Medical Marijuana Update (2014.06.04)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of June 4, 2014:
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AB 473 Falls Short in California Assembly
The California Assembly rejected AB 473 on Friday. The 35-37 vote means the effort by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano to regulate medical cannabis will not move on.
California Supreme Court Ruling Puts the Ball in Our Court
The California Supreme Court ruled on Monday that medical cannabis dispensaries are legal under state law, but cities and counties can still ban them.
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California Bill Would Create New Regulations for Medical Marijuana Industry
California’s medical marijuana industry would be overseen by a Sacramento-level bureaucracy under a reform bill introduced Tuesday by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano.
California Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Bill Signed Into Law
California Governor Jerry Brown Monday signed into law Assembly Bill 472, the "911 Good Samaritan Bill," to help reduce the number of fatal drug overdoses.
California Drug Overdose Prevention Bill Passes
A bill aimed at saving drug overdose victims' lives by protecting those who would come to their aid from prosecution on drug charges passed the CA Assembly.
Exclusive Video: Funeral for Shuttered SF Dispensaries
San Francisco Weedists rally with a New Orleans style funeral to mourn the shuttering of two Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.07.25)
Harborside fights for its life, LA bans dispensaries and there's plenty more medical marijuana news, too:
CA Assembly Bill 2312 to Regulate Medical Marijuana Postponed
Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) sponsor of AB 2312. Assembly member Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) postponed a meeting for a Senate committee to vote on Assembly Bill 2312 , which would have…
California Assembly Approves Landmark Medical Cannabis Bill
Tom Ammiano (D-SF) Congratulations to Tom Ammiano (D-SF), on crossing a major hurdle with AB 2312! AB 2312 would allow “collectives, cooperatives, and other business entities to cultivate, acquire, process, possess, transport,…