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California Supreme Court Throws Out Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban Case As Moot
California High Court prohibits municipalities from using Pack v. City of Long Beach to ban medical marijuana dispensaries.
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Blunt Force: San Diego Landlord Cleared to Evict Marijuana Dispensary
The US Bankruptcy Court in San Diego has granted Mother Earth Alternative Healing Cooperative’s landlord permission to begin the eviction process.
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Want to Open a Medical Marijuana Dispensary in SF? The DEA Is Onto You
The DEA in June requested & received the applications including personal contact information for all proposed San Francisco medical marijuana dispensaries.
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.22)
The feds strike again in California, this time in Orange County and the LA dispensary ban battle heats up. There's plenty more medical marijuana news, too.
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$1 Billion in Marijuana Plants Seized From Public Lands in Western States
More than 550,000 marijuana plants seized worth approximately $1 billion during an 8 week crackdown targeting illega growing operations on public lands.
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Feds File Lawsuits Against Six Marijuana Stores In Anaheim, California
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday expanded their crackdown on California medical marijuana dispensaries, filing three lawsuits and sending warning letters to more than 60 clinics in two Orange County cities.
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LA Warns Marijuana Dispensaries to Close by Sept. 6 or Face Fines, Jail
The LA City Attorney's Office sent a letter to dispensary advising operators and landlords that medical marijuana dispensaries must be shut down by Sept 6.
10 Years to Life for Medical Marijuana: The Aaron Sandusky Trial
The Aaron Sandusky trial is for the G3 Holistic medical marijuana dispensary run in accordance with California state law.
Online Cartoon Casts Critical Light on Obama’s Failed Medical Marijuana Policies
Artist-journalist Susie Cagle’s online cartoon covers the federal government’s latest attacks against California medical cannabis providers.
Usain Bolt OG Strain is Speeding Off Shelves
Olympic medal-winning runner Usain Bolt has a marijuana strain named after him that has become extremely popular in California dispensaries.
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.08)
The end of dispensaries in LA looms, more federal threat letters in Colorado, and a medical marijuana initiative in North Dakota!? Plus more.
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Voter Approval Sought for Long Beach Medical Marijuana
Medical Marijuana advocates in Long Beach filed documents yesterday notifying the City of their intent to collect signatures to authorize a Ballot Initiative.
The Last Word: Rewriting the Cost of the War on Drugs
What is the real cost of the War on Drugs? Lawrence O'Donnell (The Last Word, NBC News) reconsiders the War on Drugs in this video.
Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Protect Landlords of Compliant Medical Marijuana Businesses
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and seven co-sponsors introduce HR 6335 to stop the seizure of property from medical marijuana landlords.
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Bill Maher Reviews ‘Too High to Fail’ by Doug Fine
Longtime marijuana advocate and weedist Bill Maher reviews Doug Fine's latest book Too High to Fail: Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution.
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13 Year Old Madera Boy Arrested Facing Felony Drug Charges
KSEE24 News reports a 13-year old Madera boy is facing felony drug charges for cultivation of marijuana for one full grown and some starter plants.
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