One of California’s most-watched medical marijuana cases is headed back to the state Court of Appeal for what could be a crucial ruling on whether cities and counties can ban dispensaries. In a case that has bounced around the courts for four years, a Superior Court judge in Orange County decided this week that Anaheim’s ban on dispensaries does not violate state law, John Hoeffel reports in the Los Angeles Times. But Anthony Curiale, attorney for the Qualified Patients Association, a dispensary that sued Anaheim in 2007, said he will appeal. “Their ordinance is unconstitutional, [...]
ANAHEIM – An activist group working to legalize pot in California will host the county’s first large medical-marijuana expo Saturday, featuring hemp products, speeches from attorneys and a former judge and live reggae music. Organizers of the Know Your Rights Expo expect up to 20,000 people from across Southern California to attend the conference – across the street from Disneyland Resort – at the city-owned Anaheim Convention Center. Legal experts are scheduled to talk about the status of the state’s medical-marijuana laws and Prop. 19, a November ballot measure that would regulate and tax the [...]
A state appeals court Wednesday declined to decide whether California’s medical marijuana laws prevent cities and counties from outlawing dispensaries, sending the closely watched dispute over Anaheim’s 3-year-old ban back to the lower court for more hearings. Cities and dispensaries had been anxiously anticipating a major decision, the Los Angeles Times’ John Hoeffel reports, because the 4th District Court of Appeal in Santa Ana had asked for additional information and took an unusually long time to reach a ruling: a year rather than the usual three months. “We thought this case would cause things to [...]
A state appeals court appears likely to grapple with the dispute over whether cities and counties can prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries as it reviews a lawsuit challenging Anaheim’s ban, a case that could have a major impact on how the drug is distributed throughout California, the Los Angeles Times reports here. On Monday, the day before their decision was due, judges in the Santa Ana-based appellate court asked the lawyers involved in the case for more information on what the Legislature intended when it wrote the 2003 medical marijuana law. The law was meant to [...]
Reading is cool; interacting is better