Medical_Marijuana - SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST STATE MEDICINAL POT LAWS

SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST STATE MEDICINAL POT LAWS

"Sativa Steve" shows off one of dozens of varieties of pot in a medicinal cannabis shop in San Francisco on June 7, 2005. People with a doctor's recommendation and a card from the California Department of Public Health can purchase from the store.The Supreme Court dealt a blow to the medical marijuana movement 6/6, ruling that the federal government can still ban possession of the drug in states. (UPI Photo/Terry Schmitt)


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Maine voters OK medical pot law expansion
AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A referendum to expand Maine's medical marijuana law won handily on Election Day.
DENVER, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A Colorado appellate court upheld the conviction of a woman who grew marijuana at home, saying as a medical "caregiver," she must know her patients.
Locals seek to control pot dispensaries
GREELEY, Colo., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Local officials in U.S. states where medical marijuana is legal say they are scrambling to determine to how to regulate their pot purveyors.
L.A. will consider pot ordinance
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles City Council has agreed to take up a controversial medical marijuana ordinance that could force most dispensaries to close.
The U.S. Justice Department said it won't prosecute users and suppliers of medical marijuana.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A California judge has ruled that a moratorium on new medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles is invalid and ordered the city not to enforce the ban.
U.S. to relax medical pot prosecution
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department will relax prosecution of medical marijuana users in 14 states that permit prescribing pot for some patients, officials said Monday.
Oakland voters approve marijuana tax
OAKLAND, Calif., July 22 (UPI) -- Voters in cash-strapped Oakland, Calif., have resoundingly approved a referendum to put a city tax on medical marijuana sales, results show.
DENVER, July 22 (UPI) -- The Colorado Board of Health rejected a proposal to cap the number of patients a medical marijuana caregiver can handle.
CONCORD, N.H., July 10 (UPI) -- New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch says he chose to veto medical marijuana legislation due to cultivation and distribution concerns.
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