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Oakland, California city's council voted to license four operations where marijuana would be grown,

(22 Jul 2010) HEADLINE: Marijuana Plantations OK'd in Oakland NB. THIS IS A VOICEOVER TRANSCRIPT, NOT A FULL SHOTLIST CAPTION: Oakland, California city's council voted to license four operations where marijuana would be grown, packaged and processed. The plantations would not be limited in size but would be heavily taxed and regulated. (July 22) (locator - Oakland, CA) THE iGROW SUPERSTORE IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY, OFFERING JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ONE NEEDS TO GROW MEDICAL MARIJUANA. THEY DON'T ACTUALLY SELL POT...BUT THAT COULD SOON CHANGE. Derek Peterson, Co-Owner - iGrow, says: "California's done a phenomenal job of regulating the dispensaries, the sales aspect of it. What's never been talked about is cultivation and transportation. That's always been in the dark." THE COMPANY IS APPLYING TO BECOME ONE OF FOUR CITY-LICENSED MARIJUANA PLANTATIONS...WHICH COULD BE THE SIZE OF FOOTBALL FIELDS...AFTER THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO BECOME THE FIRST CITY IN THE COUNTRY TO AUTHORIZE WHOLESALE POT CULTIVATION. THE PLANTATIONS WOULD NOT BE LIMITED IN SIZE...BUT WOULD BE HEAVILY TAXED AND REGULATED. THOSE SUPPORTING THE IDEA SAY IT WILL ALSO MAKE MARIJUANA GROWING SAFER. Derek Peterson, Co-Owner - iGrow, says: "You see alot of home invasion robberies, alot of home fires, alot of unsafe conditions. These permitted facilities will be built out in a code-friendly matter by licensed electricians with LEED-certified architects and I think that's one of the most important things for the local community." Stephen DeAngelo, Executive Director - Harborside Health Center, says: "If only large growers of cannabis are licensed, then all of the small and medium-sized growers will become illegal and be forced to close and lose their livelihood." STEPHEN DEANGELO RUNS ONE OF THE LARGEST DISPENSARY'S IN THE WORLD WHICH GETS ITS MEDICAL MARIJUANA FROM HUNDREDS OF SMALL INDEPENDENT GROWERS. HE SAYS THE CITY'S PLAN WILL BE BAD FOR BUSINESS. Stephen DeAngelo, Executive Director - Harborside Health Center, says: "To people who say that the only way to organize this industry would be with huge factories, I would ask them what Napa County would look like if there were only four huge industrial vineyards. It wouldn't be a very vibrant industry and I think the same thing holds true to cannabis." THE MEASURE IS EXPECTED TO PASS A FINAL VOTE AND WOULD TAKE EFFECT IN JANUARY. IN NOVEMBER CALIFORNIA VOTERS WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO MAKE RECREATIONAL USE OF MARIJUANA LEGAL. HAVEN DALEY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...