We need a guarantee from all sides for safe access".
After a lawsuit filed by Americans for Safe Access, the patrol revised its seizure policy.
As such, critical questions emerge: what principles are an organisation willing to compromise for safe access?
The meeting began with a "raid update," delivered by Chris Fusco, a young field coördinator for Americans for Safe Access.
"They are really pushing people into the illicit market," said Kris Hermes, a spokesman for Americans for Safe Access.
Efforts to "ensure the conditions necessary for safe access to those sites will continue," the agency's statement said.
According to Americans for Safe Access, which lobbies for medical marijuana, there are now more than two hundred thousand physician-sanctioned pot users in California.
More than 300,000 doctors' referrals for medical cannabis are on file, the bulk of them from Los Angeles, according to Americans for Safe Access.
"I don't know of any collective that operates in the way that is envisioned by this ordinance," said Mr. Duncan, of Americans for Safe Access.
All told, about 80 California cities have adopted moratoriums with more than 60 others banning the clubs outright, according to Americans for Safe Access, which advocates for medical marijuana research and treatment.
Don Duncan, a co-founder of Americans for Safe Access, which lobbies for medical marijuana, said he had reservations about the prospect of casual users joining the ranks of those with prescriptions.
