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Medical Marijuana
Continuing coverage from Capital Public Radio News
Part of Series
Spring 2010 Forum: "Medical Marijuana: Panacea or Problem?"
Capital Public Radio and The Sacramento Bee assembled a panel of experts to discuss the issue. Re-broadcast on
Thu, May 20, 2010, 10:00 am.
Medical Marijuana Users Going to Court
More than three dozen medical marijuana patients from across California filed motions in their respective county courthouses on Tuesday. They’re trying to get their marijuana back.
Tuesday, August 17, 2004
Marijuana Shop Operator Indicted
A man who once operated a medical marijuana store in Roseville is being charged with drug trafficking and money laundering.
Friday, January 13, 2006
El Dorado County Supes Approve Medical Marijuana ID Cards
El Dorado County supervisors have approved the use of identification cards for medical marijuana users. The cards are required under state law, but many counties, including Sacramento, have not approved their use.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
CA Supreme Court Hears Medical Marijuana Case
The case of a Sacramento company firing an employee for using medical marijuana went before the California Supreme Court Tuesday.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Employees Can Lose Jobs for Using Medical Marijuana
The California Supreme Court has ruled that employees who use medical pot, off duty, can be fired from their jobs.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
County Supes Reject Medical Marijuana ID Cards
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors has voted 3-to-2 to
not
create a medical marijuana ID card program.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
County Supes To Vote On Medical Marijuana ID Cards
Sacramento is among 18 California counties that don’t have a medical marijuana ID card program. But that may change on Tuesday when County Supervisors take a vote on the topic…again.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Changing Course, County Approves Medical Marijuana ID Cards
The board voted the medical marijuana identification card program down back in March, but since then, a court ruling against another county led Sacramento County’s legal staff to recommend approval.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
County Begins Issuing Medical Marijuana ID Cards
Sacramento County this week will begin issuing identification cards for people who use medical marijuana.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Vacaville Says No To Medical Marijuana
Vacaville is banning medical marijuana dispensaries from moving into the city, at least for the next month and a half. Tuesday night the city council unanimously approved a 45-day urgency moratorium.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Solano Approves Medical Marijuana ID Cards
One of the few counties resistant to California’s medical marijuana identification card program is now on board with it.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
West Sac Approves Moratorium On Pot Dispensaries
Davis has banned them. So has Folsom. Now West Sacramento could be the next city to outlaw medical marijuana dispensaries.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Sac Approves Pot Dispensary Moratorium
The Sacramento City Council Tuesday night voted to temporarily freeze the growth of medical marijuana dispensaries.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
City Extends Medical Pot Moratorium
Sacramento’s temporary freeze on new medical marijuana dispensaries was set to end this week. But the moratorium will continue…and medical marijuana advocates say that’s okay.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Obama Administration Says It Won't Prosecute Legal Medical Marijuana Shops
U-S Attorney General Eric Holder made the Announcement Monday. (10.19.09)
Monday, October 19, 2009
Solano Pot Dispensary Ban Ends Friday
Solano County’s temporary ban on medical marijuana dispensaries ends Friday. That’s despite a request by county staff to extend the 45-day moratorium for another 22-months to study the issue further.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
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Related Resources
National Organization for the Reformation of Marijuana Laws