{"id":520,"date":"2012-08-03T07:27:30","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T07:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=19416"},"modified":"2012-08-03T07:27:30","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T07:27:30","slug":"medical-marijuana-industry-news-august-3-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-august-3-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Marijuana Industry News August 3, 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-august-3-2012\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"242\" height=\"208\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/federal-raids1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"federal raids\" title=\"federal raids\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-19417\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-august-3-2012\/attachment\/federal-raids-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-19417\" title=\"federal raids\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/federal-raids1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Federal Crackdown on Dispensaries Continues in San Francisco\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There does not appear to be any end in sight for federal raids targeting marijuana dispensaries.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.justice.gov\/ag\/\" target=\"_blank\">Attorney General Eric Holder<\/a> has reiterated that they will not use federal resources to go after law abiding collectives, however that statement no longer appears true.\u00a0 Without any evidence of wrongdoing, federal authorities announced their intention to shut down the iconic and world\u2019s largest marijuana dispensary,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.harborsidehealthcenter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Harborside Health Center<\/a>.\u00a0 This week we learned that two prominent San Francisco collectives, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vaporroom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vapor Room<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/hopenetcompassion.org\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hope Net <\/a>would also be forced to shut their doors.\u00a0 HopeNet Co-founder Catherine Smith said, \u201cThe Justice Department sent our landlord one of those nasty letters.\u00a0 So this is our D-Day, we have to leave.\u201d\u00a0 Ray Chico who operates the popular jar company <a href=\"http:\/\/doobtubin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Doob Tubes<\/a>, said the dispensary closings are hurting more than just patients and collective employees.\u00a0 He noticed his business also take a turn for the worse and has been forced to let go of staff.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/usnews.nbcnews.com\/_news\/2012\/08\/01\/13067616-two-more-medical-marijuana-clubs-fold-in-federal-crackdown?lite\" target=\"_blank\">For more on this story click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michigan Court of Appeals Rules Cities Cannot Ban Marijuana Dispensaries&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently California\u2019s 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Circuit of Appeals ruled that cities cannot outlaw marijuana dispensaries.\u00a0 <a href=\"The Los Angeles City Council\" target=\"_blank\">The Los Angeles City Council<\/a> seemed undeterred by this and went forward with what may be considered an illegal ban on dispensaries.\u00a0 Michigan courts have now issued a similar ruling. \u00a0In the city of Wyoming Michigan an ordinance was passed that outlawed collectives.\u00a0 \u00a0John Ter Beek of Wyoming Michigan filed a suit in 2010 challenging the ban, and the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aclu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> ACLU<\/a> also joined the suit. Michigan\u2019s appellate court ruled that a local ordinace does not overrule a state law.\u00a0 In this case since medical marijuana is protected on a state level, local municipalities cannot enact laws that conflict with state laws and outlaw dispensaries.\u00a0 Dan Korobkin of the ACLU was pleased with the ruling and said \u201cIn 2008, people across the state overwhelmingly voted to protect patients who use marijuana to treat their medical conditions from punishment and penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hometownlife.com\/article\/20120802\/NEWS10\/208020553\" target=\"_blank\">For more on this story click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arizona Asked to Expand Medical Marijuana Program&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arizona\u2019s medical marijuana program got off to a rocky start and was delayed by two years after being passed by a vote of the people.\u00a0 There are still calls by opponents of medical marijuana for<a href=\"http:\/\/azgovernor.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Governor Jan Brewer <\/a>to end the program.\u00a0 Ms. Brewer did not have her most triumphant political moment in court and was chided by a federal judge for the way they handled the situation.\u00a0 However, as the Governor has received a great deal of criticism by marijuana advocates, they may be praising her today.\u00a0 Thirteen county attorney\u2019s in Arizona drafted a letter formally requesting that Governor Brewer halt the medical marijuana program.\u00a0 She has rejected the request and wrote a response letter where she said \u201cI am duty-bound to implement the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azdhs.gov\/medicalmarijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Medical Marijuana Act<\/a>, and my agency will do so unless and until I am instructed otherwise.\u201d\u00a0 Patients will be pleased to hear this as the it ultimately is the responsibility of elected officials to carry out the will of the people, even if they do not agree with a situation on a personal level.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/2012\/08\/02\/arizona-asked-to-expand-medical-marijuana-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">For more on this story click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Activists Urging Costa Mesa Voters to Lift Medical Marijuana Ban\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Advocates of medical marijuana submitted close to 6,800 signatures in an effort to get an initiative on the ballot to legalize non-profit medical marijuana collectives.\u00a0 Dispensary owner Robert Martinez said &#8220;It&#8217;s imperative to provide safe access for veterans and cancer patients.\u00a0 I&#8217;m super stoked to bring these signatures.&#8221;\u00a0 The number of signatures is 1,000 more than the 5,812 required signatures which represents 10% of the Costa Mesa population.\u00a0 However, often many signatures are invalidated during ballot initiatives and if the effort requires more signatures activists will only have until August 10 if they wish to have the issue placed before voters this November.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/lanow\/2012\/08\/medical-marijuana-advocates-costa-mesa-ban.html\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/lanow\/2012\/08\/medical-marijuana-advocates-costa-mesa-ban.html\" target=\"_blank\">For more on this story click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"242\" height=\"208\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/federal-raids1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"federal raids\" title=\"federal raids\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-19417\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-august-3-2012\/attachment\/federal-raids-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-19417\" title=\"federal raids\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/federal-raids1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Federal Crackdown on Dispensaries Continues in San Francisco\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There does not appear to be any end in sight for federal raids targeting marijuana dispensaries.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.justice.gov\/ag\/\" target=\"_blank\">Attorney General Eric Holder<\/a> has reiterated that they will not use federal resources to go after law abiding collectives, however that statement no longer appears true.\u00a0 Without any evidence of wrongdoing, federal authorities announced their intention to shut down the iconic and world\u2019s largest marijuana dispensary,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.harborsidehealthcenter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Harborside Health Center<\/a>.\u00a0 This week we learned that two prominent San Francisco collectives, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vaporroom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vapor Room<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/hopenetcompassion.org\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hope Net <\/a>would also be forced to shut their doors.\u00a0 HopeNet Co-founder Catherine Smith said, \u201cThe Justice Department sent our landlord one of those nasty letters.\u00a0 So this is our D-Day, we have to leave.\u201d\u00a0 Ray Chico who operates the popular jar company <a href=\"http:\/\/doobtubin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Doob Tubes<\/a>, said the dispensary closings are hurting more than just patients and collective employees.\u00a0 He noticed his business also take a turn for the worse and has been forced to let go of staff.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/usnews.nbcnews.com\/_news\/2012\/08\/01\/13067616-two-more-medical-marijuana-clubs-fold-in-federal-crackdown?lite\" target=\"_blank\">For more on this story click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michigan Court of Appeals Rules Cities Cannot Ban Marijuana Dispensaries&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently California\u2019s 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Circuit of Appeals ruled that cities cannot outlaw marijuana dispensaries.\u00a0 <a href=\"The Los Angeles City Council\" target=\"_blank\">The Los Angeles City Council<\/a> seemed undeterred by this and went forward with what may be considered an illegal ban on dispensaries.\u00a0 Michigan courts have now issued a similar ruling. \u00a0In the city of Wyoming Michigan an ordinance was passed that outlawed collectives.\u00a0 \u00a0John Ter Beek of Wyoming Michigan filed a suit in 2010 challenging the ban, and the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aclu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> ACLU<\/a> also joined the suit. Michigan\u2019s appellate court ruled that a local ordinace does not overrule a state law.\u00a0 In this case since medical marijuana is protected on a state level, local municipalities cannot enact laws that conflict with state laws and outlaw dispensaries.\u00a0 Dan Korobkin of the ACLU was pleased with the ruling and said \u201cIn 2008, people across the state overwhelmingly voted to protect patients who use marijuana to treat their medical conditions from punishment and penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hometownlife.com\/article\/20120802\/NEWS10\/208020553\" target=\"_blank\">For more on this story click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arizona Asked to Expand Medical Marijuana Program&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arizona\u2019s medical marijuana program got off to a rocky start and was delayed by two years after being passed by a vote of the people.\u00a0 There are still calls by opponents of medical marijuana for<a href=\"http:\/\/azgovernor.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Governor Jan Brewer <\/a>to end the program.\u00a0 Ms. Brewer did not have her most triumphant political moment in court and was chided by a federal judge for the way they handled the situation.\u00a0 However, as the Governor has received a great deal of criticism by marijuana advocates, they may be praising her today.\u00a0 Thirteen county attorney\u2019s in Arizona drafted a letter formally requesting that Governor Brewer halt the medical marijuana program.\u00a0 She has rejected the request and wrote a response letter where she said \u201cI am duty-bound to implement the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azdhs.gov\/medicalmarijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Medical Marijuana Act<\/a>, and my agency will do so unless and until I am instructed otherwise.\u201d\u00a0 Patients will be pleased to hear this as the it ultimately is the responsibility of elected officials to carry out the will of the people, even if they do not agree with a situation on a personal level.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/2012\/08\/02\/arizona-asked-to-expand-medical-marijuana-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">For more on this story click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Activists Urging Costa Mesa Voters to Lift Medical Marijuana Ban\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Advocates of medical marijuana submitted close to 6,800 signatures in an effort to get an initiative on the ballot to legalize non-profit medical marijuana collectives.\u00a0 Dispensary owner Robert Martinez said &#8220;It&#8217;s imperative to provide safe access for veterans and cancer patients.\u00a0 I&#8217;m super stoked to bring these signatures.&#8221;\u00a0 The number of signatures is 1,000 more than the 5,812 required signatures which represents 10% of the Costa Mesa population.\u00a0 However, often many signatures are invalidated during ballot initiatives and if the effort requires more signatures activists will only have until August 10 if they wish to have the issue placed before voters this November.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/lanow\/2012\/08\/medical-marijuana-advocates-costa-mesa-ban.html\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/lanow\/2012\/08\/medical-marijuana-advocates-costa-mesa-ban.html\" target=\"_blank\">For more on this story 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":[246,247,155,248,249,189,52,176,250,251,252,253,192,157,167,254,255,256,168,56,9,196,51,257,70,258,259,260,261,1,3,262,61],"tags":[2824,2825,2733,2826,2827,2767,2632,2754,2828,2829,2830,2831,2770,2735,2745,2832,2833,2834,2746,2636,2774,2631,2835,5,2836,2837,2838,2839,2840,6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520"}],"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=520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}