Wednesday, February 6, 2013

California Medical Marijuana Ban: State Supreme Court Weighs Future Of Cannabis Clubs

Huffington Post
These are trying times for California's medical marijuana dispensaries. Not only has a zealous U.S. Attorney launched a significant crackdown, but pot clubs across the state are increasingly being targeted by blanket bans from local municipalities looking to keep their cities and towns drug free--or, at least, force patients and their caretakers to grow their marijuana themselves. The legal fight against such bans, taken up in The City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness Center case, went before the California Supreme Court today when oral arguments began at the University of San Francisco School of Law.