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400 Los Angeles marijuana shops closed, home delivery under fire

City Attorney Mike Feuer Tuesday took stock of campaign to regulate medical marijuana, announcing that more than 400 dispensaries have been shuttered since limits on the clinics were approved last spring and that his office is taking aim at a medical marijuana home-delivery service run by smartphone app.

“The voters made clear with their approval of Proposition D that they wanted to strike a balance,” Feuer said. “Most everyone agrees that people who are sick with cancer or another serious illness should have access to medical marijuana.

“At the same time, they felt there were too many dispensaries — and there are too many, too close together and too close to sensitive sites like schools, playgrounds and child care centers.

“And we’re continuing with this effort to assertively enforce what the voters wanted at the time.  [Read More]

Rob Meagher

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Rob Meagher, CBE’s Founder, President and Editor-in-Chief is a 30 year veteran of the media world. His career has spanned from stints representing the Washington Post, USA Weekend, Reader’s Digest, Financial World & Corporate Finance to the technology world where he worked at International Data Group and Ziff Davis where he was part of the launch team for The Web Magazine, Yahoo Internet Life, Smart Business and Expedia Travels before starting his own marketing and Publisher’s Representative Firm. He also ran all print and online media sales and marketing for the Society for Human Resource Management before partnering with Forbes and then Fortune to create Special Sections covering a variety of topics. Rob, who started CBE Press in 2014, can be contacted at [email protected].

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