SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A bill to regulate the sale of medical marijuana in California has failed in the Assembly. The legislation from Democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammiano of San Francisco would have monitored the production and sale of medical marijuana through the state’s alcohol enforcement department. AB473 fell six votes short of a majority Friday. Ammiano said his bill would not have prevented further regulations on the local level. About... Read more »
Have you heard about the owls dying from ingesting rat poison from pot farms in Northern Cali? Apparently they eat the rodents which ingest the rat poison from marijuana farms in Southern Oregon and NorCal. It’s not making illegal pot farms look good as this rat poison is killing much more than just spotted owls. It’s sad and needs to stop. Can’t they find a better way to keep out... Read more »
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 »