Frustrated at the number of marijuana dispensaries that have sprouted up since voters allowed its legal medical use in 1996, the L.A. City Council today voted to shut down the majority of them and relocate the rest to the industrial zones. Mayor Villaraigosa will have to sign the ordinance before it goes into effect.

“Los Angeles City Council approves medical marijuana ordinance that will shut down hundreds of dispensaries” [Los Angeles Times]

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