Two WeHo Marijuana Dispensaries Raided in Huge Police … Tue, Apr 16 http://www.wehoville.com/ Two West Hollywood marijuana dispensaries were raided at 4 a.m. today by the Beverly Hills Police Department along with other local and federal authorities investigating an organized criminal group involving large-scale marijuana distribution. According to a news release from the Beverly Hills Police Department, 11 search warrants and three arrest warrants were carried out throughout the Los... 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 »
California’s Disputed Dispensaries Dispensary laws in California are as hazy as nearly everything cannabis related in the golden state. The only thing that’s truly clear applies to local official’s authority to regulate collectives, which includes to ability to outright ban dispensaries within entire cities and counties. The law empowers municipalities to enact civil as well as criminal statutes to control co-ops in their proverbial backyards. While blanket bans seemingly contradict... Read more »
Justin Bieber made Twitter headlines yesterday as he gave a S/O to @UncleRush in this tweet below: shoutout to @unclerush . gotta support him to #EndTheWarOnDrugs and show that we the youth have a voice. hashtag and support the cause — Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) April 9, 2013 The hashtag #EndTheWarOnDrugs went viral on Twitter yesterday as celebs and just everyday Joe’s showed their support for ending the war on drugs.... Read more »