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A. No school or landlord may refuse to enroll or lease to and may not otherwise penalize a person solely for his status as a cardholder, unless failing to do so would cause the school or landlord to lose a monetary or licensing related benefit under federal law or regulations.

B. Unless a failure to do so would cause an employer to lose a monetary or licensing related benefit under federal law or regulations, an employer may not discriminate against a person in hiring, termination or imposing any term or condition of employment or otherwise penalize a person based upon either:

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California NORML Law Seminar – February 18, 2017 in Oakland CA

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California Attorneys and others are invited to attend the Cal NORML law seminar, to be held from 9 am – 5 pm on February 18, 2017 at the Waterfront Hotel in Oakland.

The seminar will cover criminal and civil aspects of the MCRSA medical marijuana law and the AUMA recreational law (just passed as Prop. 64 in California).

Other topics will include:
Local land use regulations
DUI/DUID
Tax Law
Resentencing under Prop.…

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Two Thirds of California’s Counties Vote for Prop. 64

UPDATED 11/28/16

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According to the Secretary of State, Proposition 64 to legalize the adult use and sale of marijuana, carried in 39 of California’s 58 counties, with only 19 counties voting against the measure, many of them by narrow margins.

San Francisco led the pack with a whopping 74.3% voting in favor of legalization. Coming in at 70 per cent were Marin and Santa Cruz counties, with Alameda county following at 66% and San Mateo at 63%.

Unlike with Prop. 19, which was on the ballot to legalize adult use of marijuana in 2010, the Emerald Triangle voted in favor of Prop.…

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What’s Legal, and What Isn’t, After Prop. 64

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November 9, 2016 – Californians have approved Prop. 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) by a margin of 57%. The approval of Prop. 64 by the nation’s largest state should send a powerful message to lawmakers in Washington, DC and the world to end marijuana prohibition. Nearly two thirds of California counties approved the measure, which should help local reform efforts.

As of Nov. 9th it became legal for any adult 21 years or older to:

•  Possess, transport, obtain or give away to other adults 21 or older no more than one ounce of marijuana or 8 grams of concentrated cannabis.…

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Election Night Parties 2016

All Parties are on Tuesday, November 8, 2016

DPA LA party 8 PM – 2 AM
Kyoto Gardens at Double Tree by Hilton
120 S. Los Angeles St., LA
Live Broadcast of CannabisRadio.com, jazz music, light refreshments, cash bar.
(The party is free but RSVP is required for admission. [email protected].)

BPG Party 8PM-2AM
The New Parish
1743 San Pablo Ave., Oakland

Monterey NORML Party 7 PM – 10 PM
470 Tyler St. Monterey

San Diego NORML Party 8 PM – 2 AM
with Medicinal Mike, Live Comedy & Live Music by Tribe Out West
Andaz Rooftop 600 F.…

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Under Prop. 64, Locals That Ban Personal Outdoor Cultivation or Cannabis Commerce Would Lose Tax Dollars

Although Cal NORML doesn’t see the need for any local ordinance to regulate six-plant gardens as required by Prop. 64, we have posted a draft ordinance that would allow for outdoor, greenhouse, and indoor personal gardens.

Track your local activity and get active! See Cal City and County Ban Watch Facebook Page

October 31, 2016 – California’s League of Cities, which was responsible for pushing the “banopolooza” on medical marijuana that happened in hundreds of cities and counties in California at the beginning of this year, has released a memo to its members about the pending measure, Prop.…

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Tax and Fee Changes for Medical Marijuana Patients upon Prop. 64 Passage

UPDATE 11/22: State leaders scramble to delay tax break for medical marijuana patients

October 28, 2016 – The California State Board of Equalization has issued an announcement about the effect of Proposition 64 on sellers of medical marijuana.

The BOE states that if Proposition 64 passes, effective November 9, 2016, qualified patients or their primary caregivers will be exempted from retail sales tax on medical cannabis, medical cannabis concentrate, edible medical cannabis products, or topical cannabis if they present a valid Medical Marijuana Identification Card issued by the California Department of Public Health at the time of purchase.…

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California to Cast Crucial Vote on Prop. 64 for Adult Marijuana Legalization


Californians will join the voters of Arizona, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts in voting on an initiative to legalize adult use of marijuana on November 8th. California’s Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), would let adults use and buy marijuana legally in the nation’s largest state. Although Prop 64 has drawbacks and isn’t all it should be from a consumer perspective, on balance it offers signficant improvements over California’s current laws and would be a powerful boost for cannabis reform nationwide.…

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Ninth Circuit Court Protects MMJ Patients Against Feds, Upholds Infringement on Their Gun Rights

August 2016 – Advocates cheered when a three-judge panel of the Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously on August 16 that the US Department of Justice may not prosecute medical marijuana operations that are in compliance with state law. The ruling rested on the Rohrabacher/Farr amendment, a rider to the federal budget bill that prohibits the DOJ from spending funds to prevent states’ implementation of their own medical marijuana laws.

Five of those who appealed to the court allegedly ran four marijuana stores in the Los Angeles area known as Hollywood Compassionate Care (HCC) and Happy Days, and nine indoor marijuana grow sites in the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas.…

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State Legislature Ends Busy Session

Excerpted from Cal NORML’s October 2016 newsletter. Join Cal NORML today and receive all the news and analysis by mail or email.

UPDATED 8:46 AM 9/29/16

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 29 – This year’s legislative session saw a record number of marijuana bills, both good and bad, in Sacramento. Happily the worst ones were all defeated, and a few good ones survived to reach the Governor’s desk.

The Governor signed into law:

• AB 2516 by Asm. Jim Wood to authorize a new “specialty “cottage” license for home growers with no more than 2,500 square feet of outdoors space.…

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Cal NORML’s Post-64 Reform Agenda

See Cal NORML’s analysis of Prop. 64.

The following suggested legislative fixes to Proposition 64 were discussed and agreed upon at Cal NORML’s membership meeting on September 8.

(1) Expand areas where marijuana can be used for medical and adult use, particularly when vaporized.

(2) Protect cannabis users from discrimination in employment, housing, parental and medical rights.

(3) Forbid local bans on deliveries of cannabis from licensed providers to qualified individuals.

(4) Increase tax breaks for qualified medical marijuana patients.

(5) Encourage and protect licensing of small businesses, nonprofits and agricultural cooperatives with financial and regulatory incentives, and discourage monopolization and ownership concentration by large-scale corporate and big-money interests.…

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California Regulators Speak to Cannabis Farmers


Left to Right: Blanco (labor), Farnsworth (pesticides), Morland (BOE), Woods (DPH), Schultz (water), Tsou (BMCR), Morris (agriculture).

UPDATE: Cannabis was discussed at a CDFA board meeting on August 2. See video.

July 29 – Regulators from seven different state agencies, including the new Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation, spoke at a policy workshop sponsored by the California Grower’s Association in Sacramento.

“There are a lot of different strings in this Gordian knot,” said Casey O’Neill, CGA’s president. “Growing up in the hills under the choppers, we never thought we’d be here.”…

Will the “Taxapolooza” Kill California’s Golden Ganja Goose?

Take Action on State Legislation Imposing Medical Marijuana Cultivation Tax

Update: LA County may scrap its taxation plan.

“If you can’t ban ’em, tax ’em” seems to be the new local government mantra as a new “Taxapolooza” replaces the “Banapolooza” that wreaked havoc on medical marijuana patients’ cultivation rights across California earlier this year. Two dozen cities and counties have moved to put retail and/or cultivation taxes for medical and/or recreational marijuana on the November ballot. In a few places, multiple measures are proposed, some of them pushed by local signature gathering.…

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CaNORML News Archive 2015

  • Gov. Brown Supports Woods Fix to March 1 Local Deadline in MMRSA
    December 18, 2015 – Assemblyman Jim Wood, an author of legislation setting new rules for the medical marijuana industry, said the March 1 deadline for local control was inserted in the bill in error and he plans emergency legislation next month to remove it from the law. Gov. Brown’s office has confirmed he supports the measures.
  • CAL NORML GUIDE TO THE ADULT USE OF MARIJUANA ACT OF 2016 (AUMA)
    December 14, 2015 – Given its extraordinary length and complexity, AUMA includes a number of legal glitches and inconsistencies that will have to be fixed by the courts.
  • …
    A man with short curly hair and a neatly trimmed beard is wearing a dark suit with a white dress shirt and a loosely knotted tie. He has a neutral expression and is looking directly at the camera, positioned against a plain grey background, ready to discuss the AUMA Legalization Measure on the November Ballot. CA Norml

    AUMA Legalization Measure on November Ballot as Prop. 64

    July 1, 2016 – Californians will have the opportunity to vote on an initiative to legalize recreational use of marijuana this November 8th. The Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) has officially qualified for the ballot by collecting over 600,000 signatures and will appear as Proposition 64.

    The major funder for AUMA is Napster founder and former Facebook president Sean Parker (pictured), and the measure is endorsed by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who convened a Blue Ribbon panel on legalization last year.…

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    California Felony Drug Arrests Plummet Following Prop. 47

    Felony arrests for Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs reduced by 68.2% and 73.6% respectively in California between 2014 and 2015, while Felony Marijuana arrests reduced 33.3%—from 13,300 to 8,866—according to data released by the Attorney General’s office (see Table 2, p. 25 of the “Crime in California” report).

    The reason given by the report is:

    “In November 2014, California voters passed Proposition 47 which reduced numerous state statutes from felonies to misdemeanors. Caution should be used when comparing felony and misdemeanor arrest data to prior years.”…

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    Placer County Strong-Armed into Banning Commercial Cannabis Cultivation


    Scrutiny increased on Placer county after officials released a video describing their process.

    June 27 – Placer County, which had been leading the way among rural counties in codifying the new state MMRSA medical marijuana law at the local level, voted last week to restrict cannabis cultivation in its unincorporated areas to 6 plants or 50 square feet (whichever is less), grown indoors.

    The move came after representatives from the offices of Congressman Doug LaMalfa and state Senator Jim Nielsen appeared before the board to present a letter warning of “great peril” from “a lax and broad marijuana ordinance that is contrary to Federal law.”…

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    Police Task Forces Target California Concentrate Makers

    Send a Letter to Sonoma County Officials in Support of CBD Guild and ABX

    June 16, 2016 – Yesterday’s multi-agency raids on Sonoma County cannabis concentrate manufacturers Care by Design and AbsolutExtracts targeted industry leaders that produce CBD and THC extracts sold in medical marijuana dispensaries across the state.

    According to a press release from Care by Design, the enforcement comes just days after the company hosted local and State public officials and regulators to walk through their new state-of-the-art facilities to discuss regulations for the emerging industry resulting from the newly passed Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act (MMRSA) passed by the California legislature last fall.…

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    Local elections bring mixed returns for marijuana advocates

    June 8 – Advocates of liberalized medical marijuana rules fared poorly in local elections last night.

    The one bright spot was Nevada County, where voters rejected a proposed ban on outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana, Measure W by 58%.

    In contrast, Butte County voters approved a pair of restrictive ordinances, Measure G (“Right to Farm” repeal) by 59.5% and Measure H (Restrictions on Cultivation) by 58.4%

    Siskiyou County voters likewise approved a pair of anti-marijuana measures, Measure T (code enforcement) by 63.6% and Measure U (12 plant limit) by 62.4% (amid charges of voter intimidation against the county’s Hmuong minority).…

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    Joint Legislative Committee Hearings on Adult Use of Marijuana Act

    Watch the hearing.

    SACRAMENTO May 24th – The California legislature heard testimony from supporters and opponents of AUMA at a joint legislative hearing of the Assembly Business and Professions Committee, Health Committee, Revenue and Taxation Committee, and Senate Business, Professions and Economic Commttee. The hearing was held under a new law requiring that ballot initiatives be heard by the legislature before going to the ballot.

    The hearings began with a non-partisan summary by Aaron Edwards of the Legislative Analyst’s Office, who accurately summarized the major provisions in AUMA and estimated it would result in enforcement savings of $100 million and several hundred million to one billion dollars in tax revenues.…