LA Dispensaries Fall Short In Signature Drive To Force Referendum
the420times | Mar 15, 2010 | Comments 0
March 15, 2010 — A group of Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensaries failed to collect the sufficient number of signatures in order to force a referendum of an ordinance that would significantly limit the number of dispensaries.
L.A. marijuana dispensaries fall short in referendum signature drive, but say they’ll seek extension
By John Hoeffel
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
March 15, 2010 | 12:14 p.m.
A group of Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensaries that hoped to persuade voters to reject the city’s new ordinance has failed to collect enough signatures to force a referendum.
Dan Halbert, the operator of Rainforest Collective in Mar Vista and the primary organizer, said the collectives had gathered about 30,000 signatures, but fewer than 15,000 appear to be valid. The collectives need at least 27,425 signatures for the referendum to qualify.
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