7 Pot Shops Ordered to Shut Down

One toke over the line, a judge says. Seven Lake Forest medical marijuana shops located near a school have been ordered to shut down.

Orange County Superior Judge David Chaffee issued a temporary injunction against the shops Friday. The dispensaries are all on Raymond Way, near a Montessori school kindergarten at 24601 Raymond. 

Local law forbids pot shops near schools.

Friday's injunction was the latest round in Lake Forest's two-year war against medical marijuana shops in the city. Officials contend the shops violate city zoning laws and pose a public nuisance. 

In May 2010, a judge handed down an injunction to close 11 shops, but an appeal stalled the ruling from taking effect.

-- City News Service