I believe the concept of limiting Medical Marijuana dispensaries to locate in only in areas that are not within 1000ft of areas that children and adolescents congregate, such as schools, parks, and libraries, is a good concept that should be implemented if more dispensaries are to be developed.  It is quite clear from the map on the right that plenty of viable options for new locations are available within the city of Los Angeles. I don't think medical marijuana dispensaries rely on their 1000 foot proximity to youth hubs, nor do medical marijuana patients find any more inconvenience from traveling the extra distance.  I think not having the dispensaries within 1000ft of schools, libraries, and parks helps to remove some of the temptation of  youths attempting to buy marijuana and helps to promote learning in schools by removing any potential distraction.  Medical Marijuana Dispensary Owners might argue that these 1000ft buffer zones remove potentially profitable areas to place their business, but I think the map shows that many options are still left open. On another more moral note, are we, as capitalist citizens of the California, more concerned with whether a small business profits or whether our children are learning and playing in a safe environment that is free of temptations to start using marijuana which may lead to further drug use. Overall I think the main issue here is to limit the exposure to children, but still have enough locations for the patients to access their marijuana needs.  By mapping areas that have high concentrations of children and excluding dispensaries this will be achieving, it will also reveal all the locations where a dispensary might be needed.  While the limitations stated in the LA times article limiting new dispensaries to 70 is also a good idea because it would hopefully distribute the dispensaries throughout Los Angeles. Another way to achieve this might be to put specific limitations on the urban densities allowed. like for example applying buffer zones on each new dispensary to limit densification. I think the ideas are good but there is still much more that can be done to limit the exposure to children while protecting the livelihood of the dispensaries and their patients.