Ventura County cities scramble to further formalize their medical marijuana bans

A new state law has cities in Ventura County scrambling to further formalize their bans on the commercial cultivation, processing, distribution and delivery of medical marijuana.

They are doing so in response to the California Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act that went into effect Jan. 1. The act requires cities and counties to have land use rules that regulate or prohibit commercial medical marijuana uses.

Cities that do not have such ordinances by March 1 will lose their authority to do so. The state will then be the sole licensing authority.

Medical marijuana dispensaries are already banned throughout Ventura County. The ordinances the cities are adopting clarify those bans.

The Ventura and Port Hueneme city councils passed such ordinances Monday. The Simi Valley City Council introduced its ordinance, which is expected to be adopted Jan. 25. Other cities in the county, and the county itself, are following suit.

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