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California Supreme Court deals massive blow to medical marijuana industry
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that local municipalities can legally ban medical marijuana dispensaries, dealing a massive blow to the burgeoning industry that’s exploded across the state since 2009. The ruling in City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patient’s Health and Wellness Center (PDF) boils down to whether the…
Massachusetts Attorney General: Pot shops allowed statewide
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley ruled Wednesday that medical marijuana dispensaries must be allowed statewide and individual municipalities cannot legally block them. The ruling (PDF) was issued by Coakley’s Municipal Law Unit in response to a 2012 bylaw passed by officials in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Two other nearby towns also passed…
Nevada state senator to push dispensary bill amid confusing medical marijuana law
A Nevada state senator announced that he would push legislation to create a system to regulate for-profit medical marijuana dispensaries, reported the Las Vegas Sun. His announcement came after a hearing on medical marijuana during which legislators from both parties agreed that changes to the law needed to be made,…
Michigan courts: Medical pot dispensaries banned, but sharing is cool
The Michigan Supreme Court issued a ruling Friday that slammed the door shut on entrepreneurs who want to open medical marijuana dispensaries, according to The Associated Press. The Michigan Medical Marihuana Program (MMMP) currently only allows patients to buy the drug from registered caregivers, of which there are nearly 26,000…
Michigan’s medical marijuana tax revenues exceed $10 million
The state of Michigan pulled in more than $10 million in tax revenues from medical marijuana dispensaries in 2012, a new audit (PDF) finds. Voters approved legalizing medical marijuana in 2008 thinking it would help ease the pain of sick and dying patients. Since implementation in 2009, 344,313 original applications…
California Supreme Court’s medical marijuana ruling could trigger ‘green rush’
Right now nearly 200 cities and counties in California ban medical marijuana dispensaries, but all those markets could be set to open later this year thanks to a case the California Supreme Court began hearing on Tuesday. When lawmakers crafted the medical marijuana provision, they did not specifically say whether…
Medical marijuana proprietor gets 10-year prison sentence
A man who owned several medical marijuana dispensaries in California that ostensibly operated legally under state law was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison on charges that he violated federal law restricting production and sales of the drug. Aaron Sandusky did not try to fight the charges, admitting…
Los Angeles pot-backers offer free weed in neighborhood election
In a surprisingly contentious election recently, several medical marijuana dispensaries reportedly offered free weed to individuals who voted in a race for seats on the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council in Los Angeles. The neighborhood council is a non-official group that operates purely on a volunteer basis, but according to The…
City of Oakland sues feds to save nation’s largest pot shop
In a landmark first for an American city government, officials in Oakland approved a lawsuit this week in hopes of saving Harborside Health Center, better known as America’s largest pot shop. The City of Oakland collects more than $1 million in taxes every year from sales at regulated medical marijuana…
Los Angeles City Council repeals ban on pot shops
The Los Angeles City Council repealed a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries on Tuesday night. That ban, passed in July, was put on hold by citizen activists who raised a ballot initiative to rebuke the city’s move, gaining access to the citywide ballot for a special election in March. Appearing…
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