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CHAMBERS FilE PHOTO

Several homes were destroyed In Modjeska Canyon

durlnQ the 2007 Santlaqo fire.

Ifyou go to

an area

that s limited access, there 's not

overhead clearance, there's no defensible space, the

chance of defending those houses decreases exponen-

SEE FIRE- PAGE 4

A DISJOINTED

APPROACH TO POT

Anaheim battles dispensaries

while Santa Aha, Costa Mesa

move toward allowing them.

BY ART MARROQUIN .JORDAN GRAHAM

n ALEJANDRA

MOLINA

STAFF WRITERS

Tony Jalali believes medical marijuana

should be accessible. Still,

he is evicting a small

dispensary in an office complex under orders

from Anaheim officials.

Meanwhile, in Costa Mesa, Joyce Weitzberg .

is hoping to reopen hel' cannabis collective in a

town where leaders have reversed course. and

are now taking steps to regulate and tax mari

juana sales.

Between those cities is Santa Ana, where Cy-

press Hill rapper "B-Real" last week won a lot

tel]' that puts him on a path to legally distribute

medical marijuana in the city.

Dazed and confused'? There's reason for

that. Orange County communities

are

taking

dramatically differing stands to deal with t ~

SEE POT PAGE 16

DAVID MCNEW. GETTY IMAGES

While Anaheim closes pot shops Costa Mesa could allow

reQulated dispensaries as soon as May.

Up To 50 OFF ll Fumigations

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POT: Cities

balance

needs of residents, fear of rogue operations

proIIIo-notion of 1I ...1icinal

' obopo - . . . . . . .t) ' III )'81'11

lfI.f,r · Q t ~ ..

31'1'"",,,da sUI

te'oridt ..-........ Lo,pJiriIlfI

ulOldle1l marijlana.

' l lh lnk thot d;".",...panry

""""'" m l " , , " k ~

Mlllldin:p; "n "n"

1 I i < ~ and

........., I ~ an

\"'"

oth<

~ r : ul<\SI ..... Smitllm.di

"",\or f t h ~ Om"",, Coun·

Iy Cdl...-tiw AIli."".." an

,.n-"", . y groop fo:r II'II'dil'fll

rnarljuana dl""""""n... in

~ c . . u n t y .

"On "ne hand. Arw...;m

11M '-'Thar>ded and

\a

..

that ... 11 be

dotrinwntnl to ""tlenlll,"

:<ntith oaid. ·00 \be other.

)"OU'''' .....kill« a Vrov-

<i, .. attitudll (or

..

" . . . . . .

.Pd tliminIotiz1c annab"

proh\bltk>n:

M'S OF

WHACII.-A

-MOlE 

Jal . II'o N . ~ i3l

. . . . . .

tho " " " , ~ ""o ""'Ilpl.·xitic.

of A""],,,irn". ~ o di <p<'11"

. . . y .. . . . . . . , In...mo In the

1",,\ otI,dIt )"".MI.

~ r-n ogo. tho rod·

.....1,.,.....",""·,,1 ond

Ana-

Iwlm _'h mod l,,, ...ui••

o p ~ Joiali r ..

. . . . . .

~ . . , . n...fu-.1 n"'ri/<o'"

......

o \ ~ ~ ' ~

1'01') ""'-quenlly

ckwd

11-... of lhe auil.t.

Bu•• )"ellI" )at ......

judp

dleoniss«l tbe

f<'lleral

P

wrnment'. <_. Still. A ..

beIm puobtd .'-<1 ,;\.11 ito

lUi  

Agtlino1 J a L ~ l i . a ..,n·

........ e..........,.

In 11'11' Jt>M/l1;, ..... onoth.-r

disp""""I')'. AnaJ>,.im H<>II..

tk t ~ . lUI om.-.

.,;gIlt monlhf ago 0/111",_

""nd floor of Jalali'. build

iDle. ,..hichoo\8om..-"" in

our""'''' "me", •

d o n l l " l ' ~

~ ~ ' ' ' ~

a &II Koiod _I M . . . . . .

AWf''''''

Lau" month.

~ SUp<'T'"

C o u r t ~ · n > l e d t l l o l J "

8 h d " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' t d c M - n ~

H<>Iilotlc C""" tx><,,,,,,,,, Au·

Mim \los the ri¢>I

to _

fo",,"

i .. prohibllMm OIl •

p e l l - ~

H; '

hUOITI<}-'

. . . . . .ppealiq<

J.lali Iw .in .. ~ ... a

3O-<IaJ.' """",Ion notirt' 10

u... ~ 1 ; ,,-h;'h . . .

trIIIlIIII open. A h.",ri"iC Is

""hO<IUlOO (or Ia'er IWo

monlh to do . ermi".. ... -..111·

er .Ialali

.. in conlempt

0(

_ ror r.llins 10 mu

d i a l ~ l y ~ I O M 11-.. pot .h"".

,u . prop;orty _ I

ohoIlId 1-.. able to....",

an of

flc

t to al\l-'bOO)·. bul Ille .-Iy

io p ....

..nting me from P"'>"

vidillll & . . a f ~ h:\",n fOf' Jl"O"

p l ~ who

'

.... .....n..alll'lllri.

ju.".: JolI1Iiaid.

Sin.", -.1012, Annheim ~ . l y

orr.-..

. lla,..,

paid $6O: ,Q:

10

lhe jav,' fIrn1 of Beot n

&.

Krieg<lr 10 d..rend tile ,.;.

I ( . b a n o n ~

1M .......,k. the Cily CoIln.-iI

lIdopl«I • law "Ilowillll W

cil}' to

r>k>..r.il . . . . . <:rimi.-l

churge\ all"i "ot Iand]o","

- ... Jalali who ,..,1

. . . . '

n,4<-Io1 nuuij ...

diop<"n

..

i.'Il.

oW,· . . . .

1 ~ ~ . , < l I ) · 1'"')-;-"

• ._ nt " ' I " " k - ~ " " , I ~

~ ~ . ~ . ~ = ~ .

~ ,

\hoo}' ... "1",,.,,\;,\,11 i I l e g l l l ~ ' . "

... d Anaheim COW>I'iJ,.".

_n '

Mm-n,)·. ,,-OO .. go

geAed

the

IIIJUIo>fIIn fall.

" " , . ~

An ' POl ..... ..ytl>

itlfl 10 haml"'r a p a t l ~ " ' · .

ability 10'- mari)l>ana rll'"

medici,,,,1

p u ~ o Mur

no)"said. • We're jlt ' t1IoIdi"l

u-.......,.,..t.obIe.mo will

run}, ,'lola", u... ~ I t y ' . l a w . "

AnaMim. ,,·Ili<h Mol 1'-"

.,...., ,,'ale' p""-..r uILi

Iy. "..te olT di fp<on_

r ....0 - ......--. 'Iorr IIO

"llh<>b .. u_m'",·,,[a.o.

Cypn

.. HII r_ ouis ........ cltflt ... - .. _ " • •

r_

II -..... . . .

_s_.

wtth A .t Taft Jr. of Co.ta ' _tt .. 10th

_ .. IId ........ y M'*CtH In

t .... c ity 01

s.nt ...... . pot <II

. ,_n • y iottlH"Y 011 '-- V·

whe .... bul. Iw>dfuI rA

I\tOo

r e ~ are -,,)"111/1 open

1»' uainjt gt'lM'l"IItort< 0. - car

bootte

. . . . .

Tho, risky J>"",lice hall

~ ' < I at IeMl th .... 1'I-.

city .. d. [n O<tob

er, fi ...flghu-...

..,.....,ed •

d i . ~ ' worker ".,.......

"""'" 1»' ~ a r b o n n'IOno>ekho

fum". from an ilkoga[ly

~ j t f t I P I O < t o r .

Of lhe

l71l

pot. .hop.

Irno:--m to """" oponted In

An.,IlI>im. 16 , m ~ i n

O\I<'n,

M.-dI<-al .... ijuaI . pat;"",

M.N JamM

of AnWim

. .

,1 III« cJ"""..... hn""

f ~ her 10 ". . .- . : t-

w

drv( r-orn c\Mlle... oel1ing on

w "treeUI

~ . t

CMap

........... . r

Dim.ytaDd.

city....,.;.,wI ........ lhan630

applicalions, and num.,..,...

.pplicanta ....... pIa«d on.

W I l [ ~ III\. Tho> Iotlery

c ~ ..... ~ n r Santa Ana .....

W > n < ~ ~ i n

N",-embo.·r to II'I;II)i . . . nnd

\al< ."..ru"a) marijuana

ohopa.lImi iqrthem tolWO

l n ~ r i a I Z O l

"""-

"ith

2fI

on..... p>I

"'Qpa ~ r o M town.

" ' bon . . . . . . . ' 001-

ie<'t;"-et< """l'IItb", witl"",t

p"t\etlu-' beet I n l ~ in

mi ... WI I.id>ertt:

aid.

"'Things ,,'N" not

OK

at lbe

<1m."

N . , . . . . ( ~ M . - a . _ 1 ' r < n

h a v " ~ o r l l p l e t " " a

f\ntt draIt

of. Law 1hr.1, if"'ll'

pro'l-...i by tho>

""""",,1

"""'kl l m lur<> back

rep

u,abIo

flomo

Cily C""""il hlCln1-.. .. MId

' push is motIvohod by

compaoolion (or . . .nnabis

p"tlenlll and 8 r.,..,. orboJlol

Inhisti, . _ir@tho"'-.

A poolr rApetilinnllplnod

.........gh .pl......

In

Oc·

to guannlH

city, ...

I . . . ,,111 ha""

•

d]"",t oay

.... t yn r 011

wbeU-

«iI.

W\io.-ea obould """'" ~

10toWn.

. u - I ollhot. the c- .

1'01_ City

Counoll migbI.

<'<)n l ..... Hrly .. Apn1

an onIinan<-..

tbIll

...owd

l'<' (UIOIO. tax snd a low cnn·

nabio to oper

ala In th..... InduItriIl

"""""

Ir apl"""-...i on u..t

~

the .......

c o l ~ ·

ti\-..s eould opI'U

by 1'0111)'.

"If I,'. going to l l a p P ~

""l""S)'.

1

want

10

do il thoo

riljht

~ ) ' . ·

Mid Couodhna"

~ ~ ~ o o : : - " t l l t ~

Gary Monahr.n, who 1-..lped

w r i t ~ lho dnIt.. "I' <'OUId '

t hed i r r e_ bet .- . r.,-_

ing liquor UC<',,,,,,,,

.nd O<' I-

  _

ut lOme poIiticiaM and

"What you""" d""" o

.,......te .._.you ......

ed • bl.ck IIIali«ot," Ja moc

told Ih" City Council ·W •

do not m.. goirw WIIWr--

i

iiiiiiiO;;;ji<i'""'iiiilll ground to II'"

our pol. hut

you'""

gh-..n

us no c/)okoooo.°

' n .

wi"","", will , el

I,,,, \J)' 0. a n t ~ Ana )'\>I[ce

[)o·pattmpnt. ,,'hlcl '<Ifill

how 60

<bJ'S 10 ..... t...' lho

app);"a",-,,' back""",,,d .

Tho>e<>llec-lj' ..... l l_

""

lIl<m't>d 10 cultit'BI" can

""bis in

S a n t ~

AntI, and

'-""Y ","'" po)' 1111 cil)' •

S I"'"",nt tax on gr-o. . . .

cdpl$. '\'tt@ Crt)· COU/lOU

. . . .y tn.-r- 0 .1 grOAt . . . .

C<'ip18 tax., .", lrJ.tloe ruIU,..,.

_

to

exoeed ralAo olIO

,"",.".,."", II&kI lho)' rear

tbIll • IU8Ilf.d <tniintuw

could 1 l < ' < > U 1 " B g e poIlrly run

""W'" m.p.nMrieI 10 ,..,..

tum to c- . M .... Wlth.

""",nt federal ~ b , 10 <k-

fund ..",..,.....,...,t fll pot

o , , ~ and "tt"""t •

" " ' I ~

~ I i n g

lxMl)' to .mi'<>"""

...

ci ' ; Ct>ota Jo&o.... miaIU

t o ~ k

th . chl'nbiUlio.·"o <>IICi'

opirI

dri,-.. ttw-

AI>IIp8

. . . . 3 ~ . ,

CoutlCiltnlln Jim Rlgh.

........ ~ o d ",.;tinc

untll N"""mber 2OItI.

wbea

Ibe C()OIt8. M _

wiD be on \bo hoollot _. tin»

1><0 01...

bo-li<..

.. Ih" [NUC

01

""",Iwng recrullona) ma

rijuana will

be

be-

Anabrim C" ... II",vman

Lucilltt Kri,\,II

..

d . I t ~

WM

" Y 1 I ~

. . hKIc 10 J . ~ .nd

otbe .

who .....d "",rijuana

to

....

" ' . "

pain. AI Kring'.

I"" City eo..ncil

"il l MIt

"",Ie

law"",ke,.,.

limit

h e s a l ~ < > I ' m e d i o a l m a

rijuano. to ret.il

ciH, mtll<>.

lhan

01 e¢lle<>

tim-_

'llhink thaI \bon

Iwt '

be

a way lhal we ~ a n 1-..

eompMsionate help W

peoplewhol ...lyr- 'Ih '- ,

Kring...td.

SA NTA ANA BEGIItS

SHOP PERMIT PROCESS

Tho>

luck

o he d rno' wlU

pa'" the way

for "PIl i .

Loulo< 'g.RMI"

F.. and

19 0111«", 10 """" .......Iienl

marijuana collect;.....

[n

-

ttomoy RandllU Long-

,,1th, "'P.--n\iIlfl: _ of

u... applkant.o.

~ o t h ~ ,

Orangoo Counly

.iliM may

.,.,..;.wr Iooltdnj . t SaPIa

An.o .

T I < J d ~ l .

"It'Alike building.

bftter

"""""'l'IIp." MId Lo'1lJ"'lth,

....00 is Attempting

to

pi"""

11><0 <tispo-rnwy ........ on "'"

balloIlI of

abw.

a dozen

ci-

11.. C<>W\l.)

..

d(o..

COSTA MESA

WEIGHS

OPTIOHS

foro ,-olen. 1'h:I1 could

r...... CaHt<>mbt 10""""'" •

canlllbLo equiva]<m'

of the

lItale's

Departm"nt

o AI<:o

boIic I\eot"erafre Coo .......

80. I""' .. r, d CoMA M ...

.....;dept who l l b u t ~ 1>01'

Ioral cannabio collNtio. . In

roIL ."".--1 lhe view> of

_ ""l-ing &Iw wan'"

medl<-ttJ marij....... legal.

Ized. bul . . . . t ....... a b w ~

11-.. ricI>t "J'Pf'OIICh.

Rush to write. law. """

_id. and you.

hood operaton. Wa[l, IOIId

you p,.."

...

nl >lick peopk>

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~ i f

mJ'.t

§mill AIiJ

ali;:

( iii i"f.

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1  

r ; : ~ ' : , ~

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"" "'IIalwl1lon fur

trIIttl)'

.= _ ) ""lhL. o.UHiquooop-

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<-.po'" • ~ . " " " , h i > "<.n ...·',,.

in ""'11, " ) " , , , , ~ I bo>r

rlnI

.,.....,.. In Iat"

2010.

SINo ><Aid " ' ~ , p R i d

......

tnxes, rOUQl ...d su". I ....

and f ~ on \bo n<>edoI fll

her palimt&

O ~ .

· l _ l t l O_do

.........

rortIy. both ...

nootIdMt

md

•

nwdlcol

InarijllDJla

am .... .. '-<or ,.aJd.

' l l > q ' ~ tr)-;ng 10 hit ~

~ u n i l y

for

1It-,' a ; d

: 0- -   ', who pLo".IO "",rOO

hi> e¢litcti"" l)r, ~ n -

thumb

,n . . .

ID900

"",ri·

j",,,,,,·th.med oong. ·We·,...

ju.ttt glad ..... . been

~

On Thursday.

20 ,,11lr Ot

" ...... I'Ilhdomly drawn. . . .

Rut . ne r "'-"1.-.0 from

cit}" oIllci.ols to .rout"'r

...

pen

.. itoo. lhe U.S_D.opart

rMIll o I $ k e ~ k I I o d d o w n

...... a»op ~ l"""'-r-

"""itlfl t..rg<'t. they.""

POt,:oiPlt: 10 I<" it (<"On'eCI).

right

out

of h ~ gnte. I h o v ~

)"etto_lhal."

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