Update: Victory for Defendants in Two Medical Marijuana Cases - Americans for Safe Access
Over a handful of weeks three state legal medical cannabis patient defendants have had charges dropped against them in two different courts.
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Feds Seize San Francisco Medical Marijuana Club
Shambhala Healing Center, a San Francisco medical marijuana dispensary told a federal judge that the U.S. government may have bamboozled it in a forfeiture order against its landlord.
City Ban on Pot Gardens Upheld in Wash. State
Medical marijuana is still illegal in Washington state, an appeals court ruled as it upheld the City of Kent's ban on medical marijuana collective gardens.
Maral v. Live Oak - Local Politics Matter
A local ban stands after the California Supreme Court refused an appeal in Maral v. Live Oak, allowing cities and counties to prevent patients from growing.
5-Year-Old Arizonan Gets His Medical Pot
Zander Welton, a 5-year-old Arizonan boy with severe seizures may use medical marijuana extracts, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Friday.
Michigan High Court Rules for Medical Marijuana
In a bellwether case, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that cities and counties cannot pass ordinances that violate the state's five-year-old Medical Marihuana Act. The ruling came in Ter Beek v. the City of Wyoming.
Hawaiian Teacher Owed Back Pay After Pot-Fueled Firing
A teacher who was fired and then reinstated amid accusations that she drank wine and smoked marijuana is entitled to back pay with interest, a Hawaiian appeals court ruled.
Michigan Medical Marijuana Couple Gets Their Daughter Back
In mid September, Steve and Maria Green had their infant daughter, Bree, taken from their Michigan home and carted off to foster care. The "crime" for...
USA v. Gutierrez: Oaksterdam University Protestor Beaten by Federal Officers Found Guilty of Assault
"My children are going to grow up without a father! Over what?!" shouted Sarah Schrader, longtime girlfriend of Jose Gutierrez and the mother of his two...
Pot Bust by Traffic Cops Picked Up by Justices
The Supreme Court said it will take up whether an anonymous 911 call reporting a reckless driver justified a search that led to a pot bust.
Forced Drug Tests for College Students a No-No, Judge Rules
A US district court judge in Missouri ruled that a college violated the Fourth Amendment when it ordered all students to submit to mandatory drug tests.
25 Years Ago: Judge Ruled Cannabis Should Be Reclassified
Friday marks the 25-year anniversary of a ruling which determined that cannabis possesses accepted medical utility and ought to be reclassified.
DEA Must Pay $3 Million in 2010 Killing of LA Teen
A federal judge awarded $3 million to the family of an 18-year-old honors student who was gunned down by undercover DEA agents in a parking garage in 2010.
NYPD Hammered for Targeting Minorities With Stop and Frisk
In the remedies opinion, Scheindlin noted that she wanted "to be very clear: I am not ordering an end to the practice of stop and frisk."
Judge Threatens to Arrest Observers for Advocacy in Hearing
In a display of rage in the courthouse, Judge Peter Gallagher ranted at Victor Marion for choosing to have supporters in the courtroom for his sentencing.
Florida Bong Ban - House Bill 49 - Dazed and Confused
Florida Citizens as-well-as the outside public have little to fear, and even less to worry about. In reference to House Bill 49, the 'Florida Bong Law'
San Diego Superior Court Judge Denies Collective's Defense
A superior court Judge prohibited defense from bringing evidence to support that cannabis patients may lawfully collectively cultivate medical cannabis.
Advocates Appeal Marijuana's Federal Status to Supreme Court
ASA filed a petition for writ of certiorari today with the U.S. Supreme Court to appeal a marijuana's federal status as one of the most dangerous drugs.