More than a dozen people were arrested Thursday; authorities say several dispensaries operated by a San Clemente man made millions of dollars in profit.
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday expanded their crackdown on California medical marijuana dispensaries, filing three lawsuits and sending warning letters to more than 60 clinics in two Orange County cities.
Supervisors in both counties vote 4 to 1 to ban dispensaries in unincorporated areas, a novel step for O.C. and a reversal for L.A., where the board called for $1,000-a-day fines on unauthorized dispensaries.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider a proposal to ban medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas of the county, which would cover territory with a population of 1.5 million people.
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