Washington, DC, is set to become the next entity to decriminalize small-time marijuana possession after the city council Tuesday gave final approval to a decriminalization bill.
Things are looking for good for a vote for marijuana decriminalization in the DC city council this afternoon. From Phil's "Chronicle AM" drug policy roundup yesterday:
CANNABIS CULTURE - Fascinating how much municipal marijuana talk is taking place in the three weeks since announcing my cannabis-fueled mayoral campaign.
Denver is poised to become the world's unofficial marijuana capital when legal sales of pot begin Jan. 1, but don't expect to see it smoked on front yards, porches or balconies if the City Council has its way.
On advice from its attorney, the Bremerton City Council on Wednesday night banned collective medical marijuana gardens authorized under a 2011 state law.
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday voted 11-2 to repeal its recent ban on medical marijuana dispensaries, averting a March election on the explosive issue of storefront pot sales.
The Los Angeles City Council will decide Tuesday whether to repeal its ban on storefront medical marijuana dispensaries or to have voters decide whether to squash the law or let it survive.