Topic: California
The US Justice Department said it would ease federal prosecutions for the use of " medical marijuana" in states where the substance is permitted by law for the treatment of illness.Marijuana use is a federal crime in the United States, but 14 ...
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a sharp policy shift, the Obama administration told federal attorneys not to prosecute patients who use marijuana for medical reasons or dispensaries in states where it has been legalized.A Justice Department official said the formal guidelines were ...
Marijuana advocates are gathering signatures to get as many as three pot-legalization measures on the ballot in 2010 in California, setting up what could be a groundbreaking clash with the federal government over U.S. drug policy.At least one poll shows voters would ...
Dozens line up for $55 worth of free marijuana in promotion at California dispensaryDozens of people lined up early to get free pot at a medical marijuana dispensary in the San Fernando Valley.J.T. Wiegman, whose family owns Roscoe's Compassionate Collective in Canoga ...
A bill to tax and regulate marijuana in California like alcohol would generate nearly $1.4 billion in revenue for the cash-strapped state, according to an official analysis released Wednesday by tax officials.The State Board of Equalization report estimates marijuana retail sales would ...
In California, where marijuana used medicinally, regulators now warn of it's cancer capabilityIt might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law. The decision could lead to warning signs in medical ...
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a California medical marijuana dispensary owner to a reduced term of a year and a day in prison in one of the nation's first cases since the Obama administration adjusted the federal pot policy.U.S. District Judge ...
Driving north on the scenic highway 101 from San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, the terraced vineyards of Sonoma County give way to rocky foothills growing an open secret.Hidden among the rising slopes are groves of cannabis plants, a pillar of the local ...
The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a move by two Californian counties to bar patients from using marijuana for medical purposes.The top court refused to hear a case brought by San Diego and San Bernardo counties that argued the federal law ...
Attorney General Holder announces hands-off approach to medical marijuana After California in 1996 became the first state to permit individuals to purchase marijuana for medicinal purposes as long as they have a doctors prescription, Nevada and 11 other states followed with similar ...
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