Slow Arc of Legalization
By Mikki Norris at MerryJane.com When my husband, Chris Conrad, and I became cannabis activists in 1988, it was the height of Reagan’s “Just Say No” and zero tolerance era. The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 […]
-
-
California marijuana laws HS 11357 to 11362.5, 11479
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE – HSC Div. 10. Uniform Controlled Substances Act [11000 – 11651] Chapt. 6. Offenses and Penalties [11350 – 11392] ARTICLE 2. Marijuana [11357 – 11362.9] This post has most of the […]
-
SB 420: Medical Marijuana Program statutes
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE – HSC DIVISION 10. UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT [11000 – 11651] Chapter 6. Offenses and Penalties [11350 – 11392] ARTICLE 2.5. Medical Marijuana Program [11362.7 – 11362.85] This section of the […]
-
SB 420: Patient collectives get defense for sales
People v. Urziceanu: While Prop 215 did not protect collective medical marijuana gardens or sales, SB420 HS 11362.775 did (ending in 2019). NOTICE: The California Legislature voted to terminate the legal defenses for Collective gardens and sales in […]
-
California: Personal Adult Use of Marijuana
Proposition 64 Section 4. PERSONAL USE. The personal adult use section of the Adult Use of Marijuana Act 2016 (AUMA) initiative defines marijuana, legalizes it and establishes parameters for lawful use and responsible behavior. Age of […]
-
Medical marijuana collective and extraction defenses
SB 420 / Senate Bill 420 Cannabis collective defense; AB266 / 243 Collective defense ends in 2019 SB 2679 Interim extraction licenses through 2019 Summary: In 2003 the California legislature (SB420) created a limited collective […]
-
BHO and chemical extraction of cannabinoids / concentrates
People v. Bergen: Medical use is not a defense against charge, use of chemical extraction to manufacture a controlled substance Note: Because marijuana and extracts are in the controlled substance list, because the HS 11379.6(a) […]
-
Marijuana offender, CA drug registry
California Health and Safety Code 11590. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d), any person who is convicted in the State of California of any offense defined in Section 11350, 11351, 11351.5, 11352, 11353, 11353.5, 11353.7, 11354, […]
-
Medical approvals may not expire
People v Windus “[W]e see nothing in the statute that requires a patient to periodically renew a doctor’s recommendation regarding medical marijuana use. The statute does not provide, as the Attorney General asserts, that a […]
-
How much California cannabis can you grow without a license?
California businesses have three options currently: 1) SB 420 patient collective defense until 2019; 2) MCRSA medical marijuana licenses available in 2018; 3) AUMA (Prop. 64 nonmedical licenses available as provisional licenses now or with state […]