PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — In a move marijuana and legal experts call unconstitutional, a California city has passed an ordinance requiring residents wanting to grow marijuana in their home under the voter-approved Adult Use of Marijuana Act to register for a $141 per year permit from City Hall.
In order to get the permit, residents of Indian Wells are required to allow a home inspection by city employees in order to determine that no more than the maximum six plants allowed under AUMA are being grown, there is adequate ventilation for the plants and cultivation is happening in a designated locked area, Assistant City Manager David Gassaway said.
No residents spoke for or against the permit during a public hearing held Thursday and the City Council adopted the ordinance in a 4-1 vote with Councilman Ty Peabody abstaining.
"I just don't believe in marijuana," Peabody later said, explaining that it is being legalized in California when it is still illegal federally.
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In order to get the permit, residents of Indian Wells are required to allow a home inspection by city employees in order to determine that no more than the maximum six plants allowed under AUMA are being grown, there is adequate ventilation for the plants and cultivation is happening in a designated locked area, Assistant City Manager David Gassaway said.
No residents spoke for or against the permit during a public hearing held Thursday and the City Council adopted the ordinance in a 4-1 vote with Councilman Ty Peabody abstaining.
"I just don't believe in marijuana," Peabody later said, explaining that it is being legalized in California when it is still illegal federally.
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