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San Clemente has a ban on medical-marijuana dispensaries, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get it there. An increase in mobile medical-marijuana deliverers has added another wrinkle to the already gray area surrounding the controversial issue that pits state law against federal law.  On top of that, tight staff makes it tough for code enforcers [...]

A state Supreme Court decision to strike down a law that limits medical marijuana got a mixed reaction in Nevada County. The California Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled state lawmakers were wrong to change provisions of the voter-approved Proposition 215.  The 1996 measure allows people with a doctor’s recommendation to possess an unspecified amount [...]

Thousands of South Dakota parents are hoping the threat of arrest will steer their kids clear of a run-in with the law.  A new report, however, shows that nationally, marijuana use does not go down as marijuana possession arrests go up. In “Marijuana Arrests in the United States in 2007,” a study funded [...]

Check cannabis buds for evidence of spider mites by breaking one open and looking for husks or cobwebs. Make sure fertilizer residue wasn’t left on marijuana by seeing if it burns to gray ash (good) or black ash (not so good). Check the Web site of the state Department of Public Health and Environment regularly [...]

Publications Reap Windfall From Pot Ads There’s not a hint of cannabis smell at the offices of 420 Times.  There are no posters of a smiling Bob Marley igniting a spliff, no pictures of bikini-clad girls cradling ripened buds of kush.  If there is a bong on the premises, it is hidden away.  And when [...]

The medical marijuana debate among American voters is over. Eight in 10 Americans — 81% overall — support allowing doctors to prescribe cannabis, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll. That’s up from just 69% in 1997, the last time the two firms asked that question, and from 75% in 2003, according to Gallup. The [...]

Richmond, VA — It’s high times in the Virginia General Assembly. The lobbyists are cracking jokes about “joint” sessions, and the legislators are laughing that free Girl Scout cookies delivered Wednesday could prove useful. In the District, the city council is on the verge of approving legislation to allow the use of medical marijuana. In [...]

WA — Supporters of Washington’s medical-marijuana law say Thursday’s ruling by the state Supreme Court allowing police to arrest a patient or search his home is a major setback. But exactly how it will play out in increasingly pot-friendly Seattle isn’t so clear. The state’s law, the court determined, doesn’t protect those with a medical [...]

California — In a unanimous decision filed Thursday, the California Supreme Court struck down the state’s specific limits on how much medical marijuana a patient can possess, concluding that restrictions imposed by the Legislature were an unconstitutional amendment of a voter-approved initiative. The decision, which affirmed an appellate decision, means people who have a doctor’s [...]

Olympia, WA — It is the end of the road for the 2010 pot bills. Today, the House Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Committee voted against two pieces of legislation, one that called for the legalization of marijuana, and would, among other things, make it available for sale — heavily taxed — at state liquor [...]