Legal Opinion
County of Sonoma v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 15, 2010No. A128734PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JONES, P. J.
In 2007, the County of Sonoma (the County) enacted ordinance No. 5715 (the Ordinance) governing the zoning of medical cannabis dispensaries. One provision of the Ordinance required dispensaries to obtain permits to operate. In September 2009, real parties in interest Marvin’s Gardens Cooperative, Inc., and Terry Worden (collectively, the Cooperative) opened a medical cannabis dispensary in the town of Guemeville. The County thereafter issued a stop order to the Cooperative because it had not obtained the required permit for its Guemeville location. The Cooperative closed…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Hensler v. City of GlendaleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
- Santa Clara County Local Transportation Authority v. GuardinoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
- People v. ThompsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2010
- Robbins v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Aiuto v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
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