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California Supreme Court to Resolve Questions About Regulating Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
This week the California Supreme Court agreed
to hear two cases that should help clarify the rules for
supplying medical marijuana. In October the 2nd District Court of
Appeal overturned
Long Beach's licensing system for dispensaries, saying it
conflicted with the federal Controlled Substances Act because it
went "beyond decriminalization into authorization." In November the
4th District Court of Appeal
ruled that California's laws allowing medical use of cannabis
do not bar local governments from banning dispensaries within their
jurisdictions. The first decision made regulation of dispensaries
legally problematic, while the second offered a straightforward way
to avoid the hassle. The upshot was a boost for local bans. In Los
Angeles, for example, City Attorney Carmen Trutanich is pushing a "gentle
ban" on medical marijuana that would allow cultivation by patients
and caregivers but prohibit over-the-counter sales.
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Colonel_Angus|1.20.12 @ 12:18PM|#
The supreme court is drug paternalists first.
|1.20.12 @ 1:19PM|#
Golly gee, it keeps me up at night thinking at any moment somebody could be doing something with their own bodies that I disagree with.
Prada store|3.10.12 @ 1:13AM|#
See, thats exactly what I am talking about dude.QBStimPL4