Medical Marijuana News

Cotati approves 1st medical marijuana dispensary

pressdemocrat.com — Over the passionate objections of a neighboring church congregation, the Cotati City Council said Wednesday that a medical marijuana dispensary can open on the city’s west side. The Mercy Medical Dispensary Collective will be the first such business in Cotati, where last year a dispensary’s application was rejected over concerns about adequate park More... (Economy - Business)

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Devin Calloway submitted 4 min ago

Pot returning to Morro?

newtimesslo.com — Morro Bay leaders are taking great pains to avoid past problems as they continue to draft regulations for the operation of medical marijuana dispensaries. The city council voted 4-1 on March 8 to create a subcommittee to hammer down legal terminology and possible ramifications for allowing up to two dispensaries. City Attorney Rob Shultz will retur More... (Local - State)

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Devin Calloway submitted 44 min ago

Orange County Medical Marijuana dispensary owner pleads not guilty

ocregister.com — LAKE FOREST – The owner and two managers of a marijuana dispensary pled not guilty Monday to charges of illegally selling marijuana and laundering the profits through banks. Mark Gregory Moen, 50, of Westminster, the owner-operator of 215 Agenda, a marijuana dispensary on Raymond Way, was in Superior Court for an arraignment hearing. Moen was cha More... (Cases - Rulings)

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Devin Calloway submitted 45 min ago

Wildomar City Council considers further discussion on medical marijuana

swrnn.com — “These collectives are not going away. I think we should really look at this issue. I would like to make it [Wildomar Patients Compassionate Group] a model in the county, in the state.” While medical marijuana was not on Wildomar’s council agenda Wednesday night, public comments during the meeting in support of a recently opened collective in the.. More... (Local - State)

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Devin Calloway submitted 49 min ago

Medical Marijuana clinic operator now has Stockton operation shut down

mantecabulletin.com — Hours after the San Joaquin County Superior Court issued an injunction that temporarily closed the new marijuana dispensary in downtown Manteca, the Stockton City Council closed the doors Tuesday night on their similar facility on Acacia Avenue. It was earlier in the day on Tuesday that San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Lesley Holland issued More... (Cases - Rulings)

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Devin Calloway submitted 50 min ago

Red Bluff collective has been found guilty of illegally dispensing medicinal marijuana

krcrtv.com — CALIFORNIA - A Tehama County jury found "Blue Toad Inc." owners Lana Aguiar and Ashley Arnold guilty of unlawful land use and unlawful land occupancy. Red Bluff Police issued one citation for $400 to each of the owners for opening and operating their collective illegally. More... (Cases - Rulings)

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Devin Calloway submitted 51 min ago

Venice dispensary, other plaintiffs file suit challenging recently approved Los Angeles medical marijuana ordinance

argonautnewspaper.com — A Venice medical marijuana dispensary is among the plaintiffs who have filed a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles claiming that its not-yet-effective medical marijuana ordinance will force the vast majority of collectives to shut down. In the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court March 2nd, the Venice Beach Care Center, the Purelife Alte More... (Cases - Rulings)

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Devin Calloway submitted 53 min ago

Monterey fight medical marijuana clubs in court, mull compromise in chambers.

montereycountyweekly.com — Two local entrepreneurs have dragged Monterey County kicking and screaming into the state’s medical marijuana debate. Jhonrico Carrnshimba and Daniel Maniscalco appear to have convinced a majority of city councilmembers in both Monterey and P.G to move toward regulation, rather than prohibition of the controversial weed. Still, the pot pioneers co More... (Local - State)

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Devin Calloway submitted 54 min ago

San Bernardino Medical Marijuana dispensary owner busted in Phelan

abclocal.go.com — PHELAN, Calif. (KABC) -- Authorities in San Bernardino County said they are aggressively cracking down on violators of a county moratorium against selling marijuana. One business owner had to find out the hard way. For several months the California Association of Patient Collectives and Dispensaries was operating in a business complex in Phelan. More... (Busts - Raids)

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Devin Calloway submitted 56 min ago

After marijuana robbery, deputies confiscate pot

ocregister.com — SANTA ANA – A self-described medical marijuana grower was robbed and beaten by two men who broke inside his home early Monday morning, taking with them electronic equipment and some of the cultivated pot, authorities said. The man called deputies to report the robbery and assault, and deputies then confiscated several other marijuana plants and cul More... (Busts - Raids)

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Devin Calloway submitted 58 min ago