More sad news today from Southern California where a Judge has decided to limit sales of medical marijuana. His ruling would prohibit collectives from selling cannabis.
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n278/a02.htmlIn a Preliminary Order Against a Venice-Area Outlet, Judge Says State Law Does Not Allow Sales by Collectives
In a second ruling against a medical marijuana dispensary, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday that bars a popular Venice-area outlet from selling or distributing the drug at its sprawling store on Washington Boulevard.
The decision by Judge James C. Chalfant could embolden city prosecutors to seek more court orders to close dispensaries as they try to find the most efficient way to reduce the number in Los Angeles. As he did in a previous case, Chalfant concluded that the state's medical marijuana laws do not allow collectives to sell cannabis.
Chalfant's decisions are preliminary orders and both cases are slated to go to trial. But his rulings against Hemp Factory V in Eagle Rock and Organica, which straddles the Los Angeles-Culver City line, could eventually force the courts to settle the issue, which has become increasingly contentious as prosecutors in Southern California step up efforts to halt such sales.
Most, if not all, collectives sell marijuana to their members for set prices.
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