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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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.
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.
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, 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.
