Legal Marijuana Coming to Long Beach – – – Good Chance If You’re 21?

Some pretty substantial changes may be happening to our adjacent neighbor.  The Long Beach City Council is considering a 5% tax on the sales of medical marijuana and a tax of seventy-five cents per square foot on the space used to grow it.

However, in the next election Proposition 19 is asking voters to decide on whether the sale of “weed” should be legalized for recreational use by those 21 and older. If that happens Long Beach is prepared to have some additional taxes.

On another matter Long Beach is considering restricting any kind of smoking on their numerous small parks.  (Long Beach has over 87 parks.)  Council member Suja Lowenthal has sponsored an ordinance to prohibit smokingin most of the parks included in that number.

Long Beach is also involved in land adjusting parcels with Seal Beach and Los Alamitos.  The Seal Beach adjustments woulde involve areas near Alamitos Bay and San Gabriel River.

For full story go to: http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_15441875?nclick_check=1

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