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Dear Los Angeles MoveOn member,

On July 24, the LA City Council voted 14-0 to shut down and ban medical marijuana dispensaries, including those that are law-abiding, legally registered shops.

The Los Angeles Times reports: “Under the ban, medical patients and their caregivers will be able to grow and share the drug in small groups of three people or less.” Unfortunately, according to one dispensary, maintenance and equipment for growing average about $5,000, so this limit will force dispensaries to shut down.

Thousands of Angelinos rely on medical marijuana to help alleviate side effects of cancer treatments and symptoms of depression, insomnia, anxiety, stress, and many other ailments. These dispensaries are the source of relief for these people in a society where medicine can cost more than a week’s worth of meals. They adhere to strict guidelines and policies as mandated by the city in order to maintain their registry as caregivers, and are law-abiding businesses.

That’s why I created a petition on SignOn.org to the LA City Council, which says:

Help keep the doors of legally registered medical dispensaries open!

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Please sign your name and help this cause—if not for yourself, then for someone you know whose quality of life is even the slightest bit better through the relief that comes from medical marijuana and the law-abiding caregivers that provide it.

Thanks!

–Mondrian Hernandez

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