Crackdown on Marijuana in California
Crackdown on Marijuana in California – “Feds Medical Marijuana” “Los Angeles Medical Marijuana” “Los Angeles Pot Shops” “Medical Marijuana LA” “Medical Marijuana Crackdown” “Los Angeles News” “breaking news” “news” “breaking today” “Medical Cannabis (Drug)” “Cannabis (drug)” LOS ANGELES — Federal prosecutors looking to take out California’s medical marijuana shops have now set their sights on Los Angeles, where city officials have struggled to stop a blooming of dispensaries. The US attorney’s office sued three property owners that house pot collectives and sent warning letters to 68 others as they enforce a federal law that doesn’t recognize a California initiative that legalized pot for medicinal use. The move Tuesday came nearly a year after federal authorities began targeting the state’s pot shops. The city’s own ban on dispensaries also is being challenged and could be overturned by voters if a referendum is placed on an upcoming ballot. “As today’s operations make clear, the sale and distribution of marijuana violates federal law, and we intend to enforce the law,” US Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. said. California’s four US attorneys pledged last October to curb pot collectives they said were running afoul of the law by raking in huge sums of money and serving as fronts for drug traffickers. Proponents argue the dispensaries are protected by California law that allows medicinal use of marijuana with a doctor’s recommendation. David Welch, an attorney representing some of the Los Angeles collectives …
Lindsay Lohan Regrets Nothing: 'I Want To Be Known As An Actress, Not A …
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Actress Lindsay Lohan (L) and lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley attend a probation revocation hearing at the Beverly Hills Courthouse on July 6, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Lindsay Lohan was put on probation for her August 2007 no-contest plea to drug …
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Marijuana: Some Cops Actually Happy About States' Weed Legalization
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