In 1996, California passed Proposition 215: The Compassionate Use Act. This allowed patients suffering from chronic pain and physical disabilities safe access to medication that allows them to live a normal life. On July 24th, LA City Council voted 14-0 to ban medical marijuana dispensaries from the entirety of LA county. In one day, this small group of individuals undid 16 years of progress in helping people with chronic and incurable pain and disease get the medication they need. Sign this petition if you stand behind the thousands of people in LA county who benefit from the PROVEN medical effectiveness of marijuana, and want to continue to allow them access to a quality of living that the rest of California enjoys.