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  • US Court Records Show Nearly 500 Years in Prison Time for Medical Marijuana Offenses
    June 13 - In spite of growing public support for medical marijuana, concern about overreach by the U.S. Department of Justice and other federal agencies, and cutbacks in federal spending, the U.S. government’s war on medical marijuana is raging unabated according to a survey of court records by Cal NORML.
  • California Senate Unanimously Approves Industrial Hemp Bill
    May 30 - Just in time for Hemp History Week, the California Senate approved Mark Leno's industrial hemp bill, SB 566, on a 39-0 vote.
  • Ammiano Bill AB 473 Passes Appropriations Committee, Stalls on Assembly Floor
    May 30 - The Assembly Appropriations Committee approved Rep. Tom Ammiano's medical marijuana regulation bill AB 473 with amendments on labeling and local zoning. However, the bill stalled on the Assembly floor. Rep. Ammiano has vowed to continue the fight.
  • LA Voters Say Yes to Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
    May 22 - Medical marijuana dispensaries will remain open in Los Angeles after voters approved Measure D allowing 175 dispensing collectives to remain open in the city. In an election with slim turn out, Measure D earned 193,969 votes (63%). Measure F, which would have allowed any dispensary that met city standards, won only 41% of the vote.
  • CALIFORNIA SENATE PASSES BILL TO CLARIFY LEGALITY OF DISPENSARIES
    May 20 - The California Senate approved a bill to clarify the state's law protecting medical marijuana collectives. The bill, SB 439 by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (Sacramento), protects collectives and cooperatives that operate in compliance with the Attorney General's guidelines, and makes it clear that their workers can receive compensation for their labor and expenses.
  • On Ground and In Sky: Protesters Implore Holder to Stop War on Medical Marijuana
    May 11 - Cal NORML and ASA protesters sent a message to A.G. Holder as he addressed UC Berkeley Haste Law School graduates at the Hearst Greek Theater on Saturday. "Holder: End RX Cannabis War #Peace4Patients," read an airplane banner that circled the stadium for two hours.
  • PROTEST A.G. HOLDER'S VISIT TO BERKELEY
    May 10 - Join us in protesting Attorney General Eric Holder's visit to Berkeley this Saturday, May 11th, 8:45-11am. Holder has been invited to address the commencement of Berkeley Law School at the Hearst Greek Theater.
  • Cal NORML Denounces Federal Forfeiture Suit Against East Bay's Oldest Medical Cannabis Dispensary
    May 8 - Medical cannabis advocates and public officials rallied today to protest the Obama administration's latest assault on medical marijuana: the U.S. Dept of Justice has filed a property forfeiture lawsuit against the landlord of the East Bay's oldest operating medical cannabis dispensary, the Berkeley Patient's Group.
  • California Supreme Court Rules Cities and Counties May Allow or Ban Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
    May 6 - The California Supreme Court has issued its long-anticipated ruling in the City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness Center case. "Some counties and cities might consider themselves well suited to accommodating medical marijuana dispensaries, conditions in other communities might lead to the reasonable decision that such facilities within their borders...would present unacceptable local risks and burdens."
  • RIP Mike Gray: Screenwriter, author and activist
    May 2 - It is with sadness that CalNORML reports the death of Mike Gray: screenwriter, author of the seminal book Drug Crazy, and chair of CommonSense for Drug Policy.
  • US Drug Nannies Send More Dispensary Landlord Letters
    April 30 - US Attorney Melinda Haag has issued a spate of new landlord letters targeting medical cannabis dispensaries in Northern California. Cal NORML has so far heard reports from dispensaries in San Jose, San Francisco and Ukiah. The letters warn landlords that the facilities are operating too close to a school or park.
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