Pubdate: Fri, 16 May 2008 Source: Desert Sun, The (Palm Springs, CA) Copyright: 2008 The Desert Sun Contact: http://local2.thedesertsun.com/mailer/opinionwrap.php Website: http://www.thedesertsun.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1112 Note: Does not accept LTEs from outside circulation area. Author: K Kaufmann, Cathedral City Sun Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Marijuana - Medicinal) DISPENSARY, CATHEDRAL CITY REACH A COMPROMISE Cathedral City officials and the owners of a medical marijuana dispensary have reached a compromise. Essential Herbs and Oils will remain closed, and the city has dropped its federal suit against the owners and also will not revoke the shop's business license. The short-lived dispensary opened at 68-487 E. Palm Canyon Drive in January and closed in early March. "My clients will not distribute any medical marijuana within Cathedral City without the express consent of the city," said Anthony Curiale, attorney for dispensary owners Virginia Hurn and Teresa Sotelo. "We're going to try to discuss with the appropriate people on the City Council and anyone else that is involved with the issue to see if we can't come to some kind of resolution, some kind of agreement if possible to regulate medical marijuana in the city," Curiale said. Mayor Kathy DeRosa said May 9 that the City Council would take up the issue in closed session at its Wednesday meeting. "We will have more information on Wednesday," DeRosa said. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake