{"id":1512,"date":"2012-03-02T20:18:46","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T20:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=12650"},"modified":"2012-03-02T20:18:46","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T20:18:46","slug":"medical-marijuana-industry-news-march-2-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-march-2-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Marijuana Industry News March 2, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-march-2-2012\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"316\" height=\"159\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/court1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"court\" title=\"court\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-12653\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-march-2-2012\/attachment\/court-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-12653\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/court1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>California Courts Rule against using Nuisance Ordinance to Shut Down Collectives<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As the legal debate continues in California over medical marijuana, there were several new twists in the situation this week.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courts.ca.gov\/4dca.htm\" target=\"_blank\">The Fourth District Court of Appeal<\/a> ruled that municipalities cannot use nuisance ordinance to shut down marijuana dispensaries.\u00a0 This would seem to be a victory for advocates as municipalities have shut down medical marijuana collectives through use of the nuisance ordinance\u00a0 before.\u00a0 The court also included in its decision that dispensaries can only dispense marijuana from where it is grown and cannot be imported from any outside source.\u00a0 The state supreme court is expected to review California&#8217;s medical marijuana laws later this year.\u00a0 Another court case that was decided this week involved a lawsuit against the Obama administration.\u00a0 The suit claimed that the White House was disingenuous and claimed they would not conduct any raids on dispensaries.\u00a0 The case was thrown out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/news\/ci_20080569\" target=\"_blank\">For more click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marijuana Advocates From all parts of the Community Gather in Michigan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Residents of Michigan have been very active in pursuing marijuana reform.\u00a0 Last year, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitalcertifications.com\/apps\/blog\/kalamazoomi-voters-overwhelmingly-pass-charter-amendment-de\" target=\"_blank\">Kalamazoo residents<\/a> voted to make marijuana law enforcement the lowest priority for police officers.\u00a0 A ballot initiative is underway to get a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.butwhataboutthechildren.org\/?p=711\" target=\"_blank\"> marijuana legalization bill<\/a> to the voters in November.\u00a0 This week marijuana advocates from all walks of life joined came together to pursue changes in cannabis laws.\u00a0 Patients, caregivers, and advocacy groups all met at the Clarion Hotel in Ann Arbor in an effort to coordinate their legal efforts and testimony.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/2012\/03\/01\/4302768\/marijuana-activists-gather-to.html\" target=\"_blank\">For more click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Jersey Joins other states in Synthetic Marijuana Ban<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey has joined the nationwide crackdown on synthetic marijuana.\u00a0 On Wednesday New Jersey <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.gov\/oag\/oag\/ag_bio.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa<\/a> announced that the state has outlawed synthetic cannabis.\u00a0 Across the country many have been worried about the potential side effects of products such as &#8220;K2&#8221; and &#8220;Spice&#8221; which have been linked to seizures and heart attacks especially in teens.\u00a0 The substance will now be held in the same regards as heroin and cocaine can result in a $25,000 fine and 3 to 5 years in prison if convicted of possession.\u00a0 New Jersey is now a part of an overwhelming 39 states that have outlawed synthetic marijuana products.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.philly.com\/philly\/news\/new_jersey\/20120301_New_Jersey_bans_synthetic_marijuana.html\" target=\"_blank\">For more click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"316\" height=\"159\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/court1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"court\" title=\"court\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-12653\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-march-2-2012\/attachment\/court-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-12653\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/court1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>California Courts Rule against using Nuisance Ordinance to Shut Down Collectives<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As the legal debate continues in California over medical marijuana, there were several new twists in the situation this week.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courts.ca.gov\/4dca.htm\" target=\"_blank\">The Fourth District Court of Appeal<\/a> ruled that municipalities cannot use nuisance ordinance to shut down marijuana dispensaries.\u00a0 This would seem to be a victory for advocates as municipalities have shut down medical marijuana collectives through use of the nuisance ordinance\u00a0 before.\u00a0 The court also included in its decision that dispensaries can only dispense marijuana from where it is grown and cannot be imported from any outside source.\u00a0 The state supreme court is expected to review California&#8217;s medical marijuana laws later this year.\u00a0 Another court case that was decided this week involved a lawsuit against the Obama administration.\u00a0 The suit claimed that the White House was disingenuous and claimed they would not conduct any raids on dispensaries.\u00a0 The case was thrown out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/news\/ci_20080569\" target=\"_blank\">For more click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marijuana Advocates From all parts of the Community Gather in Michigan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Residents of Michigan have been very active in pursuing marijuana reform.\u00a0 Last year, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitalcertifications.com\/apps\/blog\/kalamazoomi-voters-overwhelmingly-pass-charter-amendment-de\" target=\"_blank\">Kalamazoo residents<\/a> voted to make marijuana law enforcement the lowest priority for police officers.\u00a0 A ballot initiative is underway to get a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.butwhataboutthechildren.org\/?p=711\" target=\"_blank\"> marijuana legalization bill<\/a> to the voters in November.\u00a0 This week marijuana advocates from all walks of life joined came together to pursue changes in cannabis laws.\u00a0 Patients, caregivers, and advocacy groups all met at the Clarion Hotel in Ann Arbor in an effort to coordinate their legal efforts and testimony.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/2012\/03\/01\/4302768\/marijuana-activists-gather-to.html\" target=\"_blank\">For more click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Jersey Joins other states in Synthetic Marijuana Ban<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey has joined the nationwide crackdown on synthetic marijuana.\u00a0 On Wednesday New Jersey <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.gov\/oag\/oag\/ag_bio.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa<\/a> announced that the state has outlawed synthetic cannabis.\u00a0 Across the country many have been worried about the potential side effects of products such as &#8220;K2&#8221; and &#8220;Spice&#8221; which have been linked to seizures and heart attacks especially in teens.\u00a0 The substance will now be held in the same regards as heroin and cocaine can result in a $25,000 fine and 3 to 5 years in prison if convicted of possession.\u00a0 New Jersey is now a part of an overwhelming 39 states that have outlawed synthetic marijuana products.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.philly.com\/philly\/news\/new_jersey\/20120301_New_Jersey_bans_synthetic_marijuana.html\" target=\"_blank\">For more click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[45,52,1530,29,56,9,196,69,51,70,30,1,3,61],"tags":[2628,2632,4098,2626,2636,2774,2648,2631,5,2627,6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1512"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1512\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}