Topic: Medical Marijuana
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Medical marijuana activists filed suit on Tuesday seeking to block a new Los Angeles ordinance they say is overly restrictive and would force virtually every pot dispensary in the city to close."The requirement to find a new location ...
L.A. faces first court challenge over crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries A lawsuit filed Tuesday challenges Los Angeles' crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries, claiming it would force nearly all of them to close.The suit by the nation's largest medical marijuana advocacy group ...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Cheech Marin, one-half of the most famous pot-smoking duo of the 1970s, lent his celebrity to a medical marijuana convention that opens on Friday in Los Angeles, and used the occasion to plug a new movie.The documentary ...
Los Angeles authorities have gone after 21 medical marijuana dispensaries, arresting one owner and filing lawsuits and eviction orders against outlets.The actions Thursday involved alleged violations of state and federal marijuana laws.Assistant City Attorney Asha Greenberg says prosecutors acted on complaints from ...
California research studies show pot can ease muscle spasms, pain from injuries The first U.S. clinical trials in more than two decades on the medical benefits of marijuana confirm pot is effective in reducing muscle spasms associated with multiple sclerosis and pain ...
Unruly flight passenger blames double dose of medical pot cookies after fight, diversion A San Francisco man claims he was high on a double dose of medical marijuana cookies when he screamed, dropped his pants and attacked crew members on a cross-country ...
Denver medical marijuana lab says it was raided by DEA, ordered to turn over customer recordsA lab that tests medical marijuana for dispensaries and patients said Thursday it was raided by federal drug agents and ordered to turn over patient records.Full Spectrum ...
Supporters of Calif. pot legalization measure submit signatures to qualify for November ballotBackers of a California initiative to legalize marijuana said they would submit far more signatures Thursday than needed to qualify the measure for the November ballot.Volunteers intended to submit about ...
Colorado lawmakers have an unlikely ally in their first attempt to curb the state's booming medical marijuana industry: owners of the some of the shops that sell pot.Many dispensary owners say they're on board with regulations if they give them uniform guidelines ...
Los Angeles Tuesday gave final approval to an ordinance slashing the number of medical marijuana dispensaries, which have grown to almost 1,000 since sale of the drug for medicinal use was approved in 1996.By a 9-3 vote, the Los Angeles City Council ...