Pubdate: Thu, 2 Oct 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. POT DISPENSARY WILL GO TO PUBLIC HEARING A proposed ordinance introduced at Wednesday night's Palm Springs City Council meeting that would regulate medical marijuana dispensaries was referred to the Planning Commission, a city official said. The ordinance would prohibit for-profit dispensaries, but allow dispensaries organized as non-profit collectives or cooperatives as long as they were in areas zoned for industrial use and at least 500 yards from schools, public parks, playgrounds and residential areas. "The next step is that the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing and then submit their recommendations to the City Council," City Attorney Douglas Holland said. "It will then be up to the council whether they want to consider the Planning Commission's recommendations and place the ordinance on a future agenda." A date for the public hearing has not been set, according to Amy Blaisdell, Palm Springs' director of communications. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake