Latest News from California

  • Local Ordinances Attack Patients’ Right to Grow
    March 17 - As federal DEA pressure subsides in California, opponents of medical marijuana are pushing to impose new and unprecedented restrictions on medical marijuana cultivation through local ordinances of dubious constitutionality.
  • Sen. Leno Introduces Cal. Bill to Make MJ Possession an Infraction
    March 14 - State Sen. Mark Leno (D-SF) has announced the introduction of a bill (SB1449) to downgrade possession of one ounce or less of marijuana to an infraction instead of a misdemeanor.
  • AB1811 Would Legalize Paraphernalia for Medical Use
    March 10 - A bill to legalize medical marijuana paraphernalia has been introduced by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-SF). The bill, AB 1811, modifies the existing drug paraphernalia law to exempt items designed or marketed for lawful purposes, notably medical use of marijuana.
  • Marijuana Legalization Bill AB 2254 Submitted to Cal Legislature
    Assemblyman Tom Ammiano has re-submitted his bill to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana in California. The new bill, AB 2254, is identical to its predecessor AB 390, which was approved by the Public Safety Committee in January.
  • California Studies Show Medical Marijuana Effective
    Feb. 17 - In a landmark report to the state legislature, the UCSD-based California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research announced that its studies have shown marijuana to have therapeutic value (report at http://www.cmcr.ucsd.edu).
  • Medical Cannabis Report, Commissioned by State, to be Released
    Feb. 16 - The University of California will release findings of a $8.7-million medical marijuana research program mandated by the state in 1999.
  • Tax Cannabis 2010 Initiative Headed for November Ballot
    Jan. 28 - California voters will have the opportunity to vote for marijuana reform this November. The Tax and Regulate Cannabis Initiative or "TC2010" has submitted more than enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.