control. However, it would require...

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