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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — City leaders have unanimously approved a new law expanding the number of medical marijuana operating in the city of Oakland.
The East Bay Times reports (http://bit.ly/1W7xmM6 ) Wednesday that the policy is intended to regulate underground clubs.
It adds eight medical marijuana dispensary permits each year, as well as opens the door for 30 cultivators, 12 delivery businesses, five distributors, five transporters, two testing facilities, and 28 manufacturing businesses, the newspaper reported.
The expansion could mean more money for the city. Last year, the eight dispensaries already operating in the city generated roughly $4 million in taxes.
Most lauded the move. But some called for fewer limits on the number of licenses for small-scale growers and manufacturers operating out of their homes
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