Kharla Vezzetti UPDATE August 2012 – The Pack decision has been invalidated by the California Supreme Court, which declined to give it a hearing without ruling on the merits of the case. Although Pack is no longer legal precedent, the question of federal preemption is not clearly settled, and could be resurrected in future court cases. Oct …
Flood the White House Hot Line – Tell Obama to stop wasting federal enforcement resources on medical marijuana. Phone 202-456-1111 Tues Oct 11th (6am – 2pm PDT) Vent you opinion after the holiday weekend ; if you can’t get through Tuesday Oct 11, keep calling! Let’s make sure that marijuana is the number one thing …
California NORML Press Release – Oct 7, 2011 SACRAMENTO – Medical marijuana supporters are rallying to protest the Obama administration’s crackdown on medical cannabis dispensaries outside a press conference by U.S. Attorneys at the Sacramento Federal Court House this Friday, Oct. 7th from 10 AM to 1 PM. US Attorneys in California have begun sending letters to landlords …
RALLY AGAINST DOJ CRACKDOWN ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA – SACTO FEDERAL COURTHOUSE, Friday Oct. 7, 11 am – 3pm Cal NORML Release – Oct 5, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO – In yet another attack by the Obama administration on medical marijuana, US Attorneys in California have sent out a series of letters threatening landlords with property forfeiture …
Cal NORML Release – Sep 21, 2011 California NORML and Project CBD release the results of the first “Ring Test” to assess the accuracy of analytical laboratories Mixed findings show strengths and problems among analytic testing services In the winter of 2010/11, California NORML and Project CBD initiated a “Ring Test” to assess the accuracy …
September 21, 2011 – Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed Sen. Correa’s bill SB 847 to ban medical cannabis dispensaries within 600 feet of residential areas. In his veto message, the Gov. noted that he has already signed AB 1300, giving cities and counties authority to regulate dispensaries, and that this bill would go in the …
September 14, 2011 – California reported a moderate decline in marijuana arrests in 2010, according to the latest figures from the Criminal Justice Statistics Center. There were 16,585 felony and 54,849 misdemeanor marijuana arrests, down from 17,008 and 61,164 respectively in 2009. This marks the second year in a row that arrests have declined, after …
The CA Assembly approved Sen. Correa’s bill SB 847 to prohibit the location of dispensaries near residential zones by a vote of 68-5. This bill would prohibit a marijuana cooperative, collective, dispensary, operator, establishment, or provider from being located within a 600-foot radius of a residential zone or residential use unless a local ordinance, which …
Cal NORML Release Aug. 15th, 2011 – Orange Co. Superior Court Judge David Chaffee ruled that the city of Anaheim may legally prohibit medical cannabis dispensaries. This is the second hearing of the case Anaheim vs Qualified Patients’ Association, which was remanded to the lower court by the Appellate Court last year. The court ruled …
CAL NORML KERN COUNTY ALERT 8/11/11 – Kern Citizens for Patients Rights is organizing a referendum petition to repeal the county’s repressive, new medical MJ dispensary ban and anti-cultivation ordinance. Similar petition drives have succeeded in overturning or suspending anti-MMJ ordinances in San Diego and Butte County. Interested supporters are invited to contact Kern Citizens …