Cities Seek an Antidote to Medical Marijuana
Costly lawsuits do not always succeed, many municipalities have discovered.
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Voters Resoundingly Approve Tacoma’s Pot-Priority Initiative
A word of advice to Tacoma police and prosecutors: Blow off the pot crimes. You’ve got bigger issues to wrestle.
Chicago Alderman Says Cash-Strapped City Could Make $7m By Changing Marijuana Possession Law
Some officials in cash-strapped Chicago believe they've found a way to bring in millions of desperately needed dollars while freeing up police: marijuana.
Chicago Official’s Plan Would Ticket Offenders With Small Amounts of Marijuana
Chicago aldermen are wading into the controversy over drug enforcement with a proposal to decriminalize possessing small amounts of marijuana in the city.
San Diego Judge Orders Nine Pot Dispensaries to Close
A San Diego judge Wednesday ordered nine medical marijuana dispensaries to shut down, ruling that the operations violate city zoning laws.
Long Beach Pot Ordinance Ruled Illegal: Cannabis Activists Winning?
Patients sue to remove civic ordinance by claiming it violated federal marijuana prohibition laws
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Marijuana Question Headed to Palo Alto Voters in 2012
Palo Alto California voters will face several weighty questions in November 2012.
San Diego City Council Repeals Medical Marijuana Restrictions
The Council could have chosen to put the issue to a public vote.
Surrey Continues Push to Have Medical Pot Growers Get Permits
Surrey wants Health Canada to change its medical marijuana law to compel growers to obtain city bylaw licenses.
Miami Beach Will Not Decriminalize Marijuana – For Now
The Miami Beach City Commission has declined to place the issue of decriminalizing marijuana on the November ballot. Even so the issue could, in the future, force a special election.
