A Spatial Look at LA’s Medical Marijuana Ordinances Justin Oh UP206A – Estrada Winter 2011.
A Spatial Look at LA’s Medical Marijuana Ordinaces Justin Oh UP 206A – Estrada Winter 2011.
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Transcript of A Spatial Look at LA’s Medical Marijuana Ordinaces Justin Oh UP 206A – Estrada Winter 2011.
Un-Greening LAA Spatial Look at LA’s Medical Marijuana
Ordinaces
Justin OhUP 206A – Estrada
Winter 2011
Key QuestionsHow have LA’s medical marijuana ordinances
affected the number/location of dispensaries?
Did the ordinances accomplish what they were designed to do?
Pre-2007LA City has zoning ordinance in place to allow
dispensaries in accordance with CA Prop 215:Light Industrial / Commercial zones that do not
abut Residential zonesMay not locate within 1000 feet of:
Schools/Childcare facilities Parks Libraries Places of worship Other “sensitive uses” Other dispensaries
2007 - 2009LA City Council establishes interim control ordinance,
placing moratorium on new dispensaries (March 2007)Moratorium is largely ignored:
Poor oversight and enforcement leads to an explosion of new dispensaries
“Hardship exemption” loopholeWildly varying estimates of the number of shops:
LAPD – 450LA Weekly – 525Justin Oh – 700KCRW – 1000LA Planning Dept - ??????
Dispensaries in LA County, circa 2007
2009 - 2010LA City Council adopts a new ordinance allowing
186 dispensaries to operate (June 2009). Hardship exemption removed, and only allowed to operate if:In operation prior to 2007 ICO under same name, at
least one original ownerPass new round of registrations/feesStill in compliance with all applicable regulations
Service of letters to noncompliant dispensaries (May 2010)Backed by City AttorneyPenalty of up to $2500/day of noncompliance, 6
months in jail
The Effect of the Ordinances
Today – Down to 41Latest round of registrations/applications
determined only 41 dispensaries are still eligible to operate (February 2011)
City has asked District Judge to determine if such a restrictive ordinance is legal
Multiple lawsuits from owners pending
Today – Down to 41
Hollywood – A Closer Look
Hollywood – A Closer LookDenser concentration of dispensaries than
most LA neighborhoods 69 in 16.5 sq.mi 4.18 dispensaries/sq.mi
(2007)26 in 16.5 sq.mi 1.58 dispensaries/sq.mi
(2011)
Most disqualified dispensaries violate location rules; very few odd cases spatially
Key QuestionsHow have LA’s medical marijuana ordinances
affected the number/location of dispensaries?Number – Decreased drastically (at least those
operating lawfully, not delivery-only)Location – Not much change; ordinances were
reactive
Did the ordinances accomplish what they were designed to do?Yes; they were designed to cut down the number
of dispensaries in LA and did so.
Skills UsedLayout 1:
Geocoding addresses of dispensariesGeoprocessing (Clipping) LA County shapefile
with California coastlineLayout 2:
Selecting by Attribute to differentiate between authorized and unauthorized dispensaries
Layout 3:Selecting by Attribute to differentiate
between eligible and ineligible dispensaries
Skills UsedLayout 4:
Inset Map of Hollywood area by adding new data frame
Selection by Location to create layer of dispensaries, schools, parks, and libraries within census tracts of interest
Buffering around “sensitive uses” to indicate restricted areas in which dispensaries cannot locate