Cities Rush to Limit Medical Marijuana

Christopher Frizzo of Royal Oak said marijuana helps him battle symptoms of his multiple sclerosis.
But during a routine traffic stop Jan.  11, police took his medical marijuana and refused to return it, said Frizzo, 47.
Although he was approved by the state to use medical marijuana, he didn’t register for a state-approved caregiver [...]

Judge Orders Dispensary to Stop Selling Medical Pot

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Friday ordered an Eagle Rock dispensary to stop selling medical marijuana in a decision city prosecutors believe is the first to conclude that state law does not allow collectives to sell the drug.
Judge James C.  Chalfant’s preliminary injunction applies only to Hemp Factory V, [...]

Putting Fences Around Medical Marijuana Use

Baltimore, M.D. — Even as a proposal to legalize medical marijuana emerges in Maryland, a backlash over the burgeoning industry has developed in other states – and is likely to influence legislation here.
Last week, the Los Angeles City Council tried to rein in the growth of marijuana dispensaries, limiting the number to 70 and imposing [...]

Rethinking Marijuana

California — It’s ironic that the straightest path toward clarity in laws surrounding marijuana may just be through the initiative process.
By now, it’s no secret that various groups have put forth ballot measures this election year to completely legalize the drug, which until now has only been legal as medicine. But that current qualified [...]

Smoke and mirrors: Colorado teenagers and marijuana

Colorado’s public policies regarding the use of medical marijuana are a complete mess — and as the medical director of a busy adolescent substance abuse treatment program in Denver, I get to contend with this mess every day.Take, for example, the 19-year-old whom I have treated for severe addiction for several months. He recently showed [...]

IGrow: Walmart of weed opens in Oakland

Call it the Walmart of weed.
In a 15,000-square-foot warehouse just down the road from the Oakland Airport, an entrepreneur is opening a one-stop shop for medicinal marijuana cultivation that’s believed to be the largest in the state.
Don’t know the first thing about growing pot? The folks at iGrow have a doctor on site to get [...]