California: Del Rey Oaks ready to lead the way on medical marijuana again

Del Rey Oaks >> Besides holding the distinction of being the only city in Monterey County to have a medical marijuana dispensary, Del Rey Oaks seems poised to be the only city on the Peninsula to allow the cultivation and delivery of marijuana for medicinal purposes.

“I anticipate that will be the case,” said Del Rey Oaks City Manager Dan Dawson of what will happen Tuesday night as the City Council votes on whether to allow the delivery and personal cultivation of medicinal cannabis within city limits.

Cities throughout California have been in a frenzy to get municipal codes on the books to control marijuana dispensaries, cultivation and delivery.

In the fall, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act, which will create industry guidelines nearly two decades after California legalized medical marijuana. A paragraph in that 70-page bill gave the state authority to license growers in...

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