Hazy Laws Leave Medical Marijuana Users Confused About Where It’s Legal To Light Up
Pot advocates and legal experts are calling for greater regulatory clarity on where medicinal weed users are allowed to light up.
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Portland, Maine, To Vote on Marijuana Legalization
Voters in Maine's largest city will have the chance to legalize marijuana in November. The Portland city council Monday night voted 5-1 to put the issue before voters.
Harborside Health Center, Billed As World’s Largest Pot Shop, Scores Big Win
A medical marijuana dispensary billed as the world's largest cannabis store may stay open while the city of Oakland fights a U.S. government effort to shut it down or seize the property, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.
City of Berkeley Fights Back Against Federal, Anti-Medical-Marijuana Bullies
The feds won't close Berkeley's largest medical marijuana dispensary without a fight.
New York’s Vote to Curb Stop-And-Frisk Is Another Win For Civil Rights
City Council made an important choice to add more oversight to NYPD policies, like stop-and-frisk, that are discriminatory
Mayors Tell Feds to Butt Out on Marijuana Reforms
The United States Conference of Mayors Monday unanimously passed a resolution criticizing the failures of marijuana prohibition and urging the federal government to respect the ability of states and localities to implement medical marijuana and marijuana legalization measures without further interference.
New L.A. Law On Medical Marijuana Shops Faces Hazy Future
Voters approved a measure that would keep only 135 dispensaries — those operating before a failed moratorium in 2007 — open. But challenges await the law.
LA City Voters Could Dramatically Reduce Access to Medical Marijuana
Los Angeles city voters will choose between three medical marijuana measures on the May 21 ballot. At stake is the fate of hundreds of marijuana dispensaries.
Judge Rules California Cities Can Outlaw Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities and counties can ban medical marijuana dispensaries, a decision likely to further diminish the network of storefront pot shops and fuel efforts to have the state regulate the industry.
California City Bans Outdoor Medical Marijuana Growing
Medical marijuana patients, caregivers and other Concord residents growing the plant in their yards will soon have to take the herbs inside.
