Category Archives: Eric Garcetti

• Measure D vs. Measure F: Get The Facts Los Angeles Patients!

  Katherine Tattersfield

  

  In case you haven’t heard, Los Angeles voters will decide the fate of medical marijuana dispensaries on May 21st, 2013 (click here to find your polling place). Voters will also elect a new mayor on the 21st; I am supporting Eric Garcetti, but that’s an entirely separate issue. Today I’m going to focus on the medical marijuana ballot measures, specifically Measure D and Measure F. There’s also Measure E, but... Read more »

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• Is Marijuana Legal in California?

  Katherine Tattersfield

  

  California’s Mysterious Cannabis Laws Is marijuana legal in California? No one seems to know. California’s marijuana laws are a virtual labyrinth of contradictory statutes and conflicting jurisprudence. Take simple possession, for example. Getting caught with an ounce or less of marijuana qualifies as an infraction, similar to a traffic ticket. But the traffic ticket parallel raises an important point—traffic tickets often appear on background checks. Consequently, these types of convictions... Read more »

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