Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times Attorney Bruce Margolin, seen in 2015, complains that the L.A. City Council "is still treating marijuana users like criminals." Attorney Bruce Margolin, seen in 2015, complains that the L.A. City Council "is still treating marijuana users like criminals." Under draft regulations released earlier this year, it would be illegal for L.A. pot shops and other cannabis businesses to allow marijuana consumption on site. Epstein argued that if Los Angeles doesn’t want those renters to smoke marijuana outside, it needs to give them a designated place to go. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs argued that permitting marijuana to be consumed at businesses would ramp up the risk of intoxicated driving.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 25, 2017 12:00 UTC