California Supreme Court Rules Caregivers Cannot Just Provide Marijuana

The California Supreme Court ruled last week that a caregiver cannot simply dispense and give instruction on how to use marijuana, but must also consistently provide care for the patient.

In reinstating a California man’s 2005 conviction for possession and cultivation for the sale of marijuana, the state supreme court [...]

Seal Beach, California Votes to Ban Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

A city in Orange County, California voted to prohibit medical marijuana facilities within its limits this week, becoming the latest in a growing list of towns in the county to place a ban.
The Seal Beach city council passed an ordinance Monday night which will effectively ban medical marijuana dispensaries from operating in the city limits.
Although [...]

Southern California City May Place Restrictions on Medical Marijuana

A Southern California city’s planning commission will consider a possible ban on medical marijuana facilities when it meets next week.
Rather than make a decision yesterday, the city council of Desert Hot Springs, California voted 5-0 to send the ordinances, which would restrict medical marijuana sales in the city, to the planning commission for its November [...]

A house in Pryers County, California, was raided by robbers posing as federal agents earlier this week.

The property, on Swetzer Road in Loomis, was entered by six men wearing law enforcement jackets and balaclavas, who proceeded to threaten the residents with handguns.
They took some processed marijuana which was being grown in the house for medical use under California’s Proposition 215, as well as several plants.
Officials said that ten to 20 pounds [...]

California Enforcement Officer Arrested for Marijuana Possession

A man who was arrested this week in California due to possession of marijuana has said he was wrongfully detained and that he had medical permission to use the drug.
County code enforcement officer Larry Morris Fabisch, 54, was arrested after being pulled over in his car and being found to have more than 28.5 grams [...]

Schwarzenegger Rules Against Medical Marijuana Measure

Californian governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill which would have protected employees from being fired for using marijuana for medical purposes.

The proposed measures would have overturned a Supreme Court ruling that allowed employers to punish workers for using medical marijuana outside the workplace with their physician’s approval.

Under the [...]

Six Arrested in Marijuana Raids

Police in El Dorado Hills and Placerville, California have reported the arrests of six people in connection with the cultivation of marijuana plants.
According to CNN, the plants were being grown in two locations, both of which were within high-class, occupied suburban houses.
Previously, marijuana has mostly been cultivated in empty homes or farms in non-public locations.
Gordon [...]

California Deputies Conduct Marijuana Raids

Deputies in the state of California have conducted a series of raids to clear marijuana plants worth an estimated $58.16 million.
According to the Santa Nyez Valley Journal, the officers cleared around 23,000 plants, mostly in the Los Padres National Forest area, as well as seizing 312 pounds of the drug which had already been processed.
The [...]

Marijuana smugglers arrested in California

Some 800 pounds of marijuana has been seized by US Customs and Border Protection Officers in California, it has been reported.
According to Imperial Valley News, seven seizures were made over a 48-hour period beginning earlier this week, amounting to $340,000 in monetary value.
Eight people were arrested in connection with the smuggling attempts, which saw the [...]