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Feds Issue New Banking Regulations for MJ-Related Businesses – But California May Not Be Eligible Due to Lack of State Licensing

February 14, 2014

Cal NORML News Feb 14, 2014 The Dept of Justice has announced new federal guidelines for providing financial services to marijuana-related businesses under the Bank Secrecy Act : “BSA Expectations Regarding Marijuana-Related Businesses.” The guidelines repeatedly call on financial institutions to check for state licensing. Because California doesn’t have a state licensing system, only local …

PROTECT CONSUMER ACCESS TO SMOKELESS VAPORIZERS: STOP E-CIG BANS IN SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

February 13, 2014

UPDATE March 20 – San Francisco supes voted in the e-cig regulations. Read more. March 7 – SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 6th – We were heavily outgunned at the SF Supes’ hearings on the e-cig ban, but won some concessions for medical marijuana. The bill’s sponsor, Eric Mar, invited a slew of witnesses to give lengthy …

Why BHO? Seven possible reasons for the butane craze

February 7, 2014

by Ellen Komp, CalNORML Deputy Director UPDATE 3/22/2015 – This article is speculative, and meant to start a conversation, which certainly has happened. I wrote it after encountering someone buying lighter fluid in bulk to make concentrates, and some quick research uncovered it was a growing trend that obviously wasn’t going away. Manufacturers in legal …

Two women standing and smiling in front of the Tuolumne County Administration Center. The woman on the left is wearing a white garment, and the woman on the right is wearing a dark jacket and glasses. They appear happy and are posing closely together, perhaps discussing the recent dispensary ban in Tuolumne County. CA Norml

Tuolumne County Tables Outdoor Cultivation / Dispensary Ban

January 5, 2019February 5, 2014

February 4, 2014 – By a vote of 5-0, the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors voted to table an ordinance that would have banned medical marijuana dispensaries and outdoor cultivation today. The board acted on the recommendation of the planning commission, which voted 6-1 to scrap their own plan after nearly 100 citizens showed up …

Close-up of a person holding a smokeless e-cig with a glowing blue tip, exhaling vapor. The background is blurred, emphasizing the person's mouth and the swirling vapor. CA Norml

Cal NORML Opposes Bans on Smokeless E-Cigs and Vaporizers

January 5, 2019January 26, 2014

January 26, 2014 – As the popularity of cannabis e-cigs and vaporizers has taken off, California NORML has been busy fighting bills to ban e-cigs in non-smoking areas. These bans are especially harmful to the many seriously ill patients who cannot legally smoke medical cannabis indoors due to the state’s stringent anti-smoking laws, some of …

Feds to Announce Banking Regulations for Marijuana Businesses

January 24, 2014

Cal NORML News Alert Jan 24, 2014 Cal NORML comment: The question remains whether California’s cannabis collectives will be recognized by the US Dept of Treasury as “state-sanctioned” for banking purposes. The DOJ has previously dismissed such claims when prosecuting cannabis providers in California. The surest way to guarantee federal recognition for CA’s medical cannabis …

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to Decide Fundamental Right to Use Cannabis as Medicine

January 5, 2014

UPDATE 1/15/2014: In an unpublished opinion, a three-judge panel of the Court upheld the lower court ruling. It may be appealed to the full panel of judges. UPDATE 1/6/2014: The 9th Circuit has cancelled its Jan 13th oral arguments on whether citizens have a fundamental right to use medical marijuana. The case will be settled …

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LA News – Prop. D Upheld/Saliva Tests Questionable

January 5, 2019January 3, 2014

Cal NORML News Alert January 2, 2014 – Los Angeles Judge Hammock has upheld the city’s medical marijuana ordinance Proposition D. LA-area collectives should expect that the city will proceed to enforce the ordinance. In other LA news, the police department has begun to deploy oral saliva swabs for DUI checks. Oral swabs typically detect …

Fresno County Bans All Medical Marijuana Cultivation and Distribution

January 3, 2014

UPDATE January 19 – Fresno County activists are organizing a referendum to repeal the county’s new ordinance banning cultivation. They have until Feb 7th to submit signatures to the county. For information, see FresnoCannabis.org or call 559-270-1411 January 7, 2014 – The Fresno County Board of Supervisors Supervisors has voted 5-0 to ban ALL medical …

Several small green cannabis plants are growing in red and blue plastic cups inside a cardboard box. The plants, which are at an early stage of growth with multiple leaves, are placed under lighting. This setup is part of a patient cultivation practice supported by Cal NORML for medical marijuana needs. CA Norml

Local Bans on Medical Marijuana Patient Cultivation Challenged by Cal NORML

January 5, 2019January 3, 2014

UPDATE: 3/27/2014 – The California Supreme Court refused to hear the case, so the appellate court ruling stands. Read more. January 3, 2014 – In a lawsuit supported by California NORML, attorney Joe Elford is filing a petition today asking the State Supreme Court to review a recent Third District Appellate Court decision, James Maral …