NORML deputy: Students, it’s time for some serious talk about pot

From NORML’s Stash blog comes this Friday speech by Paul Armentano given at the Students for Sensible Drug Policy international conference in San Francisco. Rarely do you see the word “fuck” mixed in with Gandhi references, but Armentano’s call for young adults to contribute their time and effort is timely and important.
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My name is Paul [...]

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Petition campaign seeking vote on L.A. medipot ordinance falls short

Seeking to overturn the city’s medical marijuana ordinance even before it takes effect, a loose-knit coalition of Los Angeles collectives is quietly gathering signatures to force a referendum on the law.
The scrappy, largely volunteer effort faces a Monday deadline to turn in 27,425 valid signatures, reports John Hoeffel of the Los Angeles Times.
Update:
Times: Petition [...]

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L.A. dispensary fees proposed in concert with new ordinance

Filling in the last blank in the city’s medical marijuana ordinance, Los Angeles officials Friday recommended a number of fees dispensaries would have to pay to operate. Although the City Council passed the law in January, it cannot take effect until the council approves the fees.
In addition to standard charges for inspections and research, officials [...]

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Sacramento dispensary scene gets hazy with proposed restrictions

Sacramento officials Thursday night presented a plan to cap the number of marijuana dispensaries in the city at a dozen and impose strict requirements for their operations.
Faced with a packed room of pot shop owners and medical marijuana advocates, City Manager Gus Vina asked for measured input on “an emotional issue,” the Sacramento Bee’s Peter [...]

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Cotati council vote gives OK to fifth medipot dispensary in Sonoma County

Over the passionate objections of a neighboring church congregation, the Cotati City Council said Wednesday that a medical marijuana dispensary can open on the city’s west side.
(Where the hell is Cotati? Click here for map.)
The Mercy Medical Dispensary Collective will be the first such business in Cotati, where last year a dispensary’s application was rejected [...]

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Two is enough for Santa Cruz City Council as pot-shop ordinance gets first reading

Gotta break out this quote from a would-be dispensary operator: “Limiting it to two (dispensaries in Santa Cruz) is a slap in face to the medical marijuana community. I see it as Jim Crow and nothing else. We’ve gone from being criminals to second-class citizens.” Read on…
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The Santa Cruz City Council preliminarily approved a new [...]

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Martinez plans MM update; police chief wants dispensary ban

Although Martinez has had an ordinance allowing medical marijuana dispensaries on the books for 10 years, it has never approved one.
In the past few months, several groups seeking to open dispensaries have approached Martinez. In response to Police Chief Tom Simonetti’s call for a ban on the facilities, the city’s Public Safety Subcommittee has been [...]

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State report: Californians smoke a whole lotta pot

If you haven’t checked out the Sac Bee’s “Weed Wars” blog, take a look. Bee reporter Peter Hecht offers this snippet about Californians’ mass consumption of the green stuff. By my math, 16 million ounces equals 1 million pounds, a small fraction of the estimated 8.6 million pounds grown here last year. We’re a major [...]

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Morro Bay City Council takes first step to draft medipot ordinance

The Morro Bay City Council voted Monday to move ahead with drafting regulations that would allow medical marijuana to be sold in the city.
The council voted 4-1 to form a subcommittee, which would bring an ordinance back to the council in 60 to 90 days. City Attorney Rob Schultz has drafted a preliminary set of [...]

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City of Ventura ready to revisit medipot moratorium

Last fall, when dozens of medicinal marijuana users went to the Ventura City Council to urge it to show compassion and give them a legal place to get their medicine, the council responded just as every other community in Ventura County had in the past: It said no.
But then the council did something unexpected, the [...]

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