Marijuana has long been accused of being a gateway to deadlier vices. But could cannabis be a swinging door that might also lead people away from hard drugs? That’s what this capital city is trying to find out.
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.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Toronto's Renegade Global Marijuana March, held to correspond with global GMM rallies a week before this year's (so-called) "Official Toronto Global Marijuana March", pushed through the city streets with a message of peace and pot on May 4, 2013.
The California Senate Thursday passed a bill that would give prosecutors the option of charging people caught in the possession of small amounts of hard drugs with misdemeanors instead of felonies. Senate Bill 649, the Local Control in Sentencing Act, now goes before the Assembly.
Colorado legislators approved not one, but two measures aimed at reducing the harms of drug use this week. Both a syringe exchange bill and a naloxone provision bill passed the legislature and now head for the governor's desk.
The first medical marijuana dispensary in Phoenix has opened its doors on the city's east side. The Bloom Dispensary is located near the light rail station at Washington and 44th Streets.