It kinda sucked they used MY collective when talking about one that had a daycare next door... AND the camera guy didn't let me fix the display case before he started shooting... both other then that, not a bad story
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- San Jose made a move toward implementing a new ordinance regulating medical marijuana Monday, as city officials held a public meeting to gather input.
Eleven months ago, there was one known medical marijuana dispensary in San Jose. Now the city estimated there were more than 60 dispensaries in operation.
On Monday, 200 people showed up at City Hall to comment on a proposed medical marijuana ordinance to regulate pot clubs in the Bay Area's largest city.
"I don't think the number of collectives limited to ten is a very good idea," said Sacha Nemcov of the Amsterdam's Garden Cannabis Club. "I think it should be determined by the market if there is a demand for it."
Victoria Fox is a medical marijuana user who said patients are already suffering and fragile.
"It's really messed up that there's stigma with medical marijuana and you're sending someone off like they're doing something dirty in an industrialized area," said Fox.
At Monday's meeting, KTVU spoke with Sue Campbell, who runs a pre-school.
Campbell said a medical marijuana dispensary has opened up two doors away in a strip mall and there are now people under the influence loitering near her school.
"I think it needs to be in pharmacies or in hospitals or in facilities that have security," said Campbell.
The San Jose Cannabis Buyer's Collective claims to be the first in San Jose. Dave Hodges, the owner of the collective, said he wants fair regulation.
"There needs to be established guidelines how we can operate. A permit process so that we can apply for one and the city can choose where we can go," said Hodges. "What's happened right now, it's the wild west and people are opening everywhere because there's no regulation and nothing to stop them."
San Jose councilman Pierluigi Oliverio first called for a law.
"It needs to be regulated, ideally taxed, limit the number and limit the locations," said Oliverio.
The city council plans to vote on an urgency ordinance before the end of the month. Any tax on medical marijuana sales may need approval of the voters.