Perspective
Sep. 30, 2015
Marijuana legalization efforts must unite
This month the state Legislature passed comprehensive legislation providing for the full regulation of the medical marijuana industry and arguably laying the groundwork for full legalization in 2016. By Bruce Margolin
In 1996, the voters of California - in an unprecedented act - "legalized" medical
marijuana by passing Proposition 215 (also known as the Compassionate Use Act). However,
in a court decision the following year, People ex rel. Lungren v. Peron, 59 Cal. App. 4th 1383 (1997), the California Court of Appeal held that the Compassionate
Use Act did not "legalize" the distribu...
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