medical marijuana dispensaries
LBPD SERVES WARRANTS, SHUTS DOWN 7 LB MEDPOT OUTLETS
LONG BEACH — The Long Beach Police Department, assisted by the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration, the state Franchise Tax Board, the Long Beach Fire Department and the County District Attorney’s Office served search warrants and conducted an enforcement operation that shut down seven LB marijuana dispensaries on Wednesday. Police said the outlets targeted allegedly received [...]
LECOURS HQ: KNABE TALKS SEX TRAFFICKING, BUDGETS AND MED-POT
Michelle Lecours of LECOURS HQ recently spoke with Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe. Knabe, whose 4th district encompasses Long Beach and the greater Los Angeles area, in a three-part interview discusses child sex trafficking — the center of his office’s recent anti-sex trafficking public awareness campaign – as well as fiscal budgets. He also [...]
BUST BUSTED? JUNE MEDPOT RAID BY LBPD CAPTURED ON VIDEO
LONG BEACH — In yet another layer of controversy for Long Beach’s battle over the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries, a video posted on YouTube this week reportedly shows Long Beach Police Officers using excessive force while raiding a local dispensary. The raid occurred June 19 at the THC Downtown Collective, an example of what LPBD [...]
MEDPOT OUTLETS ON THE SCALES: COURT STRIKES DOWN COUNTY BLANKET BAN, COUNCIL TO WEIGH IN ON LB DISPENSARIES
A three-judge panel of the 2nd district Court of Appeal — whose rulings are controling authority in Los Angeles County — has struck down L.A. County’s blanket ban in non-incorporated parts of the County on medical marijuana outlets, reasoning that it conflicts with and is preempted by the Compassionate Use Act (Prop 215, enacted by [...]
DOWNEY PLANNING COMMISSION MAY REQUEST MARIJUANA DISPENSARY BAN
During its meeting this evening, the Downey planning commission will consider asking the City Council to revise the city charter to permanently bar medical marijuana dispensaries from operating in the city. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. Citing federal law that still makes it a crime to grow, use or possess marijuana, city [...]
