By Gary Meyer

“I have brittle bones…and now I have to travel to Los Angeles to receive my [medical marijuana] medications,” said Pine Mountain community resident Michelle Throckmorton in a hearing before the Kern County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, May 10. She said two medical marijuana dispensaries in the Mountain Communities had been closed down by the county in the…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Pine Mountain community residents (l-r) Charlie Hall with Michelle and Jack Throckmorton ask the Kern County Board of Supervisors to reconsider its moratorium on new medical marijuana dispensaries in the rural county.

Left: Assistant County Counsel Mark Nations told the Board of Supervisors that “Everything is on the table” during this ‘urgency moratorium.’ Right: Board of Supervisors Chairman Mick Gleason said he sees marijuana as a “gateway drug” that threatens our children.

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