Latest News from California

  • Two LA Committees Vote for Medical Marijuana
    November 17 - After a huge public outpouring of support, two Los Angeles City Council committees rejected the advice of the city attorney and voted Monday to approve an ordinance that allows marijuana dispensaries to continue selling marijuana to people with a doctor's recommendation.
  • AMA, CMA Call for Medical Marijuana Research, Policy Change
    November 11 - The American Medical Association and the California Medical Association have both adopted resolutions in favor of research and debate on medical marijuana.
  • CaNORML Opposes Red Bluff Cultivation Ban
    November 10 - A proposed Red Bluff ordinance would effectively deprive patients of their Prop. 215 right to grow medical marijuana, both individually and collectively.
  • Kelly Case Sees Oral Arguments
    November 3 - In a remarkable turn of events, both sides at today's California Supreme Court Hearing on the Kelly case agreed that the so-called SB 420 quantity limits in Health and Safety Code 11362.77 are unconstitutional when applied to limit patients' right to a compassionate use defense under Prop. 215.
  • Cal NORML Testifies at Historic Hearings on Marijuana Legalization
    SACRAMENTO, Oct. 28th - The state Assembly Public Safety Committee held historic hearings on the legalization of marijuana, the first since "Indian hemp" was prohibited in 1913. The hearings were chaired by Tom Ammiano (D-SF), who has proposed a legalization bill, AB390, which will be heard early next year.
  • Ill-Conceived L.A. Medical Marijuana Proposal Would Cost $36 - $74 Million In Tax Revenues
    October 26 - A medical marijuana regulation ordinance proposed to the L.A. City Council by City Attorney Carmen Trutanich would cost $36 - $74 million in lost tax revenues plus untold additional enforcement costs, according to an analysis by California NORML.