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L.A. Votes: Mount Washington turns out for mayor's race
The mayor’s race was on the minds of voters Tuesday in Mount Washington, home to one of the most active voter precincts in Los Angeles. Kate Amend, a film editor, wanted to cast a vote to make history. “I voted for Wendy Greuel,” she...
Tags: Ed Reyes, Polls, Wendy Greuel, Health Treatments, Elections
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California Senate acts to clarify legality of medical cannabis
Medical marijuana dispensaries that abide by security rules in California would not be subject to local or state prosecution for illegal sales under a measure approved Monday by the state Senate. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento)...
Tags: Ted Lieu, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Health Treatments, Darrell Steinberg
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Marijuana dispensary operators welcome Senate vote clarifying law
Operators of medical marijuana dispensaries are welcoming action Monday by state lawmakers that would block prosecutions for illegal drug sales by cooperatives and collectives under certain conditions. The state Senate on Monday approved legislation...
Tags: Prosecution, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Justice System
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Letters: Pot's place in medicine
Re "The marijuana measures," Editorial, May 10 Your editorial supporting Measure D mentions medical marijuana as a treatment for glaucoma patients. In my 25 years as a glaucoma sufferer, I have never been prescribed marijuana. In fact, research...Tags: Health Treatments, Drugs and Medicines, Glaucoma
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Illinois Senate approves bill to legalize medical marijuana
Illinois has come within a signature of becoming the 19th state to allow marijuana use for medical purposes. On Friday, the state Senate voted 35-21 to approve a medical marijuana measure, which now will head for Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk. The...
Tags: National Government, Illinois Governor, Crime, Law and Justice, Health Treatments, Prescription Drugs
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Medical marijuana: Measure D still the best choice
Way at the bottom of Tuesday’s ballot are three confusing propositions -- Measures D, E and F -- that have to do with medical marijuana. Voters can’t be blamed if they feel frustrated and unsure of what to do when confronted by three...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Health Treatments, Elections, Voting, Politics
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California Supreme Court upholds pot dispensary bans
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court gave local governments the power Monday to zone medical marijuana dispensaries out of existence, a decision that upholds bans in about 200 cities but does little to solve Los Angeles' years-long...
Tags: Trials, Medical Procedures and Tests, Lawyers, Health Treatments, Justice System
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L.A. Votes: Candidates hone in on jobs, Garcetti attacks on TV
After promising voters that their prime focus as mayor would be job creation, Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti hammered on the issue during a debate Monday. Greuel, meeting with voters at a Century City mall, highlighted her economic-revitalization plan...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Advertising, Health Treatments, Elections, Eric Garcetti
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Activists say pot ruling raises stakes for L.A. ballot measures
A California Supreme Court ruling that cities have the authority to ban all medical marijuana dispensaries within their borders raises the stakes for a ballot measure battle over how Los Angeles should regulate the drug, backers of two measures said...
Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Health Treatments, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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California Supreme Court upholds medical pot bans
SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld the right of cities to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. “While some counties and cities might consider themselves well suited to accommodating medical marijuana...
Tags: Substance Abuse, Health Treatments, Crime, Law and Justice
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California justices let cities just say no to medical pot shops
The California Supreme Court's unanimous ruling Monday that cities could ban medical marijuana dispensaries highlights how far some cities (such as, oh, Los Angeles) have drifted from Proposition 215, the 1996 ballot initiative that decriminalized the...
Tags: Health Treatments, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Voting, Politics
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'Protect Your Garden': New advice from ganja guru Ed Rosenthal
For more than 40 years, medical marijuana advocate and longtime High Times advice columnist Ed Rosenthal has written about growing cannabis, selling more than 2 million books. He has worked to change state laws on medical marijuana and is a faculty member...
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