It seems that due to the ongoing federal intervention that an increasing number of medical marijuana dispensaries in California are abandoning the brick-and-mortar storefront and opting to operate delivery services. Dispensary owners are being forced to make these business decisions due to the aforementioned years of federal crackdowns on dispensaries which have made retailing medical marijuana from a physical storefront a progressively hazardous proposition. “I’ve definitely seen an increase in the... Read more »
Medical marijuana measures: L.A. voters backing council on plan to … http://www.dailynews.com/news/ Los Angeles voters decided Tuesday to back a City Council plan to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries and cap their number at 135, while rejecting two competing proposals from outside groups. | » Election Results. Most of you want to limit the number of marijuana dispensaries in town to 135 or less. So says a USC Sol Price School... Read more »
Today Los Angeles decides how medical marijuana will be regulated from here on out. Yesterday the California Senate passed a bill basically stating that medical marijuana dispensaries cannot operate at a profit, but that they can take reasonable compensation and reimbursement for expenses. So what does this mean for California collectives? Read the full story below from The Raw Story: A bill approved by the California state senate on Monday... Read more »
Yes stoners, you read that correctly. On May 21st, I’ll be voting yes on both of the competing Los Angeles marijuana dispensary ballot measures (get the facts about them here). I didn’t come to this conclusion on a whim, so spare me the lectures about how I’m shooting myself in the foot. I’m supporting Measures D & F because I refuse to play into the petty political games that threaten... Read more »
Illinois Senate approves medical marijuana bill – Associated Press … SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn must decide if he will sign a measure allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes after the state Senate approved legislation on Friday. The proposal has been touted as the strictest in the nation among states that have legalized medical marijuana. It authorizes physicians to prescribe marijuana to patients with whom they... Read more »