Nov 24, 2009 7:44 pm US/Pacific
SJ Considers Regulations For New Medical Pot Clubs
SAN JOSE (CBS 5 / KCBS) ―
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A medical marijuana dispensary.
More and more pot clubs seem to be sprouting up in Silicon Valley, even as one major city considers a different approach to medical marijuana.
Four months ago, the San Jose Cannabis Buyers Collective opened for business in San Jose, in an office building near Santana Row. That was the city's first pot club. Now, there are at least two more, with several others waiting in the wings.
One man who recently tried to open a similar business in Gilroy said there is high demand for medical marijuana in Silicon Valley.
"There's people who are suffering," he said. "You see them walking in. These people need relief."
Cities are scrambling to deal with the boom in pot clubs, seemingly in response to the recent White House declaration that prosecuting medicinal marijuana should not be a priority for authorities.
Some local cities have passed outright bans, but San Jose is instead considering taxing the clubs as well as charging them a $10,000 permit fee.
A City Council committee will consider a list of proposals in January, by which time the number of clubs will likely have climbed even higher.
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