Articles Posted in California Marijuana Collectives

There is no doubt medical marijuana is gaining support across the country. While California took a the first major step and legalized medical cannabis in 1996, the rest of the country has been gaining ground, and in many ways surpassing the progress made in California with regard to legalized medical cannabis and even legalized recreational…

According to a recent news article from the Sacramento Bee, California Governor Jerry Brown has been working to finally get statewide regulation passed for the medical marijuana cannabis industry, which for the past 19 years has operated as if it were still the Wild West. The almost 20 years of medical marijuana without statewide regulation…

With medical marijuana now legal in California and nearly half of the United States, one of the challenges that is becoming more difficult is how to handle workers who are under the influence or “high” while on-the-clock. There are a variety of ways to look at this issue. On the one hand, we can compare…

The United Food and Commercial Workers Western States Counsel is once again pushing for regulations of the medical cannabis industry on a state level. According to a recent news posting from the Weed Blog, this organization is the only union representing medical cannabis workers in the state of California. A spokesperson for the organization, through…

California lawmakers are looking at a variety of different options for how to regulate medical marijuana on a state level. Since 1996, when medical marijuana was first allowed in the state, counties and cities have regulated it as they deemed appropriate for their respective municipal areas. According to a recent article from the Sacramento Bee,…

Having a child who suffers from a seizure disorder is an enormous stress on not only the child, but the entire family. There are few things more difficult to imagine than seeing your child experience a life-threatening seizure and knowing the prescribed treatment isn’t working. According to a recent news report from AL.com, some parents…

The City of Oakland has been fighting to keep open a medical marijuana dispensary operating, according to a recent news report from the Weed Blog. The city has unfortunately been unsuccessful its efforts, and the medical marijuana dispensary was shut down last week. The federal government has been spearheading the effort to close the distribution…

For decades in the U.S., those opposed to the legalization of marijuana for medical or recreational purposes have been talking about the dangers of the drug. They call marijuana the “gateway” drug, stoking fears it will ultimately lead young people to start injecting heroin and commit crimes. According to a recent news article from the…

Despite the demonstrated success of medical marijuana programs in California and across the country, there are still many people who oppose any use of marijuana. While these people are now in a minority, they are a vocal, powerful minority effective at pulling politicians to their perspective with the imagined dangers of medical marijuana. They are…

Medical marijuana has been legal in the state of California since the law first allowed the industry in 1996. When this occurred, it was hugely controversial, both in the state and around the country. Part of the controversy can be chalked up to the popular notion that everyone is crazy in California, and this was…