Schipske medical marijuana survey: Residents don't want new restrictions

By Paul Eakins on November 15, 2010 5:29 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

As the Long Beach City Council prepares to make a final decision Tuesday -- please, I hope, finally! -- 5th District Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske has been conducting a survey on her blog. Interestingly, although Schipske is one of three council members who want to create new and tougher restrictions on medical marijuana collectives, most of the roughly 1,000 survey respondents don't seem as concerned about the issue.

See the survey results here.

Paul Eakins reports on Long Beach City Hall, and local and regional politics. A newcomer to the Press-
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