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June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
California Dispensary Numbers Shrink in War of Attrition

California Dispensary Numbers Shrink in War of Attrition

California medical marijuana dispensaries — and their patients — are under a sustained, two-pronged attack, and that is having a dramatic impact on patient access across the...
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June 13, 2013
06/13/2013
Longmont, Colorado Bans Marijuana Businesses and Clubs

Longmont, Colorado Bans Marijuana Businesses and Clubs

The city council in Longmont, Colorado voted 4-2 (with one council member absent) to ban recreational marijuana businesses and 6-0 to ban private cannabis clubs. Opponents of...
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June 6, 2013
06/06/2013
Dutch City Cracks Down on Coffee Shops Selling Marijuana

Dutch City Cracks Down on Coffee Shops Selling Marijuana

Maastricht, a Dutch city near the borders of Belgium and Germany, has cracked down on its coffee shops selling marijuana, for providing the bud to tourists. An...
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May 23, 2013
05/23/2013
Beaumont, California Bans Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Beaumont, California Bans Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

The Beaumont City Council voted to ban medical marijuana dispensaries and to extend a moratorium on them until the ban can be put in place. Beaumont Mayor...
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May 16, 2013
05/16/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.15)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.15)

The feds stay on the attack in California, and fallout from last week’s state Supreme Court decision allowing local dispensary bans mounts. There’s news from other states...
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May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
Garden Grove, CA Orders Dispensaries to Close

Garden Grove, CA Orders Dispensaries to Close

The city of Garden Grove, California sent cease-and-desist orders to over 60 medical marijuana dispensaries last week. The action comes after a California Supreme Court ruling to...
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May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
CA Supreme Court Allows Cities to Prohibit MMJ Facilities

CA Supreme Court Allows Cities to Prohibit MMJ Facilities

The California Supreme Court ruled today that municipalities possess the legal authority to prohibit the establishment of medical cannabis dispensaries. The unanimous ruling upheld a 4th District Court of...
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April 29, 2013
04/29/2013
Florida Bill to Outlaw Bongs Moves to Governor

Florida Bill to Outlaw Bongs Moves to Governor

Florida Rep. Darryl Rouson introduced HB 49, which would outlaw bongs and pipes to be used with illegal drugs. The bill passed the House and the Senate, and...
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April 11, 2013
04/11/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.04.10)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.04.10)

Rhode Island is set to see its first dispensary open next, Mendocino County faces down the feds, and more news from around the country. Let’s get to...
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April 3, 2013
04/03/2013
CO City Council Split on Banning Recreational Marijuana

CO City Council Split on Banning Recreational Marijuana

Englewood, Colorado, a suburb of Denver and my own home sweet home, had a split city council vote on whether or not to ban recreational marijuana stores...
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February 28, 2013
02/28/2013
Broomfield, CO Bans Marijuana Businesses Until 2015

Broomfield, CO Bans Marijuana Businesses Until 2015

Broomfield’s City Council voted 7-3 to ban marijuana businesses in the city until January, 2015. The ban could be made permanent afterward with a public vote. Since...
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February 25, 2013
02/25/2013
Castle Rock, CO Bans Commercial Marijuana Operations

Castle Rock, CO Bans Commercial Marijuana Operations

The city of Castle Rock, a short drive south from Denver, Colorado, has finalized a ban that covers commercial marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, testing and sales within town limits. Luckily,...
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February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Idaho Senate Advances Marijuana Ban Measure

Idaho Senate Advances Marijuana Ban Measure

In response to all the progress being made in marijuana reform around the country, there were bound to be some nay-sayers popping up. In Idaho, the Senate’s...
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February 11, 2013
02/11/2013
Michigan Lawmaker Acting Fast to Legalize Dispensaries

Michigan Lawmaker Acting Fast to Legalize Dispensaries

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that dispensaries, even those that facilitate patient-to-patient sales, are illegal in Michigan. Rep. Mike Callton has introduced a bill to legalize dispensaries...
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February 8, 2013
02/08/2013
Another Colorado Town Bans Marijuana Clubs

Another Colorado Town Bans Marijuana Clubs

Steamboat Springs, Colorado is the latest of many CO cities adopting ’emergency’ ordinances to prevent the formation of private marijuana clubs. Most CO cities banning marijuana clubs...
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January 28, 2013
01/28/2013
Denver Suburb to Severely Limit Marijuana Possession

Denver Suburb to Severely Limit Marijuana Possession

The city of Greenwood Village, which has preemptively banned marijuana retail stores, is now pushing an ordinance which would prohibit marijuana possession on public property. This would...
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January 24, 2013
01/24/2013
Erie, Broomfield Approve Moratorium on Marijuana Businesses

Erie, Broomfield Approve Moratorium on Marijuana Businesses

Erie, CO just approved a moratorium on the licensing of marijuana businesses until Oct. 1, which would prevent businesses from opening before all the A64 regulations are...
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January 24, 2013
01/24/2013
Denver City Council May Ban Amendment 64 Businesses

Denver City Council May Ban Amendment 64 Businesses

Denver’s City Council is divided over Amendment 64. Councilman Chris Herndon said voters in his district told him, “Don’t you dare put a commercial establishment in my...
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January 21, 2013
01/21/2013
Vail Temporarily Bans Cannabis Businesses and Clubs

Vail Temporarily Bans Cannabis Businesses and Clubs

Vail, Colorado, a favorite tourist town of many celebrities including Charlie Sheen, has implemented a temporary ban on marijuana businesses and private smoking clubs. According to town...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
Can Municipalities Ban Distribution of Medical Pot; Oral Arguments On Feb 5th In CA Supreme Court

Can Municipalities Ban Distribution of Medical Pot; Oral Arguments On Feb 5th In CA Supreme Court

The California Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments this week in a case that has received widespread attention inside and outside of the medical marijuana community. The appellate...
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