Municipal Lawyers
Dec. 7, 2011
Lawyers struggle to advise on medical pot
As local governments consider how to regulate the growth and distribution of medical marijuana, advisers find themselves in the precarious position of trying to guide clients through murky legal waters.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In 1996, California became the first state to legalize marijuana for medical use.
Or did it?
Fifteen years after voters passed Proposition 215, also known as the Compassionate Use Act, the legal community still struggles to clarify what the law allows.
And recent changes - including new legislation, significant appellate court decisions and increased federal government scr...
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