A medical marijuana facility called the Pacific Beach Collective opened at 929A Turquoise St. on Monday

GILROY -- There's a proposal to open the first medical marijuana dispensary in Santa Clara County. Right now those who have medical marijuana cards have to travel miles to get the drug.

Police and city staff are taking a close look at a business application to open the county's first medical marijuana dispensary in north Gilroy.

Marijuana Policy Project hired the Riester advertising and communications firm to spearhead a 2010 ballot measure to legalize the medical use of marijuana in Arizona.

Medical marijuana advocates have filed notice with the Arizona Secretary of State that they intend to gather signatures in an effort to place an initiative on the 2010 ballot