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At issue is whether Toluca Lake Collective, which Sheftel originally opened on Riverside Drive but moved downtown to comply with city regulations, is one of Los Angeles' original pot shops. In 2007 the city enacted a moratorium on collectives, allowing only about 188 that existed to stay open.
Then in 2013, voters approved Proposition D, which granted limited legal immunity from prosecution for the 135 pre-moratorium shops still operating.
Those stores are known as pre-ICO, named for the "interim control ordinance," the City Council's moratorium....
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