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US: Permits for Sacramento pot dispensaries on hold Suzanne Phan News10 Thursday 13 Oct 2011 The Sacramento City Planning Commission was scheduled to consider granting special use permits to six of the 39 marijuana dispensaries in the city. All Sacramento city dispensaries are supposed to go through this process as part of a new city ordinance. The commission removed the permit issue from the agenda blaming the uncertainty created by the federal crackdown. The planning commission needs more time to figure out what criteria to use to approve those permits. Meanwhile, at least one dispensary said they're okay with the delay. The owner of the Green Door dispensary in Midtown, Sacramento said she's worried about the federal crackdown, but is hopeful things will be resolved in favor of the businesses. "I am very concerned. I think everybody should be concerned," Green Door Sarah Stanley said. "Today, was a motion to continue which we fully agree with. There's a lot of new information out there. As we go forward as a city, we want to make sure that we do things as appropriately and correctly so that what we have accomplished continues in the future. I expect to be back here in two months." Attorney George Mull, president of the California Cannabis Association, said the ordinance process has three phases. "In 2009, the city put a moratorium in place and there were 39 dispensaries at that point," Attorney George Mull said. "Those are the only ones that now, under the new permanent city ordinance, are allowed to apply for a permit. It's a three phase process. We're in the second phase." Last year, Sacramento City Council passed an ordinance to tax city dispensaries 4 percent. According to Mull, that's expected to generate nearly $2 million for city coffers. Mull and dispensary owners believe that's a big loss for Sacramento if those businesses are forced to shut down. http://www.news10.net/news/article/158865/2/Permits-for-Sacramento-pot-dispensaries-on-hold
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