Putting fear into the population and increasing their power and influence.

What? You think it's coincidence that cannabis prohibition took off right as alcohol prohibition was ending?

Driving 33 businesses out of town.

Brilliant!

May all their businesses be empty.

that there isn't any crime in San Bernardino then if this is declared as a top priority. Sick people seeking treatment is clearly a priority if there are no muggings, assaults or robberies.

"That's what we hope to see, is empty businesses."

San Bernardino the armpit of California.

Especially since California legalized Medical Marijuana use. It will take a long time for it to be considered legal.. by the federal government. I guess they would rather fund swat raids than helping people deal with pain and other problems.

It's not as simple as prohibition.

"It's just been awful for us," Grafton said. "Since they came in, we've lost 50 percent of our business."

Grafton's business has been open 10 years and the dispensary opened two years ago, she said. Unsavory customers, litter and a persistent smell of marijuana have plagued her since, she said.

"We came here to help the city, and we're not giving up,"

"Every day this week, I've asked for a meeting with the mayor, and I have a petition," she said. "Right now it has more than 400 signatures. The city needs to listen to its citizens."

So some notary tax shop losing business to turbo tax whines and some guy. 400 others disagree with them. Why do you count the 2 but not the 400+?

Editing to add that plenty of Americans supported alcohol prohibition to the end. Lots. We still have 'dry counties'.

You're right, we do still have dry counties. I was in one a couple of years ago, much to my surprise.

But there are conflicting goals here. It's not simply about prohibition in SB, that's all I wanted to point out.

There may be legitimate issues with odors, people hanging out, litter, etc., but that's what zoning and nuisance ordinances are for. Such ordinances are made to deal with those sorts of issues.

They could have shut down offending dispensaries, but they chose instead to simply ban them all. This is a culture war going on, not just a complaint over a nuisance.

Good work you thugs.

Tue Apr 23, 2013 2:05am EDT

SAN BERNARDINO, CA, April 22 (Reuters) - Bankrupt California city San Bernardino passed a new budget on Monday night that will allow it to resume paying into the state pension fund on July 1 as it continues to renege on other debts including payments to bondholders.

The city council vote comes nearly a year after it halted contributions to the California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers), the United States' biggest pension fund.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/23/usa-municipalities-sanbdo-idUSL2N0DA07O20130423

"That's what we hope to see, is empty businesses." -City Attorney James F. Penman May 9, 2013

In City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Health Collective, the court ruled that localities can completely ban--not just regulate--medical marijuana dispensaries.

Expect a bunch of cities and counties that were holding off on bans to implement them.

For patients and advocates, this means waging the battle at city council and county board of supervisors meetings, and ultimately, at the ballot box.

Meanwhile, the state legislature is trying to come up with statewide regulations.

Seventeen years after the Passage of Prop 215, we're still fighting these battles.

Meanwhile, Colorado and Washington have already legalized weed.