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Advocacy Group Threatens to Sue Los Angeles if Medical Marijuana Sales are Banned

Mon, 16 Nov 2009

Latest City Attorney proposal encourages City Council to defy state medical marijuana law

L.A. submits new draft ordinance on medical marijuana

Sat, 14 Nov 2009

The latest version from the city attorney's office raises the idea of capping the number of dispensaries by council district. It also clarifies that edible marijuana products will be allowed.

Medical marijuana gets a boost from major doctors group

Wed, 11 Nov 2009

The American Medical Assn. changes its policy to promote clinical research and development of cannabis-based medicines and alternative delivery methods.

American Medical Association rethinking pot prohibition?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009

The American Medical Association on Tuesday issued a cautious but historically significant call to change America's marijuana prohibition laws, urging a "review" of the drug's status as a Schedule I drug.

Cities, counties no longer mellow about pot dispensaries

Tue, 10 Nov 2009

At least 120 cities and eight counties in California have banned medical pot shops, fearing crime and profiteering. Some cite the proliferation of dispensaries in L.A.

After pot dispensary case tossed, Oakdale man wants to reopen store

Tue, 10 Nov 2009

Addison DeMoura still wants to do business in Oakdale, even after drug agents raided his medical marijuana dispensary and took him from his house -- handcuffed and in underwear, he said -- as a newspaper reporter snapped photographs.

AMA Report Recognizes Medical Benefits of Marijuana, Urges Further Research

Tue, 10 Nov 2009

Largest and oldest U.S. physician-based group reverses long-held position on medical marijuana

Medical Marijuana Shops Abound in California

Fri, 06 Nov 2009

A surge in medical marijuana in California has left communities trying to regulate or ban the drug.

Maine Voters Approve Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Fri, 06 Nov 2009

Voters in Maine Tuesday approved Question 5, the Maine Medical Marijuana Act, an initiative instructing the state government to set up a system of state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries. The measure passed with 59% of the vote.

Medical pot advocates say Red Bluff growing ban vulnerable to lawsuits

Thu, 05 Nov 2009

The City Council's action this week to ban indoor and outdoor marijuana cultivation is a rare move and puts Red Bluff in danger of lawsuits, spokesmen for two medical marijuana advocacy groups said Wednesday.

San Jose councilman proposes medical pot rules

Wed, 04 Nov 2009

San Jose City Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio says it's time for the city to be more welcoming toward medicinal marijuana dispensaries, and he's proposed an ordinance based on those in other Bay Area cities to regulate and tax them.

November 2009 Activist Newsletter

Federal Policy on Medical Cannabis Turns Corner; New Bill to Allow Medical Defense in Federal Trials; Dispensary Regulation Battle in LA

Gray areas in medical pot law stoke debate

Fri, 30 Oct 2009

Advocates and police interpret medical marijuana laws as they see fit, sort out disagreements in court.

Urge Congress to Support the Truth in Trials Act!

One in four Americans now lives in a state with medical marijuana laws. It is time for federal law to acknowledge this. The Truth in Trials Act, H.R. 3939, would enable people facing federal marijuana-related charges to show that they were following state law.

Farr seeks additional protection for medical marijuana users

Tue, 27 Oct 2009

Rep. Sam Farr wants to make sure President Barack Obama's decision to keep federal drug agents from harassing medical marijuana users is a lasting one.