Comments on: More Marijuana in Mar Vista? Say It Ain’t So!

By: Mar Vista’s Got Fewer Medical Marijuana Dispensaries At The Moment | Mar Vista Mom

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:02:27 +0000

[...] at least one is waiting to see which way the legal winds blow. And, to make it perfectly clear, again, my concern here is not about keeping marijuana out of the hands of those who use it for medicinal [...]

By: Sherri

Sherri — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:12:20 +0000

Check out the map in today’s article in the LA times – http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-dispensaries-i,0,5658093.htmlstory

By: Sherri

Sherri — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:11:37 +0000

How is it that you have to be 21 to buy alcohol but only 18 to buy in these medical marijuana clubs????

By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:14:44 +0000

The “Medical Marijuana” clinic on Lincoln Boulevard in Venice, between Venice and Washington was also hit in the last few weeks. Isn’t “Medicinal Marijuana” supposed to be for “terminally ill” people? If you drive by the one on Cotner during the day, it’s CLOSED, but after 10:00PM the open sign is neon lit and there are a bunch of product samplers on the front steps smoking away – they don’t look terminally ill to me and I thought I was driving through a picture of woodstock. LAPD is actually trying to close down some of them because they are mostly fronts, and selling to anyone and everyone! They recently just graduated classes for dispensary licenses with no qualifications other than taking the class – WEEDS is a great show, but do we need Andy driving stoned through our streets where our kids are playing??? It only means more burglaries from our homes and cars to purchase their products, and it will down grade our property values, as a Mar Vista Native Realtor I can honestly attest to that! Keep flooding those letters to the property owners, tell them I will glady give them a discounted rate on leasing those emply spaces to legitimate business’ that will keep our community safe and sound!

By: Seth

Seth — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:48:40 +0000

Since The Organic Pharmacy, a marijuana dispensary located on Washington Place, opened our neighborhood has seen a sharp increase in crime. There have been incidents of manic drunk driving, cars being broken into, assaults (involving a worker from the shop and a neighbor,) gang graffiti, public narcotics use and a narcotics being sold in broad daylight.

My family and I are very concerned, are considering relocating to a different neighborhood, and have spoken to police. The police were very understanding, but told us their hands were tied and they were too short staffed to adequately increase patrols in the area. They said the city council is our best bet for getting any regulations past.

I’m by no means opposed to marijuana dispensaries, but it is clear that if this type of trouble follows their openings, then the council needs to put in place some sort of rules or restrictions to protect the neighborhood while still allowing access to medicinal marijuana.

At this point we are very frustrated and disappointed.

By: Sarah Auerswald

Sarah Auerswald — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:58:36 +0000

Jessica, I was waiting for you to find this post — and very afraid of it at the same time!
Thanks for the comment!

By: Jessica Gottlieb

Jessica Gottlieb — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:28:13 +0000

love you Sarah, but the dispensary will put your local dealer out of business.

I say be pragmatic about it. I’d be fine with a dispensary in my neighborhood.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:28:27 +0000

It looks like Ed reyes committee will be doing the hearings on all existing medical marijuana dispensaries that opened after the interim control ordinance was put in. If there are real complaints about our mar vista locals, not just trash and parking, then maybe e-mail councilmember.reyes@lacity.org with copy to councilman.rosendahl@lacity.org

I would put “Complaint: ‘exact address and name of the facility’” in the subject line so their staff can easily locate it later.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:46:25 +0000

This is why is it such a problem – these are targets for crime as they are a cash business with inventory that can be sold for full retail value. This was this week – reported on CBS and in the LA Times

Armed Robbers Hold Up Medical Marijuana Business
WEST LOS ANGELES (CBS) ―

AP
Authorities Friday were looking for four suspects who robbed a medical marijuana dispensary in West Los Angeles.

The crime took place before 11 p.m. Thursday in the 2000 block of Cotner Avenue, according to Richard French of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Three men armed with handguns robbed the business of $15,000, as well as marijuana, French said.

The suspects fled in a silver, late-model Cadillac that was driven by a fourth suspect, French said.

A similar crime reportedly occurred on Wednesday night in the Reseda area.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:45:28 +0000

Check out today’s LA Times – the City Council took action yesterday!
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-medical-marijuana20-2009jun20,0,6593932.story