Calif. Supreme Court Takes Medical Marijuana Case

UPLAND >> Was Upland correct in deciding to delay a citizen-backed initiative until the general election because officials believed it was a tax?

Or should the city have held a special election right away to let the residents decide whether to overturn the city’s ban on medical marijuana dispensaries with a measure that also proposed a $75,000 fee per dispensary?

The legal battle between the city and a pro-marijuana group has now reached the California Supreme Court. The case has garnered the interest of local and national taxpayers associations, believing its conclusion could have far-reaching implications.

“I think it could be a landmark case,” said attorney Roger Jon Diamond, who represents the California Cannabis Coalition.

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