We asked your opinion on the county seeking a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries.
Citizens have voted to help patients who need marijuana. It is unfortunate that a group of elected officials are denying the sick. The question of regulating any illegal practices is for the police to determine and act upon. There is no need to reinvent the wheel of how to administer and develop dispensaries. Other cities have already set a precedence. All we need to do is follow examples that work. If our city officials are not up to the job then maybe they should be out of their jobs. -- Bruno
Patients deserve the right to safe and affordable access to their medicine. Most medical marijuana consumers don't how to grow it or are physically unable to. -- Grahm
How do they justify using our tax money to attack, arrest and try people for medical marijuana when it was legalized 13 years ago? Worse yet, many cities are now collecting taxes on the distribution of medical marijuana. -- Chris
This story that seems to continue to arise is truly ridiculous! I don't seem to understand why these law enforcements continue to raid these dispensarys which sell "MEDICAL" marijuana to legal patients who are under state law are allowed to use this. I believe these patients have every right to their medications. No one raids pharmacys that sell medications that are far more dangerous to the human body...and which are abused daily. The government allows alcohol and cigarettes to be sold in stores attracting young kids to purchase these items and people die every year from these. NO ONE has EVER died from smoking weed!! Leave the people alone! They don't bother you, so don't bother them. Its not like these dispensarys advertise smoking weed and put ads and billboards to buy their weed. Most of the time you don't even know that a dispensary is in a building because they don't put signs up on their doors or anything! The government is just looking for another way to make money from our society to waste on god knows what. Its so sad, makes an american be ashamed to even live in this so called "free" country of ours. -- Siy
You mean to say Chargers are welcoming the Baltimore Ravens NOT Oakland Raiders this upcoming Sunday. They played the Raiders on Monday night Football. -- Patrick
How much of our taxpayer money have they spent in the last year to target these people? In the midst of a financial crisis severe enough to shutdown the courthouse, the County is busy arresting medical marijuana patients. That's just stupid! -- Linda
Obviously it (marijuana) is very beneficial to people who truly suffer. But would you ever give Alcohal so much trouble..and people use it to solve their problems also, although not medical. In fact, it causes medical problems. I dont use the stuff, but I say...just legalize it, and put this endless banter to rest. -- Beth
I comepletely support prop 215. I think what the city of san diego is doing is down right criminal. With prohibition of medicinal marijuana breeds organized crime. -- John
I did not see anyone in the protest line you showed but drug addicts. Nothing medical about their need for drugs. -- James Jolly
The County of San Diego has fought medical pot from day one. First they fought the law in court and lost. Now they want to ban ways for people who need it to get it. Diane Jacob needs to start working for what the people voted for and get off her self rightous posture. She seems to think she knows what is right for everyone in the county and often does not qoute facts accurately on television. -- David
I believe that a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries is completely unwarranted. While I myself am not a medical marijuana patient, I do know several people who rely on marijuana to treat their anxiety and chemotherapy symptoms. For these people, marijuana treats their ailments more effectively than any prescription medication. They should not be denied their right to effective and SAFE treatment. The State makes financial gains from these dispensaries, and they should be supported as long as they operate within State regulations! -- Nicole
People that are terminally ill should have access to whatever they need. The marijuana shops should be monitored better by the state so they can remain open to help the sick. -- Jennifer
There seems to be a protest over anything these days. In my opinion, I think it would be less strenuous on everyone if marijuana was made legal. People will get it one way or another anyways. -- Brian
Marijuana was legalized for medical use 13 years ago. Distribution and sales were legalized in 2004. Will it take a multi-million dollar class action lawsuit before San Diego leaders take the law seriously? -- Meliana
think that the city needs to help us help them and give us the rules in black and white. We are law abiding citizens and want to follow the rules to a T. I am a supporter of medical Marijuana as well as a patient and a feature collective owner. I go round and round with the city of San Diego on a daily basis. I have called and asked for a straight answers over and over and not one person will lead me in the direction I need to go to obied by the laws that have been put into place by the people of our state. The City should have litigation brought against them for a violation of mine and all of our rights here in California. -- Hollie
