Tag Archives: pot shops

L.A. Can’t Legally Tax Pot — But Laws Doesn’t Stop City Council from Trying

Posted on November 3, 2010 by

It took LA’s former top cop, Bernard Parks, to blow the whistle Wednesday on the City Council’s latest attempt to show its contempt for the rule of law. But his efforts were to no avail, only getting support from fellow … Continue reading →

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Thanks, Nuch — Appeals Court Upholds LA’s Supergraphic and Freeway-Facing Sign Bans

Posted on May 26, 2010 by

A year ago, LA was in the unpleasant position of having opened the floodgates to digital billboards, supergraphics and freeway-facing signs. There were 11,000 off-site billboards, more than a third illegal, and visual blight from signage was everywhere — the … Continue reading →

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Reefer Madness in LA Ends – But Don’t Hyperventilate … It Will Take a Long Time to Close Pot Shops

Posted on January 19, 2010 by

I’m not calling for drug testing of elected officials but watching the City Council sometimes I think they must be high on something. There they were Tuesday going around and around for the umpteenth time about “medicinal marijuana,” listening yet … Continue reading →

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Nuch and the Lemmings: Marijuana and the Selective Enforcement of Laws

Posted on November 18, 2009 by

UPDATE: The City Council delayed a vote for a week and probably longer on a new ordinance implementing the 13-year-old state medical marijuana law. Councilman Ed Reyes and others proposed a long series of amendments intended to gut the City … Continue reading →

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Pot Shops: Get High on Today’s Best Viral Email

Posted on June 18, 2009 by

Jane Usher, executive director of City Attorney-elect Carmen “Nuch” Trutanich’s transition team, sent out an email today updating the community about the problem of the proliferation of marijuana dispensaries all over the city. By the time I got my sixth … Continue reading →

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