A medical marijuana trade group filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles Friday for its attempt to enforce an ordinance aimed at shutting down pot dispensaries, NBC reports.
The Patient Care Alliance, Los Angeles is seeking an injunction against the ordinance adopted by the City Council last month to halt the influx of dispensaries, which now total more than 1,000 in the city.
About 96 pot shops are housed in North Hollywod, said Deputy City Attorney Tamar Galatzan.
"The City Council's actions are not only reckless, heartless and pointless, they're just plain stupid," Marc O'Hara of PCA-LA told NBC. "The city knows that it will never be able to successfully defend this lawsuit."
This week, city hall mailed letters to 1,046 suspected dispensary locations and to 728 landlords, warning they could face fines or even jail time for staying in business past Sept. 6.
While the ordinance was authored to shut down dispensary storefronts, it allows primary caregivers and patients to grow and transport their own marijuana.
The PCA_LA website states they are a MMJ Trade Association. Both websites focus on the monetary financial aspect of Medical marijuana and not patient quality of life or access their to Medical Marijuana. My conclusion is I do not view their law suit as a noble cause of enriching patients and the citizens of Los Angeles quality or life.