LA city council calls DEA to enforce repealed ban on marijuana dispensariesselfnews Post The ban still allowed patients to group together and grow marijuana in their homes, but many patients said they dont have the time or resources to grow medical-grade cannabis. It took less than two weeks for patients and activists to turn in enough signatures to repeal the ban and force a referendum to let the voters decide. They needed 27,425 signatures and they turned in over 50,000. The LA Times pointed out that activists admit theyre using this tactic to try to get the council to compromise for a more lenient ban that grandfathers in existing dispensaries: According to local laws, the city councils ban which was set to take effect next week must be suspended until the petition is confirmed and then put to the voters in the form of a referendum. According to the Huffington Post: It will be interesting to see if the Obama Administration will intervene in such a local issue and squash the will of the voters during an election season. Read other articles by selfnews Post HERE You can support this information by voting on Reddit HERE 