With the backing of Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D), Chicago's council will vote later this month on an ordinance that would decriminalize the possession of up to 15 grams of marijuana.
A proposed ban on medical marijuana gardens in Kent prompted residents and activists to fill Kent City Hall on Monday night, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.
San Francisco has begun issuing medical marijuana dispensary licenses again, following a recent state Supreme court decision that will allow local pot dispensaries to do business -- for now.
[img_assist|nid=29677|title=|desc=What once was a smoke shop is now slated to be the Greenleaf Compassion Center located at 395 Bloomfield Avenue n Montclair. The store is seen prior to its renovation. After a series of bureaucratic and political delays, one out of the six medical marijuana dispensaries is slowly gaining some traction.
Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon wants to stop local governments from attempting to circumvent a state law that permits medical marijuana facilities from sprouting in their towns.
With new medical marijuana dispensaries opening in Los Angeles in the wake of judicial decisions that created more legal confusion, Councilman Jose Huizar plans to introduce a motion to ban them until the state Supreme Court steps in to resolve the issue.