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Kent has had a moratorium on medical marijuana businesses for nearly a year, and now the city is considering an outright ban. (AP Photo/file)

Kent to consider full ban of medical marijuana businesses

BY Chris Sullivan  on May 11, 2012 @ 6:07 am (Updated: 7:39 am - 5/11/12 )

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Kent has had a moratorium on medical marijuana businesses for nearly a year, and now the city is considering an outright ban.

Washington state law allows collective gardens where medical marijuana patients can pool their resources to grow up to 45 plants.

Kent has passed two six-month moratoriums on the issue in the last year.

The latest moratorium runs out in July. The Kent Reporter says the mayor believes it's time to make a final decision.

There are two collective gardens operating in the city right now.

The city will hold a public meeting on this issue on Monday. If Kent decides to ban medical marijuana businesses, it would be only the second Washington city to adopt an outright ban.

Chris Sullivan, KIRO Radio Reporter
Chris loves the rush of covering breaking news and works hard to try to make sense of it all while telling stories about real people in extraordinary circumstances.
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  • Integrator wrote...
    while you're at it
    May 11, 2012 6:55 am
    Why not ban drug stores? I have considered suggesting banning liquor and tobacco sales too, but those have no redeeming medical value, so aren't even on the same level. State law says it's okay, what's the problem? You're considering being on the wrong side of history.
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  • Teahawk wrote...
    If you want to protect the children...
    May 11, 2012 6:58 am
    Start with the drug stores. More people die from prescription drugs than all other drugs combined.
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  • HPD 5-0 wrote...
    Smart...
    May 11, 2012 11:24 am
    ...why would any city want to encourage dopers, dope dealers and all the associated crimes etc in their city.
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  • rastaj wrote...
    Stupid cop.....
    May 11, 2012 1:04 pm
    MMJ coops and dispensaries take business AWAY from the bad guys, the gangsters and other idiots with arsenals of weapons. Ban it, and it goes right back to the people who can actually do you harm. Stupid cop....
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  • HPD 5-0 wrote...
    Name calling?
    May 11, 2012 1:33 pm
    How infantile. But what else can I expect from someone w/ no brain cells left. "Dispensaries" are just targets...for take over robberies, burglaries...but then you wouldn't know that or think of those possibilities; you're too busy frying your brain, getting "hi" and acting like a baby.
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  • rastaj wrote...
    HPD 5-0
    May 11, 2012 5:09 pm
    Interesting......Then why do we have gun stores....(selling very deadly products, Burglary target) Liquor stores (selling very deadly products, Burglary target). Banks...ummmm jewelry stores. I think you just have a bias. I imagine you have NO issue with drinking alcohol. Is there anything stupider than a drunk person? do stoners piss themselves? How many drunk people puked in your patrol car? I guess that's ok. I'll take back the word "stupid", and replace it with "ignorant". My apologies....
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  • TigerSGT wrote...
    exactly
    May 11, 2012 1:34 pm
    Why don't people understand this basic concept? What happened in Prohibition? people got killed over booze. because they had to go to the bad guys to get it. Same here. We would have a much less presence of illegal activity because it will not longer have to be "dealed". There would no longer be violence over it. And it would take away BILLIONS of profits from drug king pins and put them out of business.
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  • shark75 wrote...
    How about they consider raiding and arresting the drug dealers that run them
    May 11, 2012 2:09 pm
    Medical marijuana is a freaking SCAM whichever way you cut it and the only reason why state lawmakers look the other way is to buy votes. These pot heads are violation of federal law and should be sent to federal prison for openly selling a controlled substance.
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