No, it won't be available for smoking, but medical marijuana dispensaries will be the topic of discussion at this month's Beer and Politics forum. The discussion begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Gallagher's Pub & Grill, 2751 E. Broadway.
While state laws allow marijuana to be used for medical purposes, federal law still lists marijuana as an illegal substance with no medical applications. Dispensaries are popping up all over California, and Long Beach has at least 40 of them, officials estimate. The City Council has been talking about how to regulate dispensaries and limit their number, but city officials have learned there are no easy answers.
Speaking at Beer and Politics will be City Prosecutor Tom Reeves, who has said that medical marijuana dispensaries in Long Beach are operating illegally, and Greggory Moore, a writer for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, The District Weekly and LBPost.com who says America's war on drugs has failed.
If you can't attend the discussion, you can watch it live and submit questions online here.
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