Police Commission votes to delay new pot clinics

The Police Commission voted Tuesday to support a moratorium on new marijuana dispensaries and tougher regulations of existing enterprises, even as Police Chief William J. Bratton promised to work with federal authorities to prosecute businesses found to be violating the law.

“It’s my intent to get rid of these places,” Bratton said after the commission voted to ask the City Council to impose a moratorium and adopt new restrictions.

The distribution of marijuana for medical purposes is allowed under state law, but Bratton said he believed the majority of people using the dispensaries were recreational drug users.