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CHAMBERS FilE PHOTO
Several homes were destroyed In Modjeska Canyon
durlnQ the 2007 Santlaqo fire.
Ifyou go to
an area
that s limited access, there 's not
overhead clearance, there's no defensible space, the
chance of defending those houses decreases exponen-
SEE FIRE- PAGE 4
A DISJOINTED
APPROACH TO POT
Anaheim battles dispensaries
while Santa Aha, Costa Mesa
move toward allowing them.
BY ART MARROQUIN .JORDAN GRAHAM
n ALEJANDRA
MOLINA
STAFF WRITERS
Tony Jalali believes medical marijuana
should be accessible. Still,
he is evicting a small
dispensary in an office complex under orders
from Anaheim officials.
Meanwhile, in Costa Mesa, Joyce Weitzberg .
is hoping to reopen hel' cannabis collective in a
town where leaders have reversed course. and
are now taking steps to regulate and tax mari
juana sales.
Between those cities is Santa Ana, where Cy-
press Hill rapper "B-Real" last week won a lot
tel]' that puts him on a path to legally distribute
medical marijuana in the city.
Dazed and confused'? There's reason for
that. Orange County communities
are
taking
dramatically differing stands to deal with t ~
SEE POT PAGE 16
DAVID MCNEW. GETTY IMAGES
While Anaheim closes pot shops Costa Mesa could allow
reQulated dispensaries as soon as May.
Up To 50 OFF ll Fumigations
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POT: Cities
balance
needs of residents, fear of rogue operations
proIIIo-notion of 1I ...1icinal
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31'1'"",,,da sUI
te'oridt ..-........ Lo,pJiriIlfI
ulOldle1l marijlana.
' l lh lnk thot d;".",...panry
""""'" m l " , , " k ~
Mlllldin:p; "n "n"
1 I i < ~ and
........., I ~ an
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oth<
~ r : ul<\SI ..... Smitllm.di
"",\or f t h ~ Om"",, Coun·
Iy Cdl...-tiw AIli."".." an
,.n-"", . y groop fo:r II'II'dil'fll
rnarljuana dl""""""n... in
~ c . . u n t y .
"On "ne hand. Arw...;m
11M '-'Thar>ded and
\a
..
that ... 11 be
dotrinwntnl to ""tlenlll,"
:<ntith oaid. ·00 \be other.
)"OU'''' .....kill« a Vrov-
<i, .. attitudll (or
..
" . . . . . .
.Pd tliminIotiz1c annab"
proh\bltk>n:
M'S OF
WHACII.-A
-MOlE
Jal . II'o N . ~ i3l
. . . . . .
tho " " " , ~ ""o ""'Ilpl.·xitic.
of A""],,,irn". ~ o di <p<'11"
. . . y .. . . . . . . , In...mo In the
1",,\ otI,dIt )"".MI.
~ r-n ogo. tho rod·
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Ana-
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o p ~ Joiali r ..
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......
o \ ~ ~ ' ~
1'01') ""'-quenlly
ckwd
11-... of lhe auil.t.
Bu•• )"ellI" )at ......
judp
dleoniss«l tbe
f<'lleral
P
wrnment'. <_. Still. A ..
beIm puobtd .'-<1 ,;\.11 ito
lUi
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In 11'11' Jt>M/l1;, ..... onoth.-r
disp""""I')'. AnaJ>,.im H<>II..
tk t ~ . lUI om.-.
.,;gIlt monlhf ago 0/111",_
""nd floor of Jalali'. build
iDle. ,..hichoo\8om..-"" in
our""'''' "me", •
d o n l l " l ' ~
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a &II Koiod _I M . . . . . .
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Lau" month.
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8 h d " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' t d c M - n ~
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to _
fo",,"
i .. prohibllMm OIl •
p e l l - ~
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J.lali Iw .in .. ~ ... a
3O-<IaJ.' """",Ion notirt' 10
u... ~ 1 ; ,,-h;'h . . .
trIIIlIIII open. A h.",ri"iC Is
""hO<IUlOO (or Ia'er IWo
monlh to do . ermi".. ... -..111·
er .Ialali
.. in conlempt
0(
_ ror r.llins 10 mu
d i a l ~ l y ~ I O M 11-.. pot .h"".
,u . prop;orty _ I
ohoIlId 1-.. able to....",
an of
flc
t to al\l-'bOO)·. bul Ille .-Iy
io p ....
..nting me from P"'>"
vidillll & . . a f ~ h:\",n fOf' Jl"O"
p l ~ who
'
.... .....n..alll'lllri.
ju.".: JolI1Iiaid.
Sin.", -.1012, Annheim ~ . l y
orr.-..
. lla,..,
paid $6O: ,Q:
10
lhe jav,' fIrn1 of Beot n
&.
Krieg<lr 10 d..rend tile ,.;.
I ( . b a n o n ~
1M .......,k. the Cily CoIln.-iI
lIdopl«I • law "Ilowillll W
cil}' to
r>k>..r.il . . . . . <:rimi.-l
churge\ all"i "ot Iand]o","
- ... Jalali who ,..,1
. . . . '
n,4<-Io1 nuuij ...
diop<"n
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\hoo}' ... "1",,.,,\;,\,11 i I l e g l l l ~ ' . "
... d Anaheim COW>I'iJ,.".
_n '
Mm-n,)·. ,,-OO .. go
geAed
the
IIIJUIo>fIIn fall.
" " , . ~
An ' POl ..... ..ytl>
itlfl 10 haml"'r a p a t l ~ " ' · .
ability 10'- mari)l>ana rll'"
medici,,,,1
p u ~ o Mur
no)"said. • We're jlt ' t1IoIdi"l
u-.......,.,..t.obIe.mo will
run}, ,'lola", u... ~ I t y ' . l a w . "
AnaMim. ,,·Ili<h Mol 1'-"
.,...., ,,'ale' p""-..r uILi
Iy. "..te olT di fp<on_
r ....0 - ......--. 'Iorr IIO
"llh<>b .. u_m'",·,,[a.o.
Cypn
.. HII r_ ouis ........ cltflt ... - .. _ " • •
r_
II -..... . . .
_s_.
wtth A .t Taft Jr. of Co.ta ' _tt .. 10th
_ .. IId ........ y M'*CtH In
t .... c ity 01
s.nt ...... . pot <II
. ,_n • y iottlH"Y 011 '-- V·
whe .... bul. Iw>dfuI rA
I\tOo
r e ~ are -,,)"111/1 open
1»' uainjt gt'lM'l"IItort< 0. - car
bootte
. . . . .
Tho, risky J>"",lice hall
~ ' < I at IeMl th .... 1'I-.
city .. d. [n O<tob
er, fi ...flghu-...
..,.....,ed •
d i . ~ ' worker ".,.......
"""'" 1»' ~ a r b o n n'IOno>ekho
fum". from an ilkoga[ly
~ j t f t I P I O < t o r .
Of lhe
l71l
pot. .hop.
Irno:--m to """" oponted In
An.,IlI>im. 16 , m ~ i n
O\I<'n,
M.-dI<-al .... ijuaI . pat;"",
M.N JamM
of AnWim
. .
,1 III« cJ"""..... hn""
f ~ her 10 ". . .- . : t-
w
drv( r-orn c\Mlle... oel1ing on
w "treeUI
~ . t
CMap
........... . r
Dim.ytaDd.
city....,.;.,wI ........ lhan630
applicalions, and num.,..,...
.pplicanta ....... pIa«d on.
W I l [ ~ III\. Tho> Iotlery
c ~ ..... ~ n r Santa Ana .....
W > n < ~ ~ i n
N",-embo.·r to II'I;II)i . . . nnd
\al< ."..ru"a) marijuana
ohopa.lImi iqrthem tolWO
l n ~ r i a I Z O l
"""-
"ith
2fI
on..... p>I
"'Qpa ~ r o M town.
" ' bon . . . . . . . ' 001-
ie<'t;"-et< """l'IItb", witl"",t
p"t\etlu-' beet I n l ~ in
mi ... WI I.id>ertt:
aid.
"'Things ,,'N" not
OK
at lbe
<1m."
N . , . . . . ( ~ M . - a . _ 1 ' r < n
h a v " ~ o r l l p l e t " " a
f\ntt draIt
of. Law 1hr.1, if"'ll'
pro'l-...i by tho>
""""",,1
"""'kl l m lur<> back
rep
u,abIo
flomo
Cily C""""il hlCln1-.. .. MId
' push is motIvohod by
compaoolion (or . . .nnabis
p"tlenlll and 8 r.,..,. orboJlol
Inhisti, . _ir@tho"'-.
A poolr rApetilinnllplnod
.........gh .pl......
In
Oc·
to guannlH
city, ...
I . . . ,,111 ha""
•
d]"",t oay
.... t yn r 011
wbeU-
«iI.
W\io.-ea obould """'" ~
10toWn.
. u - I ollhot. the c- .
1'01_ City
Counoll migbI.
<'<)n l ..... Hrly .. Apn1
an onIinan<-..
tbIll
...owd
l'<' (UIOIO. tax snd a low cnn·
nabio to oper
ala In th..... InduItriIl
"""""
Ir apl"""-...i on u..t
~
the .......
c o l ~ ·
ti\-..s eould opI'U
by 1'0111)'.
"If I,'. going to l l a p P ~
""l""S)'.
1
want
10
do il thoo
riljht
~ ) ' . ·
Mid Couodhna"
~ ~ ~ o o : : - " t l l t ~
Gary Monahr.n, who 1-..lped
w r i t ~ lho dnIt.. "I' <'OUId '
t hed i r r e_ bet .- . r.,-_
ing liquor UC<',,,,,,,,
.nd O<' I-
_
ut lOme poIiticiaM and
"What you""" d""" o
.,......te .._.you ......
ed • bl.ck IIIali«ot," Ja moc
told Ih" City Council ·W •
do not m.. goirw WIIWr--
i
iiiiiiiO;;;ji<i'""'iiiilll ground to II'"
our pol. hut
you'""
gh-..n
us no c/)okoooo.°
' n .
wi"","", will , el
I,,,, \J)' 0. a n t ~ Ana )'\>I[ce
[)o·pattmpnt. ,,'hlcl '<Ifill
how 60
<bJ'S 10 ..... t...' lho
app);"a",-,,' back""",,,d .
Tho>e<>llec-lj' ..... l l_
""
lIl<m't>d 10 cultit'BI" can
""bis in
S a n t ~
AntI, and
'-""Y ","'" po)' 1111 cil)' •
S I"'"",nt tax on gr-o. . . .
cdpl$. '\'tt@ Crt)· COU/lOU
. . . .y tn.-r- 0 .1 grOAt . . . .
C<'ip18 tax., .", lrJ.tloe ruIU,..,.
_
to
exoeed ralAo olIO
,"",.".,."", II&kI lho)' rear
tbIll • IU8Ilf.d <tniintuw
could 1 l < ' < > U 1 " B g e poIlrly run
""W'" m.p.nMrieI 10 ,..,..
tum to c- . M .... Wlth.
""",nt federal ~ b , 10 <k-
fund ..",..,.....,...,t fll pot
o , , ~ and "tt"""t •
" " ' I ~
~ I i n g
lxMl)' to .mi'<>"""
...
ci ' ; Ct>ota Jo&o.... miaIU
t o ~ k
th . chl'nbiUlio.·"o <>IICi'
opirI
dri,-.. ttw-
AI>IIp8
. . . . 3 ~ . ,
CoutlCiltnlln Jim Rlgh.
........ ~ o d ",.;tinc
untll N"""mber 2OItI.
wbea
Ibe C()OIt8. M _
wiD be on \bo hoollot _. tin»
1><0 01...
bo-li<..
.. Ih" [NUC
01
""",Iwng recrullona) ma
rijuana will
be
be-
Anabrim C" ... II",vman
Lucilltt Kri,\,II
..
d . I t ~
WM
" Y 1 I ~
. . hKIc 10 J . ~ .nd
otbe .
who .....d "",rijuana
to
....
" ' . "
pain. AI Kring'.
I"" City eo..ncil
"il l MIt
"",Ie
law"",ke,.,.
limit
h e s a l ~ < > I ' m e d i o a l m a
rijuano. to ret.il
ciH, mtll<>.
lhan
01 e¢lle<>
tim-_
'llhink thaI \bon
Iwt '
be
a way lhal we ~ a n 1-..
eompMsionate help W
peoplewhol ...lyr- 'Ih '- ,
Kring...td.
SA NTA ANA BEGIItS
SHOP PERMIT PROCESS
Tho>
luck
o he d rno' wlU
pa'" the way
for "PIl i .
Loulo< 'g.RMI"
F.. and
19 0111«", 10 """" .......Iienl
marijuana collect;.....
[n
-
ttomoy RandllU Long-
,,1th, "'P.--n\iIlfl: _ of
u... applkant.o.
~ o t h ~ ,
Orangoo Counly
.iliM may
.,.,..;.wr Iooltdnj . t SaPIa
An.o .
T I < J d ~ l .
"It'Alike building.
bftter
"""""'l'IIp." MId Lo'1lJ"'lth,
....00 is Attempting
to
pi"""
11><0 <tispo-rnwy ........ on "'"
balloIlI of
abw.
a dozen
ci-
11.. C<>W\l.)
..
d(o..
COSTA MESA
WEIGHS
OPTIOHS
foro ,-olen. 1'h:I1 could
r...... CaHt<>mbt 10""""'" •
canlllbLo equiva]<m'
of the
lItale's
Departm"nt
o AI<:o
boIic I\eot"erafre Coo .......
80. I""' .. r, d CoMA M ...
.....;dept who l l b u t ~ 1>01'
Ioral cannabio collNtio. . In
roIL ."".--1 lhe view> of
_ ""l-ing &Iw wan'"
medl<-ttJ marij....... legal.
Ized. bul . . . . t ....... a b w ~
11-.. ricI>t "J'Pf'OIICh.
Rush to write. law. """
_id. and you.
hood operaton. Wa[l, IOIId
you p,.."
...
nl >lick peopk>
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~ i f
mJ'.t
§mill AIiJ
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2010.
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tnxes, rOUQl ...d su". I ....
and f ~ on \bo n<>edoI fll
her palimt&
O ~ .
· l _ l t l O_do
.........
rortIy. both ...
nootIdMt
md
•
nwdlcol
InarijllDJla
am .... .. '-<or ,.aJd.
' l l > q ' ~ tr)-;ng 10 hit ~
~ u n i l y
for
1It-,' a ; d
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thumb
,n . . .
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j",,,,,,·th.med oong. ·We·,...
ju.ttt glad ..... . been
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On Thursday.
20 ,,11lr Ot
" ...... I'Ilhdomly drawn. . . .
Rut . ne r "'-"1.-.0 from
cit}" oIllci.ols to .rout"'r
...
pen
.. itoo. lhe U.S_D.opart
rMIll o I $ k e ~ k I I o d d o w n
...... a»op ~ l"""'-r-
"""itlfl t..rg<'t. they.""
POt,:oiPlt: 10 I<" it (<"On'eCI).
right
out
of h ~ gnte. I h o v ~
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