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California Appeals Court Rules Marijuana Use Not Sufficient Reason to Make Child Dependent of Court

June 26, 2019December 7, 2012

December 7 – A California Appellate Court has reversed a trial court decision declaring a child to be a dependent of the court, as well as an order that the father undergo drug testing and parenting courses because of his medical marijuana use.

In re Drake A. case# B236769, Division Three of the Second Appellate District ruled on 12/5/12 that, “Although father uses medical marijuana pursuant to a physician’s recommendation, there is nothing in the record to indicate that he has a substance abuse problem.”…

An Open Letter to Mendocino County’s Board of Supervisors: Please Stand Up to the Federal Subpoena and Protect Medical Marijuana

December 3, 2012

To: Mendocino County Board of Supervisors

I implore you to instruct your county counsel to challenge the subpoena from the federal government regarding the 9.3.1. program, or at least ask for more time to fully vet and consider the matter.

Our lawyers inform me that you are on good legal ground for a challenge: the state of Oregon won the right in court to protect the privacy of patients enrolled in their medical marijuana program, and other larger issues apply, such as the 5th amendment and medical privacy rights.…

City of Sacramento Allows Greenhouse Grows, Sensible Limits

November 21, 2012

November 20 – The Emerald Growers Association (EGA) and California NORML endorsed the City of Sacramento’s sensible compromise personal use medical cannabis cultivation ordinance, which allows for secure greenhouses.

The ordinance, which passed 6-2 by city council, contains a reasonable square footage allowance for personal cultivation (400 square feet) and reasonable wattage for artificial light (3800 watts). On natural sunlight cultivation: alternative structures are acceptable if compliant and odor-free–all conditions met by a secure greenhouse system in place in the city of Yuba and Sutter county.…

Marijuana Legalized in Two States: Will California Be Next?

June 26, 2019November 7, 2012

UPDATED NOVEMBER 8, 2012

November 7 – Election day started strong for marijuana reformers when Massachusetts became the 18th state to legalize medical marijuana, with 63% in favor and just 37% opposed. Arkansas nearly passed its own medical marijuana law, in a surprisingly close race from a state that went to Romney.

As the polls closed in Colorado, all eyes were on that state as early returns indicated its adult use legalization measure would pass, 52-48%. And just as Obama clinched his re-election, the news came that Washington would be the second state to legalize marijuana for personal adult use, by a 56-44% margin.…

CMA Resolutions Support Rescheduling and Decriminalization of Marijuana

June 26, 2019November 1, 2012

November 1 – The California Medical Association House of Delegates has passed measures supporting marijuana rescheduling and decriminalization, and is considering another regarding medical marijuana use in hospital settings.

Resolution 103-12 “Petition the Governor to Petition the DEA Reschedule Cannabis,” authored by Dr. Donald Abrams and Dr. Larry Bedard, passed unanimously at the 141st annual meeting of the Delegates, held October 14, 2012.

The resolution notes that “medical decisions should be based on science, not politics”; that the US ignored its own 1972 report recommending rescheduling, and that the governors of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont have petitioned the DEA and Administration for rescheduling.…

CaNORML 2012 Accomplishments and Plans for 2013

January 30, 2024October 24, 2012

As 2012 began, no less than five different marijuana law reform measures were aiming for the November 2012 ballot. The plethora of proposals was due in part to the success of CalNORML’s “Next Steps” conference in early 2011. CalNORML was called on to navigate the public through the proposals. However, the funding ultimately went to Washington, Oregon and Colorado, states where initiative campaigns are much less costly than in California.

Things were busy in the legislature too, as SB129 (Leno), a bill to grant employment rights to medical marijuana users, and AB1017 (Ammiano) would reduce penalties on marijuana cultivation, made their way through committees.

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Pilottes Interviewed on Inland Empire Radio

October 17, 2012

Hal Pilotte and his wife Ann were raided by the DEA in their gated over-55 community Ocean Hills, after he was caught delivering baked goods to a collective he was a member of that was being surveilled by the DEA. The Pilottes were interviewed by host Lanny Swerdlow on KCAA 1050AM in Loma Linda on October 15.

Pilotte said when the raid happened he jumped out of bed and proceeded to walk out in the hallway in his underwear. “Hit the floor!”…

U.S. Court of Appeals to Hear Challenge to DEA Rejection of Medical Marijuana Rescheduling – October 16, 2012

June 26, 2019October 15, 2012

California NORML Release

Washington DC, Oct 16th – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will hear oral arguments in a case challenging the Drug Enforcement Administration’s rejection of a petition to remove marijuana from Schedule I, the most dangerous category of drugs for which no medical use is recognized.

The lawsuit, filed by Americans for Safe Access, stems from a rescheduling petition that was filed in 2002 by the Coalition to Reschedule Cannabis with participation from California NORML and NORML.…

OAKLAND SUES FEDS WHILE LONG BEACH RAIDS 7 DISPENSARIES

October 11, 2012

October 11 – In contrasting moves, the city of Oakland has sued the federal government to stop its forfeiture actions against city-regulated dispensaries, while Long Beach has joined the feds to arrest 40 dispensary workers and is threatening to arrest more.

Oakland sues feds over pot dispensary

Excerpt:

The city of Oakland took the unusual step Wednesday of filing a suit in an attempt to stop the federal government from seizing and closing down one of the largest medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.…

Day 2 of NORML Conference: Focus on the States

October 6, 2012

In his keynote speech at the 41st annual NORML conference, Keith Stroup, NORML’s founder, called for support for Washington’s pending marijuana legalization ordinance, up for a vote on November 6 and criticized by some for disallowing home cultivation and for its DUI provisions. “Do we really want to see 50,000 more arrests for marijuana in the next four years in Washington?” he asked.

Stroup went further than other speakers who said marijuana could enhance experience like listening to music and eating good food.…

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