California Medical Marijuana News:

February 29, 2012

U.S. Attorney: ‘Unregulated Free-for-All’ Led to Crackdown on CA Medical Marijuana Industry

The federal government’s crackdown on the medical cannabis industry in California is an attempt to shut down marijuana businesses raking in huge profits at the expense of patients, according to [click to read more...]

February 8, 2012

San Diego Medical Pot Dispensaries, Reeling Marijuana Industry Hit Again as Judge Backs City on MMJ

In another blow to San Diego’s cannabis industry – and to the California medical marijuana community in general – a Superior Court judge has ruled that the city can refuse [click to read more...]

February 6, 2012

Weekly Wrapup: Cannabis Dispensary Challenges IRS + California Pot Legalization Efforts on Track

Pay close attention to what’s going on with Harborside Health Center in California, as the battle between the medical marijuana dispensary and the IRS could have repercussions for everyone involved [click to read more...]

February 2, 2012

State Marijuana Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Support Legalization of Weed in California

While the federal government, state lawmakers and local city council members wage war on the California medical marijuana industry, the average resident supports the idea of legalized pot. That’s the [click to read more...]

January 18, 2012

Marijuana Raids Target Four San Diego Dispensaries as DEA Continues to Close California Pot Shops

The federal Drug Enforcement Agency has raided several medical marijuana businesses in San Diego over the past week, highlighting the Obama administration’s efforts to conduct a sustained crackdown on California [click to read more...]

January 16, 2012

Ellen Komp: Why the Medical Marijuana Industry Should Work For Employment Rights

By Ellen Komp Californians, and the medical marijuana industry, have a chance to make an important stride for human rights in the coming weeks. Senate Bill 129 – introduced by [click to read more...]

January 12, 2012

California Inititative Would Help Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Fight Back Against ‘Hostile’ IRS

A new voter initiative in California to legalize and regulate the general use of marijuana could help protect medical pot dispensaries from the Internal Revenue Service. The Regulate Marijuana Like [click to read more...]

December 23, 2011

Memo Outlines Top Triggers for Federal Prosecution in California Medical Pot Crackdown

What is the federal government looking for when determining whether to bust a medical marijuana dispensary or grow operation? That’s the $1 million question in California, where the Obama administration [click to read more...]

December 22, 2011

Attorney General to Lawmakers: Clarify CA Medical Cannabis Laws, Decide if Dispensaries are Legal

Talk about making a mockery of Swiss cheese. While Michigan’s attorney general used that phrase when talking about all the holes in the state’s medical marijuana laws, those words could [click to read more...]

December 20, 2011

San Diego Dispensaries Hope to Revive Local MMJ Industry Via Sales Tax Initiative

When all else fails, show them the money. This is the strategy medical marijuana advocates in San Diego are using to help revive the city’s comatose MMJ industry, crafting a [click to read more...]

December 19, 2011

‘Weed Wars’ Controversy: Woman Claims Discovery Channel Stole Her Idea for Show

As if the reality TV show “Weed Wars” doesn’t touch on enough controversy, the series itself is now the center of a dispute as well. A woman has filed a [click to read more...]

Page 7 of 12« First...56789...Last »

Expert Opinion

Rob Hunt: Massachusetts Dispensary Regulations Will Create Shotgun Marriages, Boost Risk

Rob Headshot

By Robert E. Hunt So you want to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Massachusetts? [click to read more...]

See all Expert Opinion columns

News by State
News by
State

National
Arizona Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
California Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
Colorado Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
Connecticut Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
DC Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
Maine Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
Massachusetts Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
Michigan Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
Montana Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
New Jersey Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
New Mexico Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
Oregon Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
Rhode Island Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
Vermont Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
Washington State Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
Other Regions