Paper Chaser's comment on LOCO makes a good point

Paper Chaser's comment on LOCO's medical marijuana dispensary thread sums it up. That post is not getting much action. 25 comments in two hours, upto 5 from the same user shows except the stakeholders, not much interest, especially in rules or legalization.

Shouldn't those in favor of rules and legalization be for all who qualify to open a business?

I was not at the BOS session. Around three, I saw some of the contentious discussion and response but not many in the audience. If you took away media and dispensary owners/ potential owners, the number of approximately 20 would dwindle to at least half or less. Ryan was the first to report on the vote. Then NorthCoast news.

First, CCVH, now Wonderland putting the spin in the blog comment section, one of two existing dispensaries doth protest too much methinks.

http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2015/aug/18/supervisors-approve-medical-marijuana-dispensary-o/

Excerpt 1:

After a long and circuitous discussion rife with questions and hypotheticals, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors today approved a land use ordinance aimed at governing all current and future medical marijuana dispensaries in the county's unincorporated regions. The unanimous vote stands to open the door to as many as 15 dispensaries countywide, not counting the ones located in incorporated cities such as Eureka and Arcata.

Excerpt 2: 

While the move pleased the organizers behind Hummingbird Healing Center and Lost Coast Botanical, two dispensaries long waiting for the stamp of legitimacy, the board's vote occurred over the ardent objections of Luke Bruner, business manager at Garberville's Wonderland Nursery, one of just two dispensaries in the county established before the moratorium went into place.

Bruner argued -- passionately and at length -- that if the ordinance passed, Wonderland  and the Humboldt Patient Resource Center in Eureka's Myrtletown neighborhood would be deemed ineligible for a state license under Assembly Bill 266, which is currently being considered in the legislature. Over the course of the afternoon Bruner offered more grounds for objectio. For example, he suggested that banning convicted felons from obtaining permits could run afoul of principle of disparate impact to minorities and invoke the ire of the NAACP.

Bruner also warned that the ordinance would allow mega-corporations to move in and exploit local resources. And he argued that, from a purely legal standpoint, the board had changed the text of the ordinance so much that it ought to be sent back to the Planning Commission before any action was taken.

"One of the people who does not get one of these permits is going to sue you, and they’re going to win," Bruner cautioned.

Comment from Luke Bruner in the comment section:

Wonderland is fully supportive of this ordinance, and looks forward to collaborating in fixing problems with AB 266. The supervisors did a great job today. They've tackled a tough issue and done it well. The solution to the felony issue shows courage and wisdom. The same is true of the RFQ solution. They really understand the concerns of a corporate takeover and the RFQ is the right solution that takes the issue head on. The provisional license language is a big deal. Sacramento understands that the answers are found in Humboldt County, and with the leadership our Supervisors have demonstrated on cannabis, I am confident we will get it right there too! #Sameteam

From anti consumer anyone:

It sure reads like one member of a duopoly fighting to keep out competition. There must be a lot of money in wonderland to justify such passion against progress.

Response from Luke Bruner:

We're fully supportive of this. We raised the issues because they are real concerns, and the Supervisors fully addressed them. We were publicly opposed to the original ban then.

from BS:

Ryan already reported the factual story so don't try and skin it now, Luke. You fought allowing competition tooth and nail. It's the same as your CCVH strategy, block competitors by grandfathering existing growers and making new competitors endure a multi year permitting process. We know your game.

Joe Schmoo:

Luke Bruner and Kevin Jodrey are profiting off an unfair corrupt system. True carpet baggers. Came here with East Coast money. The people won today! Great job supervisors! The war on jobs is over!

Farce:

Sorry, Luke. I enjoy seeing Wonderland lose. You might be a nice guy but you're involved in a company that doesn't deserve to win anything ever. I've been here since '75. there used to be a code. I saw Kevin move in and start supplying starts by the thousands to the new crews of mega-growers who blew it up to infinity. He had no clue what he was doing to the old school of mom n pops. He helped fuel the new scene of greenish and greed yet now he wants to talk about "community". He helped kill our community vibe. He's clueless. Sure, some rich people and some green newcomers think he's cool. CCVH is that same line of crap. Get an angle, keep the profits going towards the big-timers and tell us you're all about this "community". This community has morphed hard into honoring cash over sustainability and style over substance...kinda like the L.A. mentality we were proud to oppose. Kevin, Wonderland and now you just can't comprehend the damage you've done here. Please go somewhere else with your awesome "caring" "community" line.