reports that the dispensary owner's lawyer, Matthew Pappas, plans to file a claim on behalf of his client. Its report also quotes an LBPD spokesperson as indicating that that the Department will make a thorough review of what took place.
The police action took place on the same day that the City Council was scheduled to discuss the operations of medical marijuana outlets in Long Beach and related city policies.
The video, webposted on July 2, had been viewed more than 2,400 times by the morning of July 4...and the story has now been picked up by LA's City News Service, effectively making multiple L.A. media outlets aware of it.
The video was mentioned briefly by Councilwoman Rae Gabelich during July 3 Council discussion of her motion to continue to exempt 18 (or 14, figure varies) medical marijuana outlets from a city ban on medpot outlets until the CA Supreme Court rules on LB's ordinance and other marijuana related issues.
Councilwoman Gabelich said (in the context of urging continued exemption from the ban for 18 outlets), "The action that was taken was very offensive to me" and added "I think there's a better way to do it" (arguing for the continuing exemption from the ban; the motion narrowly failed 4-5; LBReport.com coverage here).
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