Tag: california

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March 1, 2013
03/01/2013
Oakland Vies for Another Drag in Dispensary Fight

Oakland Vies for Another Drag in Dispensary Fight

Barred from stopping the shutdown of a medical marijuana dispensary, the city of Oakland asked a federal judge to stay proceedings pending its appeal. U.S. Magistrate Maria...
February 28, 2013
02/28/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.27)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.27)

From the village board to the halls of Congress, medical marijuana is popping up all over. And there’s action at various state houses, too. Let’s get to...
February 28, 2013
02/28/2013
Record Level of Californians Support Regulating Marijuana

Record Level of Californians Support Regulating Marijuana

According to survey data released this week by The Field Poll, a record number of Californians now support legalizing and regulating marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol. The...
February 28, 2013
02/28/2013
San Diego Mayor Condemns Federal Prosecution of Cannabis Patients

San Diego Mayor Condemns Federal Prosecution of Cannabis Patients

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner discusses the need for Congress and the Obama administration to stop prosecuting medical marijuana patients, respect states’ medical marijuana laws, and to...
February 26, 2013
02/26/2013
California Cannabis Hemp & Health Initiative 2014 Needs Volunteers (CCHI 2014)

California Cannabis Hemp & Health Initiative 2014 Needs Volunteers (CCHI 2014)

The California Cannabis Hemp & Health Initiative wants to be on the ballot in 2014. In California, if we gather enough signatures we can put an initiative...
February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
2013 LA High Times Medical Cannabis Cup Winners

2013 LA High Times Medical Cannabis Cup Winners

High Times has a great photo gallery of the winners from their 2013 Medical Cannabis Cup in Los Angeles. Tanj by Reserva Privada won Best Sativa, Godfather OG by Alpha...
February 21, 2013
02/21/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.20)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.20)

013 Most of the action was at statehouses this week, but there was also news from the Harborside Health Center battle in California and an announcement that...
February 19, 2013
02/19/2013
San Diego City Council to Vote on Medical Marijuana

San Diego City Council to Vote on Medical Marijuana

Join patients, advocates, and concerned citizens on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 10am at San Diego City Hall: 202 C St., San Diego, CA 92101. That day,...
February 19, 2013
02/19/2013
Discovery Channel Bets on Two New Shows About Pot Growers

Discovery Channel Bets on Two New Shows About Pot Growers

The Discovery Channel debuts a six-episode series, “Weed Country,” at 10 p.m. Wednesday and will replace it with “Pot Cops” in April. Both examine the marijuana trade in...
February 11, 2013
02/11/2013
San Diego ASA Presents Prop 215 Party – February 15, 2013

San Diego ASA Presents Prop 215 Party – February 15, 2013

San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access brings you the City’s premier Prop 215 party on Friday, February 15th! Sponsored by PharmLabs – www.sdpharmlabs.com (Always accurate, affordable and...
February 8, 2013
02/08/2013
DEA, Police Raid Three Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Plus Home in San Bernardino

DEA, Police Raid Three Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Plus Home in San Bernardino

Federal drug agents, local police, city attorney’s investigators and code enforcement officers fanned out across San Bernardino on Wednesday, raiding a chain of medical marijuana dispensaries and a...
February 8, 2013
02/08/2013
Medical Marijuana Patients Missing in Supreme Court Argument

Medical Marijuana Patients Missing in Supreme Court Argument

In a highly-publicized and widely-watched medical marijuana case, the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday on whether municipalities should be able to ban local medical marijuana distribution, an...
February 7, 2013
02/07/2013
Shrinking Labor Unions See Relief in Marijuana Industry

Shrinking Labor Unions See Relief in Marijuana Industry

The United Food and Commercial Workers union (UFCW), the nation’s largest retail union, currently has about 3,000 members that work in the marijuana industry. Most of these workers work...
February 7, 2013
02/07/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.06)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.06)

The California Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a key case on whether localities can ban dispensaries, and medical marijuana bills died in two Midwest states, and...
February 7, 2013
02/07/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.02.06)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.02.06)

A Massachusetts cop had his own informal prescription drug take-back program, but that was pretty innocuous compared to some of this week’s other entries. Let’s get to...
February 5, 2013
02/05/2013
Harborside Releases “The Haag” Political Cartoon

Harborside Releases “The Haag” Political Cartoon

A political cartoon released by Harborside Health Center describes the struggles of California’s medical marijuana community with US Attorney Melinda Haag. Haag has been targeting California dispensaries...
February 5, 2013
02/05/2013
CA Supreme Court to Hear Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban Case

CA Supreme Court to Hear Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban Case

Court is expected to weigh in on whether municipalities can ban distribution, deny patients a legal medication The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments tomorrow morning...
February 4, 2013
02/04/2013
Couple Loses Kids and Car for Medical Marijuana

Couple Loses Kids and Car for Medical Marijuana

A California couple has had their children taken away twice, and had their car seized while in court. All this trouble after a ‘compliance check’, which the...
February 4, 2013
02/04/2013
Oakland Complains of ‘Twilight Zone’ Medical Marijuana Case

Oakland Complains of ‘Twilight Zone’ Medical Marijuana Case

The possible shutdown of a medical marijuana dispensary puts Oakland, Calif., in a “twilight zone” where it has no rights, a city lawyer told a federal judge....
January 31, 2013
01/31/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.30)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.30)

The agonizingly slow pace of implementing medical marijuana laws is causing problems in several states, while in California, the never-ending battles continue. Let’s get to it: Arizona...