December 23, 2010
California: Setback for Marijuana Farms
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The city of Oakland’s plan to license large medical marijuana growing operations was put on hold after a warning from the district attorney that city officials could face prosecution. The City Council voted 7 to 1 in a closed session on Tuesday night to suspend the application process for permits that would have let recipients set up four industrial-scale indoor marijuana farms. Applications were to have been due Wednesday. The decision came after the Alameda County district attorney, Nancy O’Malley, warned that the growing operations could be illegal, and that people associated with such operations, including city officials who approved them, could face prosecution.

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