California City’s Residents Win Commercial Marijuana Ban

California City’s Residents Win Commercial Marijuana Ban
Local residents express outrage against the cannabis industry during the city council weekly meeting at Milpitas City Hall, in Milpitas, Calif. on Nov. 20, 2018. Nathan Su/The Epoch Times
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MILPITAS, California—With hundreds of protesters jammed into City Hall, the city council of Milpitas, California, unanimously approved a complete ban on commercial marijuana.

The original agenda for the Nov. 20 council meeting was for city staff to present their findings and proposals for commercial operations of marijuana business in the city, but the meeting turned into a rally by local residents who expressed their moral outrage against the cannabis industry.