Smell The TruthBy David Downs California’s law enforcement leaders have again killed a bill to more tightly regulate medical marijuana in the Golden State. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
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Marijuana Crops in California Threaten Forests
It took the death of a small, rare member of the weasel family to focus the attention of Northern California’s marijuana growers on the impact that their huge and expanding activities were having on the environment. The animal, a Pacific fisher, had been poisoned by an anticoagulant in rat poisons like d-Con. Since then, six […]
Medical Marijuana Delivery Services Rise In California Amid U.S. Dispensary Crackdown
Huffington PostBy Aaron Sankin SAN FRANCISCO — Amid a bare-knuckle fight with the federal government to keep his medical marijuana dispensary open, Steve DeAngelo had an idea: if federal prosecutors wouldn’t allow his patients to come to him, he would go to them. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
California Senate Moves to Crush Medical Marijuana Profits
Raw StoryBy Stephen C. Webster A bill approved by the California state senate on Monday would further restrict the state’s medical marijuana industry by requiring the end of all for-profit sales of the drug to licensed patients and caregivers. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
California Supreme Court Upholds Dispensary Bans
In a giant step backwards for the marijuana industry, the California Supreme Court ruled on May 6 that cities and counties can ban medical marijuana dispensaries. The unanimous decision is destined to further diminish the number of storefront pot shops in The G… High Times
California Supreme Court Upholds Local Medical Marijuana Bans
<p>Statement from Drug Policy Alliance: "The Only Way to Protect Patients is for California to Adopt State Wide Medical Marijuana Regulation"</p> Today, the California Supreme Court held that localities may entirely ban medical marijuana dispensaries from operating within their jurisdictions in a closely watched case, City of Riverside vs. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness […]
California Supreme Court Recognizes Legality of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, But Says Localities May Ban Them
Patient advocates respond with Sacramento press conference, during lobby day for statewide regulations SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Supreme Court ruled today in the case City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness Center that local governments may ban the distribution of medical marijuana and are not preempted by state law by doing so. However, the […]
California Medical Marijuana Regulation Bill Passes Assembly Public Safety Committee
East Bay ExpressBy David Downs A new bill to regulate California’s $ 1.3 billion medical marijuana industry cleared its first hurdle: the Assembly’s public safety committee. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Cannabis Farmers Market Sprouts In Northern California
The Huffington PostBy Aaron Sankin The Organicann Harvest Market in Northern California’s Sonoma Country is a lot like the farmers’ markets dotting small towns up and down the West Coast–vendors displaying locally-grown organic produce, customers chatting while strolling the aisles, laid-back reggae music floating out from a sound system somewhere. There is, however, one crucial […]
Marijuana The New Normal In California
California often paves the way for cultural shifts in America and with the front page of the New York Times declaring that marijuana is so common that it might as well be legal in California, should we expect the whole nation to follow? Let Colorado and Washington be the marijuana trailblazers. Let them struggle with […]