Advocates Appeal Marijuana’s Federal Status as a Dangerous Drug with No Medical Value to U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, DC — Medical marijuana patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) filed a petition for writ of certiorarion Monday with the U.S. Supreme Court to appeal a January Circuit Court decision that maintained marijuana’s current federal status as one of the most dangerous drugs with no medical value. In the widely watched case ASA v. Drug Enforcement Administration, […]

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California Supreme Court Upholds Local Medical Marijuana Bans

<p>Statement from Drug Policy Alliance:&nbsp; &quot;The Only Way to Protect Patients is for California to Adopt State Wide Medical Marijuana Regulation&quot;</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 […]

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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 […]

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