Monthly Archives - June 2017

CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY PUSHES FORWARD SANCTUARY BILL AGAINST FEDERAL CANNABIS LAWS

Last week, the California Assembly pushed through a new bill that will prevent state and local police in California from helping federal enforcement of marijuana laws. According to Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer, who authored the bill, the legislation will help protect California’s legal marijuana system from the federal government, and specifically the Trump administration, which has threatened to increase enforcement of [...]

LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXTENDS MARIJUANA BAN IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS

The Board of Supervisors for LA County voted unanimously this week to extend the ban on marijuana businesses in unincorporated areas. Los Angeles County has prohibited any commercial marijuana activities in unincorporated areas since 2010. The original ban applied only to medical marijuana, but the ratification of Proposition 64 that legalized recreational marijuana prompted the county to extend its ban [...]