San Diego Mayor Bob Filner announced end to code enforcement attacks by the city, agreed to develop regulatory ordinance

Advocates applauded the recent actions of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner in trying to put an end to the years-long crackdown on access to medical marijuana in the city.

Two days after announcing at a local chapter meeting of Americans for Safe Access (ASA) — the country’s largest medical marijuana grassroots advocacy group — that he was going to direct city authorities to stop shutting down dispensaries, Mayor Filner delivered on that promise by sending letters yesterday to San Diego Police Chief William Lansdowne and Neighborhood Code Compliance Director Kelly Broughton.

Calling on city authorities to “Stop the Crackdown on Marijuana Dispensaries,” Mayor Filner directed them to “stop targeted code enforcement against marijuana dispensaries in the City of San Diego immediately,” and “stop sending dispensary code enforcement cases to the City Attorney’s Office for prosecution.” San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith has worked hand-in-hand with District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy to shut down almost all of the dispensaries in the San Diego area.