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Patients and advocates urge city action after federal crackdown forces closures of multiple medical cannabis dispensaries
Summary
Patients, providers and advocacy groups called on the city to take concrete legal and administrative steps after federal enforcement closed several San Francisco medical cannabis dispensaries, witnesses said during public comment.
Dozens of patients, advocates and service‑provider representatives used the public comment period to press the Board of Supervisors for specific action after federal enforcement actions closed several San Francisco dispensaries.
Speakers described closures of five brick‑and‑mortar medical cannabis dispensaries and said the Department of Justice/DEA has warned other operators in the city. Advocates said closures force patients — including seniors, people with chronic pain, people living with HIV and veterans — to travel farther, risk health setbacks or lose access entirely.
What speakers asked the city to do
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