L.A.'s Medical Marijuana Mess LA Times
So the medical marijuana mess continues in California with issues uprising all over the state from San Diego to Oakland and now Los Angeles. Yet nobody seems to have a damn clue about whats going on or how to handle the situation because the legalities of the industry are different from a state and federal perspective. So since the federal government already considers marijuana an illegal drug the Los Angeles City Council is ultimately left on their own to decide how they want to regulate the industry. However placing a ban on these businesses by the city of L.A. may be illegal in itself...wait what? Confusing as shit I know, but basically L.A. doesn't have the power to fully ban these marijuana distribution outlets as a whole because that would be violating state law which deems these businesses as legal entities. So their approach is to ban all but the tiniest collectives (three or fewer members) that way they can regulate the amount of shops in the city without actually breaking a state law.
All in all this is just more nonsense and bullshit added to an already cloudy industry in which politicians have no fucking clue how to fix. This is all a result of Obama's contradictive approach in which he promised to not target those marijuana businesses that act in compliance with state law, yet he has not kept that promise and there seems to be a ripple effect going on here throughout the state of California. So ultimately L.A. is trying to take matters into their own hands to regulate the industry by creating their own ban, which they will ultimately be sued for months down the road...at this point the legalities of this industry need to be addressed on a federal level by the President of the United States. This state vs. federal shit is just pathetic, make up your fucking mind on a nationwide level and impose those laws in every state. Simple as that. I need a fuckin joint after this blog!
greenomix
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The list of ailments, that cannabis is helping patients with, keeps growing as more research is conducted. Adjunctive therapy means an “additional” or ancillary therapy. Medical cannabis is not intended to replace primary medical treatments but to compliment them.
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