Pages tagged "collectives"

Medical Marijuana Patients Missing from California Supreme Court Oral Arguments

| February 06, 2013 |

In a highly-publicized and widely-watched medical marijuana case, the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday on whether municipalities should be able to ban local medical marijuana distribution, an activity deemed legal under state law. For all of the controversy...

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CA Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Cannabis Collectives

| May 23, 2012 |

In a major victory for patients and medical cannabis cooperatives, today the California Supreme Court rejected calls from the California Attorney General and law enforcement to review the Appeals Court ruling in People v. Colvin (PDF). At issue in this...

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Landmark Court Decision Affirms Legality of Storefront Dispensaries in California

| February 28, 2012 |

         Second District Court of Appeal rejects Attorney General’s argument that all collective members must participate in cultivationThe California Court of Appeal issued a landmark published decision last week affirming the legality of storefront dispensaries and rejecting the argument that every...

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California Governor Signs Bill Recognizing Legality of Medical Marijuana Distribution

| August 31, 2011 |

       California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law today recognizing the legality of local distribution centers and the right of municipalities to regulate the much-needed provision of medical marijuana to hundreds of thousands of patients across the state. AB1300,...

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