As the federal crackdown against medical marijuana in Los Angeles and elsewhere continues, many within the billion-dollar industry await a hopeful sign. Marijuana was approved by voters in California back in 1996 under Proposition 215 and the federal government has no right to come in and push around the state-authorized…
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West Hollywood Medical Marijuana Dispensary Robbed at Gunpoint
A West Hollywood medical marijuana dispensary was recently robbed at gunpoint. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was able to locate and arrest three men in a nearby city who they believe robbed this shop, according to KTLA. According to police reports, three men went to the Farmacy Medical Marijuana…
Councilman Proposes Full Ban on Medical Marijuana in Los Angeles
A recently introduced plan could result in a ban on all medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles. The ban was introduced by Councilman Jose Huizar. He says that the state appellate court ruling that was made last month involving the city of Long Beach said the government could not enforce…
Presidential Candidate Offers Support for Medical Marijuana in Los Angeles and Elsewhere
According to GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain, the medical marijuana industry should be regulated by each individual state, reports the SF Gate. Medical marijuana in Los Angeles abides by its own governing laws, which differ from many other city and county regulations statewide. The difference in these local laws and…
Local Governments Lose Funding in Fights against Medical Marijuana in Garden Grove and Elsewhere
Medical marijuana dispensaries in Garden Grove were banned roughly three years ago, but the ban didn’t go as planned. With a number of lawsuits that began stacking up, officials worried that the city would not have the necessary funds available to pay any costs associated with the laws, including attorneys’…
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban Upheld in Riverside; the Fight Continues
A recent move by the state appellate court upheld the citywide ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in Riverside, according to The Press-Enterprise. The court believed that there was nothing listed in Legislature’s Medical Marijuana Program or in California’s Compassionate Use Act, or Proposition 215, which was passed back in 1996,…
El Camino Wellness Center Files Lawsuit against Feds, Fighting for Medical Marijuana in California
A number of advocates for medical marijuana in Los Angeles and elsewhere are fighting back against the federal government’s crackdown on the industry. According to ABC10, there are a number of these advocates, shops, dispensaries and patients who have filed numerous lawsuits in an attempt to block the fed’s crackdown…
Rally to Support Medical Marijuana in Los Angeles and Elsewhere Hits U.S. Courthouse in Sacramento
Advocates recently gathered in front of the U.S. courthouse in Sacramento in protest of the federal crackdown on the medical marijuana industry in Los Angeles and elsewhere. These medical marijuana advocates believe that this crackdown is a direct assault on “responsible corporate citizens” who contribute their earnings to state tax…
Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Santa Ana Closed by Local Officials
Another medical marijuana dispensary in Santa Ana has been ordered to shut down after sheriff deputies barged in last month with a search warrant, according to The Orange County Register. Santa Ana Superior Care has been closed because, as sheriff’s investigator Howard J. McCulloch says, the dispensary sold marijuana to…
Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Northern Hollywood Loses 800 Plants
A recent fire took destroyed a growers full supply of medical marijuana in Northern Hollywood. Officers are still investigating the incident, according to the Hollywood LAist. As of the last reports, officers were also still looking for the owner of that operation. The fire happened shortly after 12:30 a.m. The…