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Despite the recent attempts by the ATF, IRS, and four California Attorney Generals to put a damper on the state’s medical marijuana program, the California Medical Association formally endorsed a new policy calling for the full legalization of cannabis.
The CMA represents more than 35,000 physicians statewide and is the largest industry group for doctors in [...]

The First Amendment is the latest casualty of the Obama Administration’s stepped up war on cannabis.
On Wednesday, the US Attorney for the southern district of California, Laura Duffy, announced her intent to target media outlets — in particular alt-weeklies like the San Diego Reader and the San Francisco Bay Guardian — that accept advertising [...]

“This is not an idle threat. … What we’re trying to do is send a message as broadly as possible. … We are serious about enforcing federal law. … We are not just talking about it, but we are doing something about it. … Prosecuting marijuana cases is a higher priority now.”
–statements of the US [...]

The Internal Revenue Service has ordered Oakland’s Harborside Health Center, the largest medical cannabis dispensary on the West Coast, to pay $2 million in taxes after ruling that the collective cannot deduct standard business expenses, such as payrol…

A new study by the RAND Corporation takes a look at the effect of the recent closure of numerous Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensaries.  Opponents of dispensaries, most notably law enforcement, have long argued that marijuana dispensaries increase crime in their neighborhoods.  However, the data revealed by RAND today shows the opposite:
(Los Angeles Times) In [...]

Medical Marijuana Tax Woes: San Francisco Tax Lawyer Robert Wood

If you pay tax in California, you know that the state's taxing authorities often adopt a take no prisoners attitude. See Notes From California's Tax Trenches. Compared to the I…

Oakland Pot Expo Sets-up in Front of City Hall

Organizers of the International Cannabis and Hemp Expo set up a designated toking area, for medical marijuana users, in front city hall in Oakland, California. The marijuna street festival featured ever…

Big Sister Kyndra Miller and Little Sister Melissa Sanchez discuss their reasons for becoming activists in the marijuana reform movement, as well as their participation in the NORML Women’s Alliance burgeoning mentorship program, Sister-to-Sister. Both women currently live in California working as attorneys within the Cannabis Industry.

This week on NORML SHOW LIVE we took a look at four states where activists are proposing multiple ballot initiatives to legalize… or “sensibly regulate”… marijuana for all adults, even healthy ones. We covered Oregon, California, Colorado, and Washington, click the Full Story link below to get the lineup of interviewees and videos.
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Recently I was notified that it was time for me to volunteer for jury duty.  Although I have an opinion about jury duty, that’s not what this column is about. It’s about the abuse of the compassionate dupes who passed Proposition 215 in 19…