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Medical pot growth huge in LA despite moratorium

Jun. 3, 2009
Los Angeles has seen a huge flowering of medical marijuana dispensaries despite nearly two years of a citywide moratorium. The key to the boom has been a loophole officials moved toward closing Tuesday that allows the pot dispensaries to apply for a hardship...
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LA pot dispensaries multiply despite ban

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LOS ANGELES, June 3 (UPI) -- A loophole in a Los Angeles moratorium banning new medical marijuana dispensaries has allowed hundreds of new ones to open, city officials say.
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ALBANY, N.Y., April 22 (UPI) -- Medical marijuana advocates say they believe a measure legalizing its use in New York state has a good chance of passing in the coming weeks.

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LOS ANGELES, April 11 (UPI) -- Marijuana is widely sold across California cities, including Los Angeles and Oakland, where some observers say the pot trade has been a boon.

San Francisco disputes federal pot claims

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- San Francisco officials dispute U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy's claims the city has more medical marijuana outlets than Starbucks coffee shops.

Anaheim sued over marijuana clinic ban

ANAHEIM, Calif., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- A medical marijuana group has filed a legal challenge to a ban on marijuana dispensaries in Anaheim, Calif.

LA police chief: regulate pot clinics

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- The chief of the Los Angeles Police Department said in a report a moratorium should be placed on the creation of new medical marijuana dispensaries.

Raids close 3 San Francisco pot clubs

SAN FRANCISCO, June 23 (UPI) -- Federal agents shut three medical marijuana dispensaries in San Francisco and arrested 13 people on organized crime money laundering charges.

California marijuana clinics under watch

SAN FRANCISCO, June 15 (UPI) -- California's marijuana shops, which legally sell the drug to sick people for medical purposes, are coming under closer scrutiny as laws are tightened.

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Calif. medical pot activist gets a day

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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch