A ruling today at the Supreme court allows for sities and counties to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. So is your California city next? Read the story from the Washington Post here: SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities and counties can ban medical marijuana dispensaries, a decision likely to further diminish the network of storefront pot shops and fuel efforts to have the state regulate the industry. In... Read more »
The discussion of “Marijuana DUIs” has been making headlines this year. The most recent case being right here in California – Orange County to be exact. This week the defendant and marijuana user wins the case – in a 9-3 verdict. His attorney arguing that marijuana effects people in very different ways. This case is one of many that brings up the topic of how much is too much and what is... Read more »
News from California – A bill passes the California Assemply Committe that may once and for all regulate marijuana collectives statewide. The state of California should have passed a bill like this years ago so it should be interesting to see how this pans out. Assemblyman Tom Ammioano says medical marijuana in California is “chaos” – and that is no understatement. Here is the full story… California Medical Marijuana Regulation Bill... Read more »
The acting Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, calls for decriminalizing marijuana in his speech at the California Democratic Convention in Sacramento on April 13. Newsom is a strong supporter of legalizing gay marriage and has this to say about legalizing marijuana: It’s time to decriminalize, tax, and regulate marijuana… In 2011 alone in this country, three quarters of a million people in the United States were arrested for marijuana law... Read more »
The Ultimate Battle – the Feds Vs the States If you live in California you are aware of the battle between the feds and the state of California when it comes to regulating pot. The feds have a history of raiding California dispensaries that don’t follow all the “rules” not to mention persecuting marijuana offenders and wasting tax payer dollars on locking them up for a mere marijuana offense. On Friday a... Read more »