Redlands Planning Commission mulls change to medical marijuana law, postpones to January

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REDLANDS >> The Planning Commission on Tuesday wrestled with a proposed change in the city’s medical marijuana laws.

Medical marijuana dispensaries are prohibited in the city. The city code does not address the cultivation, processing, delivery and distribution of medical cannabis, according to the report.

City staff is proposing the city’s code ban these activities in the city.

The Planning Commission on Tuesday postponed the issue to January and asked that the city attorney and police chief be present to answer several questions that arose during the meeting.

Commissioner Patrick Wallis said he is against the change because of the impact it could have on disabled veterans, like himself, who have found medical marijuana to work in alleviating their pain.

“I think about those people when I see this issue and it actually upsets me,” he said. “Why are we stepping in here where there’s a state law in effect?...

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