On Jan. 6 starting at 5 p.m. Tacoma City Council will hold a special public hearing concerning the Council’s proposal to shut down all medical marijuana establishments in the city. With the passages of I-502, the Council is pondering ways to enable patients to have access to medical marijuana but still have such clinics and collective garden operations abide by city and state law.
City officials are working on a plan that would shut down medical marijuana operations that do not have the required licenses or fail to get the city and state licenses within three months of their lack of proper documentation. Action could come next summer.
Medical marijuana advocates urge everyone who cares about medical cannabis patients to attend this hearing and speak up to help keep patients from having to get their medicine at recreational pot shops and overpay for non-medical grade cannabis. Also, emails can be sent to dsorum@cityoftacoma.org. The hearing will be held in the Tacoma Municipal Building Council Chambers at 747 Market St., first floor.