Infant Removed from Home, Parents Over Medical Marijuana Paul Marini | September 30, 2013 Josh Crank, Lawyers.com Medical marijuana dispensaries have been raided and shuttered with such regularity in recent years that they spark only the occasional protest. But when Michigan’s Children’s Protective Services took 6-month-old Brielle “Bree” Green from her parents because her... Read more
Palm Springs rethinks marijuana dispensary rules Paul Marini | September 12, 2013 Xochitl Peña, The Desert Sun The city’s medical marijuana ordinance may be amended to require cannabis quality testing before the pot is dispensed to patients — a mandate that could be the only one in California, according to city leaders... Read more
Bill would increase state's oversight of pot clubs Paul Marini | September 09, 2013 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle With federal authorities demanding more oversight of California's medicinal marijuana dispensaries, the state Legislature is again trying to create order where there has been chaos. Read more
Cannabis for Elders: A Precarious State Paul Marini | July 25, 2013 Liana Aghajanian, New America Media Those who stand to benefit most from medical marijuana have the hardest time getting it. Read more
Americans For Safe Access Appeal Bogus Medical Marijuana Ruling Paul Marini | July 15, 2013 Nick Schou, OC Register Last January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Washington D.C. Circuit did what everyone predicted it would do and upheld marijuana's longstanding inclusion on the federal government's list of Schedule One narcotics. The ruling came... Read more
Nevada Co. medical marijuana backers seek ordinance change Paul Marini | July 14, 2013 Matthew Renda, Tahoe Daily Tribune Paperwork has been filed to force Nevada County to hold a special election that will ask voters to decide the substance of its medical marijuana ordinance enacted last year. Patricia Smith, president of the Nevada... Read more
CA Medical Marijuana Dispensary Numbers Shrink in Two-Pronged War of Attrition Paul Marini | June 26, 2013 Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle California medical marijuana dispensaries -- and their patients -- are under a sustained, two-pronged attack, and that is having a dramatic impact on patient access across the state. Under pressure from the federal government on... Read more
Medical marijuana 'compliance checks' anger citizens Paul Marini | March 13, 2012 Paul Boerger, Mt. Shasta News Siskiyou County Sheriff Jon Lopey said he plans to meet with detectives who conducted recent medical marijuana “compliance checks” in Dunsmuir to ensure they’re relaying correct information to the public. Read more
Medical marijuana advocates sue federal prosecutors over crackdown Paul Marini | October 25, 2011 Josh Richman, Oakland Tribune Medical marijuana advocates on Thursday sued U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Northern California's top federal prosecutor, asking a federal court to halt the recent crackdown on dispensaries. Read more
Marijuana question headed to Palo Alto voters in 2012 Paul Marini | October 03, 2011 Jason Green, San Jose Mercury News Palo Alto voters will face several weighty questions in November 2012. Does President Barack Obama deserve another term? How about the four city council members who will be up for re-election? Read more