PHOTOS: A victory for pot dispensaries
Different strains of medical marijuana sit on a shelf inside Green Oasis, a medical mariujuana dispensary in Playa Vista. A Superior Court judge decided that the city of Los Angeles’ moratorium on new medical marijuana dispensaries is invalid and granted a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the ban sought by Green Oasis, which had sued the city. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Green Oasis co-owners Brian Berens, left, and Dan Lutz celebrate in front of their medical marijuana dispensary on Jefferson Boulevard. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Green Oasis co-owner Brian Berens, center, celebrates the Superior Court judge’s decision with a budtender and manager Nigel Spicer, right. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
A budtender prepares an order for a client at Green Oasis. Co-owner Dan Lutz said he was relieved by the juge’s decision but wished he was not in an adversarial stance with the city. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Before weighing it for a customer, a Green Oasis budtender holds a marijuana bud called “Blue Goo.” (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
