The California Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously struck down state limits - and, most likely, local limits, too - on how much marijuana a patient or caregiver can possess or grow for medical purposes. But the state’s highest court revived another part of state law that a lower court had ordered voided, protecting the state’s voluntary identification-card program for patients and caregivers. The Office of the State Attorney General had agreed with lawyers for defendant Patrick Kelly, of Lakewood, that the limits should be abolished but the ID card system retained. The ruling may have brought cheers in some cities, but it could be irrelevant in San Jose - at least for a while. Mike Hannon, a city code enforcement official, said medical marijuana dispensaries are illegal in San Jose and his office plans to start issuing compliance letters today that will require ‘these businesses to close in 30 days.’ He estimated 20 to 30 of them have popped up around the city in recent months. ‘As a charter city, we can regulate land use and we don’t currently permit these types of businesses,’ he said, adding, ‘There’s no ill will on the part of […]