More Than 170 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Notify Los Angeles of Intent to Stay Open
Representatives of 174 medical marijuana dispensaries have filed notices with the Los Angeles city clerk, indicating that they intend to remain open.
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LA Times Cuts Truth About Political Motivations in Emery Case
On my latest trip to Seattle to see Marc Emery plead guilty in a US Federal Court, I bumped into LA Times writer Kim Murphy, who told me she was writing a story about the embattled marijuana activist and his troubles with the law.
State Bill Would Knock Possession of Less Than an Ounce of Marijuana to an Infraction
While all eyes, red and otherwise, are on November's vote on marijuana legalization in California, the state Senate narrowly voted this week to reclassify possession of less than an ounce of weed as an infraction with a penalty of $100 rather than its current status as a misdemeanor with the same fine.
New Marijuana Ordinance Could Have Disastrous Impact on Los Angeles
By closing more than 400 medical marijuana dispensing collectives, city will lose countless jobs and tax dollars, force some patients into black market.
L.A. Orders 439 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to Close
The shops must close before a long-debated city ordinance takes effect June 7, or face criminal and civil penalties. About 130 dispensaries that registered with the city could be allowed to stay open.
LA DA Continues Anti-Marijuana Crusade
Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley, who has assailed medical marijuana dispensaries as illegal, profit-reaping operations, is targeting the legitimacy of the November ballot initiative to legalize recreational pot and allow local governments to tax and regulate its use.
L.A.’s First Marijuana Friendly Hotel Opens for Business
Light ‘em up! The historic hotel Normandie in Los Angeles’s Koreatown holds a grand reopening Tuesday for a special clientele -- marijuana smokers.
The Tire Meets The Road
I was recently in Los Angeles for business, and decided to fly back to Oakland a day early. I had originally planned to visit Eddy Lepp who is incarcerated in a federal prison in Lompoc, CA for at least eight years-- for the heinous crime of growing and giving away an incredible amount of marijuana to medical patients in need.
LA Dispensary Crackdown Expected In May
Two Los Angeles City Council committees approved nearly $1,600 in fees for medical marijuana dispensaries, marking the beginning of the end for hundreds of pop shops that will be wiped out by a city ordinance that severely limits where they can operate.
Craig X Headed For Jail Despite Dropped Charges
The Temple 420 Pastor and former candidate for mayor is being sent to jail for "violating probation" despite permission from the trial judge and the probation department to operate a medical marijuana clinic.
