Pismo Beach to vote on marijuana grows, synthetic drugs

Pismo Beach could soon be cracking down on both the cultivation of medical marijuana and the sale of synthetic drugs in the city.

At its meeting Tuesday, the City Council will consider two ordinances: one that would ban or regulate medical marijuana cultivation and another that would ban sales of synthetic drugs often called spice or bath salts.

Medical marijuana

The first proposed ordinance comes after Gov. Jerry Brown, on Oct. 9, signed the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act, which established a regulatory structure for medical…