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Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Burglarized in Seattle

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Burglarized in Seattle

This week, two Seattle medical marijuana dispensaries were burglarized, making five dispensary burglaries in the North Seattle area in the past month. On Tuesday morning, a witness called 911...
New Medical Marijuana Regulation Bill Passes California Senate

New Medical Marijuana Regulation Bill Passes California Senate

Senate Bill 439, which would regulate the sale of medical marijuana through dispensaries, passed the California state senate with a vote of 22-12.  The bill will now go to...
Haze of Confusion Surrounds Critical LA Ordinance Vote – JD Clears the Air

Haze of Confusion Surrounds Critical LA Ordinance Vote – JD Clears the Air

Welcome to your weekly installment of JackDanieL’s editorial column.  This week, Jack tackles the important upcoming vote on three medical marijuana-related ordinances that are being put before Los Angeles voters.  This...
San Diego City Council Scheduled to Discuss Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

San Diego City Council Scheduled to Discuss Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

On Monday, the San Diego City Council will hear a proposed law that would allow medical marijuana dispensaries to return to the city. Since 2011, two ordinances have been...
Delaware Looks to Move Forward with Medical Marijuana

Delaware Looks to Move Forward with Medical Marijuana

Delaware legalized medical marijuana in 2011, and legislation to allow state-regulated distribution of medical marijuana was signed by Governor Jack A. Markell on May 13 of that year. The...
Washington DC’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Plans to Open

Washington DC’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Plans to Open

Washington DC’s first medical marijuana dispensary is planning to open next month.  Metropolitan Wellness Center will be located at 409 8th Street SE.  This location is only a few...
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner Proposing New Law to Allow Medical Marijuana Collectives

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner Proposing New Law to Allow Medical Marijuana Collectives

On Monday, San Diego Mayor Bob Filner has announced plans for a new law that would allow medical marijuana collectives to operate in certain areas of the city. Filner’s...
Massachusetts Attorney General Says Cities Cannot Ban Medical Marijuana Collectives

Massachusetts Attorney General Says Cities Cannot Ban Medical Marijuana Collectives

On Wednesday, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley issued a decision that no town or city in the state can legally prohibit medical marijuana collectives from opening within their borders....
Michigan Supreme Court Rules Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Not Legal

Michigan Supreme Court Rules Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Not Legal

The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that medical marijuana dispensaries are not legal under the state’s 2008 medical marijuana law. Chief Justice Robert P. Young Jr. and justices Stephen...
Yet Another Medical Marijuana Measure Proposed for the Los Angeles Ballot

Yet Another Medical Marijuana Measure Proposed for the Los Angeles Ballot

Los Angeles has long struggled to come up with a viable solution for how to manage the proliferation of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.  Now it seems they...