Planning Commission reviews medical marijuana dispensary issues

In November 1996, the state's voters passed Proposition 215 which allows the cultivation, possession and use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. In June 2010, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors adopted regulations pertaining to medical marijuana dispensaries including amendments to the county's Zoning Ordinance. Medical marijuana dispensaries are restricted to land with M50, M52, M54, or M58 industrial zoning and must be at least 1,000 feet away from each other, a church, a school, a public park, or a residential area.

The county supervisors also approved a regulatory ordinance for lic...