Latest News from California

  • CAL DELEGATION BACKS AMENDMENT TO DEFUND FEDERAL WAR ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA, BUT HOUSE DEFEATS MEASURE
    May 10 - California's congressional delegation voted 34-18 in favor of House Resolution 4326, to cut off federal funding for DOJ raids on medical marijuana.
  • New Zero-Tolerance DUI Bill in CA
    May 2 - A new zero-tolerance DUI bill would make it a crime for a person to have a controlled substance in his or her blood while driving a vehicle.
  • CA NORML CHALLENGES APPELLATE RULING DISALLOWING SALES BY COLLECTIVES
    April 30 - A very bad court opinion that disallows MMJ sales by collectives has been published by the Second Appellate District. The decision plays havoc with established law recognizing the legality of sales by medical cannabis collectives.
  • CA bill to increase penalties for MJ growing in forests
    April 30 - The California Assembly has approved a bill to impose additional civil penalties for cultivating marijuana on public lands, parks and forests.
  • Oakland 4/20: "Obama, You're Alienating Your Base"
    April 22 - Many thanks to everyone who turned out to make our 4/20 protest of the federal medical marijuana raids at Obama's campaign headquarters in Oaksterdam a success.
  • CA DUID Bill Fixed to Eliminate New Penalties
    April 20 - California NORML is happy to report that Assemblywoman Norma Torres has amended her DUI bill AB 2552 to drop objectionable new criminal penalties for driving with residues of marijuana or illicit drugs.
  • California Research Bureau Releases Report on Medical Marijuana and Pesticides
    April 12 - The California Research Bureau has released a report on pesticides and medical marijuana. The report's major finding is that the state's regulatory jurisdiction is unclear due to uncertainty over the legal status of medical marijuana under current law.
  • California Senator Leno Sponsors Bill to Clarify SB 420 and Medical Marijuana
    April 11 - Sen. Mark Leno is sponsoring a bill, SB 1182, which would clarify SB 420 so as to make it clear that entities acting consistent with the Attorney General's August 2008 guidelines may legally sell, cultivate, process, transport, (etc.) medical marijuana.

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