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Government

Jun. 27, 2012

Conflicting opinions on municipal regulation of medical marijuana

California courts have taken inconsistent approaches on federal preemption issues. By Jeffrey Dunn of Best Best & Krieger LLP


By Jeffrey V. Dunn


N o matter where one stands on the issue of medical marijuana, many observers agree that California's medical marijuana laws are not only uncertain, but raise federal law preemption issues. Often overlooked in the debate over medical marijuana, one of the purposes of the state's Compassionate Use Act was to "encourage the state and federal government to implement a plan to provide for the safe and affordable distribu...

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