In adopting medicinal-marijuana lrgislation, San Diego becomes one of the nation's largest and most influential local governments to reject federal marijuana laws.

"San Diego is solid middle America, with a lot of military and a lot of conservative politics," said R. Keith Stroup, a public-interest attorney who founded the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. "This is very significant."

Although the state's medical-marijuana law allows seriously ill patients to grow and use marijuana with the recommendation of a physician, municipalities have been left with defining such issues as how may plants and how much dried marijuana is acceptable under the law.

The city ordinance, which takes effect immediately, allows patients to grow 20 plants indoors or inside a greenhouse. In addition, patients are allowed to possess one pound of marijuana.

Those working in the addiction prevention and treatment fields are concerned over the city's approval of local marijuana guidelines. "Nobody believed it would happen," said John Redman of the San Diego Prevention Coalition, an alliance of drug counselors. "It's illegal."

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Posted by the long hair on 03 Jul 08 02:39 PM EDT

this growing outdoor green house dident come with the medical recomedationto use herb. It cost money and takes space. Say no to greenhouses,it is a law making it harder to produce legal medication. Put the seed in the soil under the sun. Cost effective. pease.

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