Calif.: Gov. Brown vetoes SB 847!

Published: September 22, 2011

A bit of good news to share with you this morning: Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed SB 847! As I’m sure you recall, SB 847 was legislation introduced by Sen. Correa that would have prohibited storefront dispensaries from operating within a 600-foot radius of a residential zone or a residential use. Over 300 of you wrote to the governor to express your concern about the bill; I think he got the message.

Gov. Brown agreed with the Marijuana Policy Project and our allies that zoning “[d]ecisions of this kind are best made in cities and counties, not the State Capitol.” The governor also stated that by singing AB 1300 – a bill MPP opposed because it lacked any clear recognition of state regulated dispensaries – cities and counties were already given the green light to regulate the location and operation of dispensaries.

A hearty ”thank you kindly” goes out to the other reform organizations who worked to defeat this bill and to all of you who made your opposition to SB 847 heard at every step. We couldn’t have done it without you.