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Union of Medical Marijuana Patients v. City of San Diego, 238563

Reversed. The City of San Diego authorized medical marijuana dispensaries. It decided that the dispensaries did not constitute a project for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act, so an environmental review was not necessary. Plaintiff challenged the failure to conduct an environmental review. The appeals court agreed with the City’s assessment. The Supreme court ruled that an improper test was applied under Public Resources Code section 21065 to determine whether a review was necessary or not. The case was remanded for further proceedings.

Appellate Information

  • Decided
  • Published 2019/08/19

Judges

  • Cantil-Sakauye

Court

  • Supreme Court of California

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