Tag: Los Angeles

(81 posts)
August 15, 2013
08/15/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.14)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.14)

Medical marijuana wars continue in California, a Michigan town gets intrusive, Nevada prepares to rake in the dough from dispensaries, and Washington patients organize in the face...
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July 4, 2013
07/04/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.07.02)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.07.02)

At least the DEA didn’t raid anybody this week, but some Michigan cops did. That and more in this week’s update. Let’s get to it: Arizona On...
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July 4, 2013
07/04/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.02)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.02)

Thuggery in Philly, protecting drug shipments in Houston and Detroit, sticky fingers in Los Angeles, and that’s not all. Let’s get to it: In Philadelphia, five undercover narcotics...
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July 2, 2013
07/02/2013
Los Angeles Releases List of Authorized Dispensaries

Los Angeles Releases List of Authorized Dispensaries

The Los Angeles city attorney’s office has released a list of 134 dispensaries still allowed to operate after the passage of Measure D. This law requires that...
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July 1, 2013
07/01/2013
Los Angeles Deputies Kill Armed Man, 80, in Marijuana Raid

Los Angeles Deputies Kill Armed Man, 80, in Marijuana Raid

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed an armed 80-year-old man as they served a search warrant on a marijuana grow operation in a remote part...
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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
Feds Raid Another 103 SoCal Marijuana Stores

Feds Raid Another 103 SoCal Marijuana Stores

Federal agents on Tuesday raided 103 marijuana stores in Los Angeles County. It was the latest skirmish in the federal war on medical marijuana, which is legal...
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June 13, 2013
06/13/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.12)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.12)

California dispensaries continue their vanishing act, thanks to feds and local officials, but Arizona fends off a challenge, and frustrated New Jersey patients rally. Let’s get to...
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May 23, 2013
05/23/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.22)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.22)

From the US Supreme Court to the local city council chambers, medical marijuana continues to be a contentious issue. Here’s the latest. National On Monday, the US Supreme...
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May 23, 2013
05/23/2013
LA Voters Approve Medical Marijuana Dispensary Regulation, Cap

LA Voters Approve Medical Marijuana Dispensary Regulation, Cap

Voters in Los Angeles Tuesday approved one of two active initiatives aimed at ensuring that medical marijuana dispensaries will be allowed in California’s largest city. The winning...
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May 16, 2013
05/16/2013
LA Has 3 Medical Marijuana Regulation Measures Up for Vote

LA Has 3 Medical Marijuana Regulation Measures Up for Vote

We all know what a mess California’s medical marijuana regulations are, unless we are in denial about it. The city of Los Angeles now has 3 different...
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April 18, 2013
04/18/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.04.17)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.04.17)

More DEA raids in Los Angeles, federal prison bureaucrats ignore a Michigan medical marijuana prisoner’s medical needs, and there is lots of action in state legislatures. Let’s...
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March 8, 2013
03/08/2013
LA Mayoral Frontrunner to Feds: End Marijuana Hypocrisy

LA Mayoral Frontrunner to Feds: End Marijuana Hypocrisy

Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles mayoral frontrunner and councilman, has been calling on the federal government to reclassify marijuana and finally accept the fact that marijuana has medicinal...
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March 5, 2013
03/05/2013
Medical Pot a Huge Part of Silicon Valley

Medical Pot a Huge Part of Silicon Valley

San Jose has 106 pot clinics, more than four times the number in San Francisco and twice as many per square mile as LA. Marijuana use is “extremely...
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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...
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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...
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February 4, 2013
02/04/2013
Seattle Kmart Receives 10 Pounds of Marijuana

Seattle Kmart Receives 10 Pounds of Marijuana

A Seattle Kmart was surprised to receive a package containing 10 pounds of marijuana. The package was originally sent from Los Angeles to Philadelphia. For some reason,...
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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...
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January 30, 2013
01/30/2013
Proponents of Medical Marijuana Measure Shift Support

Proponents of Medical Marijuana Measure Shift Support

A coalition of California medical marijuana groups has abandoned support of their own measure in favor of a very similar one backed by the L.A. City Council....
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January 18, 2013
01/18/2013
LA City Council Moves to Write a Third Medical Cannabis Initiative

LA City Council Moves to Write a Third Medical Cannabis Initiative

Voters in Los Angeles will have three medical cannabis measures from which to choose when they go to the polls in May. The City Council approved a motion (11-1)...
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