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San Jose councilman proposes medical pot rules, well done
Medicinal marijuana dispensaries have sprouted all around Northern California since state voters 13 years ago legalized the drug's use for treating disease.
But in San Jose, not so much. The one currently operating has been open just four months.
San Jose City Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio says it's time for the city to be more welcoming toward medicinal marijuana dispensaries, and he's proposed an ordinance based on those in other Bay Area cities to regulate and tax them. A committee chaired by Mayor Chuck Reed on Wednesday will consider scheduling a City Council vote on the proposal.