The Santa Cruz county board of supervisors on Tuesday imposed a moratorium on medical cannabis regulations, instead joining an evolving legal fight over how MMJ collectives and medical marijuana patients may access their marijuana medicine.
The move, which halts a set of rules approved with the support of local dispensaries in May, was triggered by a state appeals court ruling striking down a set of Long Beach regulations for their medical marijuana collectives as conflicting with federal drug laws.
That case has been appealed to the state's highest court. The county is joining that appeal along with the American Civil Liberties Union, offering up its regulatory scheme as an alternative to the oft-criticized Long Beach law, which required dispensaries to make steep payments for a chance to receive a license to operate within city limits.
Thank you Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors for fighting on the side righteousness.
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