LA City Council, fearing referendum vote, repeals ban on medical marijuana dispensaries
The outright ban on medical marijuana dispensaries that passed with a unanimous vote of the LA City Council has now been repealed in an 11-2 vote.
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LA City Council, fearing referendum vote, repeals ban on medical marijuana dispensaries
The outright ban on medical marijuana dispensaries that passed with a unanimous vote of the LA City Council has now been repealed in an 11-2 vote.
Connecticut lacks marijuana distribution for the patients who are legal today
The commissioner of the state department that will institute the dispensary system that was approved under the law says the earliest any patient will be able to access medical marijuana legally won’t be “until sometime next year”.
The Russ Belville Show #64 – BREAKING News Coverage of Portland-Area Dispensary Raid
Jennifer Alexander (Portland Cannabis Examiner) and Leland Berger (Attorney for raid victim) on this morning’s sheriff’s raid of The Human Collective and Grow America Garden Supply in Tigard, Oregon; Cheryl Shuman and January Thomas featured in LA CBS TV spot on “Marijuana Moms”; music by GOOSE.
UCLA study disputes city claims of “over 1000″ dispensaries
A new study by UCLA Public Policy researcher Bridget Freisthler shows that the City Council has been overstating the number of operating dispensaries by more than double.
Daily Cannabis Chronicle – Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Ten Colorado dispensaries face federal threat letters
Arizona compassion club victims of home invasion-style robbery
Colorado deadline for other legalization initiatives passes
Daily Cannabis Chronicle – Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Two legendary San Francisco dispensaries close down after threat letters
Ohio drug kingpin pleads guilty in court
Judge overturns restrictive medical marijuana ordinance in Michigan
Daily Cannabis Chronicle – Thursday, July 26, 2012
Activists planning strategy to counter Los Angeles dispensary ban
Federal raids nationwide against sellers of “synthetic marijuana”
Olympic drug testing means USA Basketball players avoid being high scorer
Tasmanian government investigating industrial hemp
Activists planning strategy to counter Los Angeles dispensary ban
Following a unanimous vote by the Los Angeles City Council to ban all store-front medical marijuana dispensaries, activists in the community are planning their next actions to counter the ban.
Why Kevin Sabet’s got it all wrong on California medical marijuana
For sixteen years, the LA City Council has failed every opportunity to work with medical marijuana advocates to craft workable dispensary regulations, such as those that seem to serve San Francisco and Oakland so well. Now they want to throw the baby out with the bath water and ban all dispensaries.
Protests planned at federal building in Sacramento over dispensary crackdowns
Rally to protest the June 11th DEA raid on El Camino Wellness Center and widespread federal intimidation – Wednesday, June 20th at 1:30pm – US Federal Courthouse, 501 I Street, Sacramento
Daily Cannabis Chronicle – Friday, June 15, 2012
Federal drug trafficking charges for owners of California medical marijuana dispensary
Seized marijuana grow converted to protected wildlife area in Tennessee
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel backs marijuana decriminalization measure
The Russ Belville Show #5 – Danny Danko Live from HIGH TIMES Bonghitters Softball Game
Danny Danko’s Cultivator’s Corner, live from HIGH TIMES Bonghitters softball game; Radical Rant – Dispensaries Don’t Increase Neighborhood Crime; music by Dixie Witch.
Holder questioned about dispensary raids, Operation Fast & Furious
United States Attorney General Eric Holder said that the Obama administration is only targeting dispensaries that have exceeded state laws and that he is still trying to find accountability in the errors under Operation “Fast and Furious”.
Vermont opens up medical marijuana dispensary applications, but one town already wants to ban them
Vermont has finally opened up the application process for anyone who wants to run a medical marijuana dispensary. The state will grant licenses to up to four commercial growers and a state spokesman said today that they hope to be selling medical marijuana to state registered patients by early 2013.
Arizona receives almost four times as many application for marijuana dispensaries as permits, but keeps all $5,000 of the application fees
The application process was only open to those over 21 and you must also turn in the paperwork showing you were filing to run a non-profit business. All applications were also turned in with the non-refundable $5,000 filing fee. And although not required, those non-profit business planners could also turn in proof that they had $150,000 in their bank accounts to be given favor over those applications that did not turn in such proof. With all those hoops, 484 companies applied for what must be legally capped at 126 dispensaries state-wide – which by law is one per every 10 pharmicies in the state.
Connecticut becomes the 17th medical marijuana state
With the stroke of a pen Connecticut state Governor, Dannel Malloy signed legislation into law last Friday that makes medical marijuana legal in the state of Connecticut.
