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Litigation

Feb. 7, 2013

Pot clubs face skeptical hearing

The hope for advocates of medical marijuana dispensaries all but disappeared when Justice Goodwin Liu opened up oral argument swinging.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - The hope for advocates of medical marijuana dispensaries all but disappeared when Justice Goodwin Liu opened up oral argument swinging.


Legal experts had projected medical marijuana advocates would face an uphill battle to win a state Supreme Court case challenging the ability of cities and countiesto ban cannabis dispensaries outright. But Tuesday's oral arguments, held at the Uni...

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