Supervisors Change Zoning Rules On Medical Cannabis

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Republicanazi AG Bill Montgomery's attacks sick in AZ.

 

http://www.chron.com/news/article/Supervisors-change-zoning-rules-on-medical-pot-2150800.php

 

PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County supervisors changed county zoning rules to disallow medical-marijuana dispensaries or cultivation sites on county land unless pot becomes a federally approved drug.

 

The Arizona Republic (http://bit.ly/qdLc7P ) reports the county got rid of its zoning definitions for dispensaries and cultivation sites and reclassified them as buildings whose uses must not be in conflict with any federal, state or county law. Marijuana is prohibited under the federal Controlled Substances Act.

 

The change was prompted by County Attorney Bill Montgomery's advice to the board to opt out of the state's medical-marijuana program for fear of a federal backlash against county employees who carry out the law.

 

The medical-marijuana program is on hold pending the settlement of a lawsuit seeking clarification from a federal judge on the law's implications for state and local employees.