Wells Fargo & Co. — which medical-marijuana dispensary owners say is virtually the only bank in Colorado willing to take their business — has stopped opening new accounts for dispensaries.
CANNABIS CULTURE - The Vancouver Cannabis Dispensary is ready for the Olympics, planning for their second location and selling medicine across Canada by mail-order.
The Los Angeles City Council is poised to vote on a medical marijuana ordinance after months of hammering out criteria that would shutter hundreds of dispensaries.
The council put off a vote on the last contentious issue until Tuesday, when it will decide whether dispensaries can be 500 feet or 1,000 feet from schools, parks and religious institutions.
Pastor Craig X Rubin was arrested in October after re-opening his Temple 420 marijuana ministry in Los Angeles and now faces years in prison if convicted.
Denver now appears to have more marijuana dispensaries than liquor stores, Starbucks coffee shops or public schools, according to city and corporate records.