National marijuana advocacy group asking cities and counties to rethink bans

A national medical marijuana advocacy organization published a memo and model ordinance on Monday for California cities and counties, recommending that they regulate the cultivation of medical marijuana instead of banning it.

The memo and model ordinance are part of a project by Americans for Safe Access to support patients and advocates fighting bans on cultivation and pushing for local licensing and regulation of medical marijuana businesses.

Mendocino County doesn’t ban medical marijuana cultivation in its unincorporated areas, but currently has a 25 plant per parcel limitation under its local 9.31 ordinance. The Board of Supervisors’ marijuana ad hoc committee is considering revisions in the new year, however, as the state’s new medical marijuana regulatory package is set to roll out on Jan. 1, 2016.

“Medical cannabis advocates need tools and training to talk with their local lawmakers about medical marijuana,” said ASA California Director Don Duncan. “This project is...

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