In L.A., showdown looms over vagueness in medipot law

 Business, Collectives, Cultivation, Dispensaries, Government, Law Enforcement, Media, Medical marijuana, Ordinances
Jan 062010
 

Prosecutors in Los Angeles insist that collectives cannot sell medical marijuana at their stores and can provide it only to members who actively cultivate it together. Dispensary operators, on the other hand, argue that it is absurd to expect them to run Soviet-style collective farms and to rule out cash payments for pot. As the Los Angeles Times reports in this in-depth article, when the Los Angeles City Council finishes its marijuana ordinance, which may finally happen this month, it is likely to inflame this increasingly contentious debate over how the drug can be distributed. [...]

Full text of Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act

 Government, Initiatives, Media
Dec 162009
 

The following is taken from the official Web site of proponents of the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act. The measure’s name has been shortened in some media accounts, which may lead to confusion with another proposed ballot initiative still in circulation. The Web site itself refers to the measure with the shorthand “Tax and Regulate Cannabis California 2010.” What’s in a name? For one thing, possible voter confusion. California Pot News urges all voters to read the proposed law in its entirety and ensure they know what they’re voting for or against. ================================ The [...]

Judge to decide fate of Gilroy pot shop

 Business, Collectives, Courts, Dispensaries, Government, Law Enforcement, Medical marijuana
Dec 112009
 

A judge will decide Tuesday whether to shut down Gilroy’s medical marijuana dispensary even as the community debate over the collective ramps up, the Gilroy Dispatch reports. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Mary Jo Levinger is slated to rule in San Jose on Gilroy officials’ request for a preliminary injunction that would close MediLeaf, a cannabis collective that opened Nov. 9 without a business license, the Dispatch reports. The city is also seeking an injunction that would close MediLeaf permanently for zoning violations and for operating without a business license, but that issue might [...]

Third Yuba robbery suspected charged

 Courts, Cultivation, Law Enforcement
Nov 182009
 

A third suspect has been arrested in connection with a Sept. 18 medical marijuana robbery in rural Yuba County, according to this Appeal-Democrat story. The charges against William Patrick Wright, 51, of Browns Valley include first-degree armed robbery, grand theft, assault with a gun and kidnapping. Bail was set at $1 million. He and two other men, also in custody, allegedly bound and beat the victim before driving him to another spot on his property, where his marijuana crop was stolen. “The man believed, based on statements the suspects made to him and each other, [...]

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