California to allow eating, smoking at Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes
Despite concerns about the health risks of second-hand smoke, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday that allows cannabis dispensaries to serve hot food and non-alcoholic beverages. Assembly Bill 1775The bill, which goes into effect Jan. 1, would allow California cities to allow pharmacies to prepare and serve hot food and non-alcoholic beverages on-site and […]
California lawmakers pass bill allowing Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes
Californians may soon be able to go into a dispensary, light up a marijuana pre-roll and order some fries or a sandwich to go with it, according to a bill approved by the state Assembly on Wednesday. Some California dispensaries already offer “consumption lounges” where customers can sample e-cigarettes, smoking products and edibles on-site, but […]
Mike Ball: Where did we go wrong? Alabama patients are still waiting for medical cannabis
For mice and men, the best-laid plans often fail, but that's no reason to give up. Sir Edmund Hillary was not the first man to try to climb Everest, and the Wright brothers were not the first to try to fly an airplane. History is filled with difficult challenges that were succeeded after multiple attempts, […]
Appeals court clears path for lawsuit against Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on Friday denied two petitions for writs of mandamus filed by the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC). The commission had sought to vacate two circuit court orders dated Jan. 3 and Jan. 30, 2024. The orders had allowed Alabama Always LLC and other unsuccessful applicants to proceed with an […]
Kika Keith has fought for racial equity in California cannabis
Kika Keith photographed at the Los Angeles Times in El Segundo on September 7th. Before a curious customer asks Kika Keith about the origins of her bright, airy cannabis shop in the heart of Leimert Park, she'll answer, “It's a house that the people built.” She will tell them how in 2020, Los Angeles politicians […]
Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission fights back against deposition demands, joins applicant’s appeal
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) on Tuesday appealed a trial court order that allowed unsuccessful license applicants to quickly remove their commissioners. The unsuccessful applicants are now plaintiffs in a civil lawsuit against AMCC, based on accusations that the commissioner violated the law by holding secret meetings in front of the public. An order […]
Court allows discovery to move forward in medical cannabis suit
Montgomery Circuit Court is proceeding with limited discovery in a lawsuit against the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission. AMCC attorney Mike Jackson told Judge James Anderson that he was prepared to fully refute discovery, but apparently out of deference to the court not to make that argument. He said he had made a choice. Mr. Anderson […]
Legislature must act to repair flawed medical cannabis program
The Alabama Legislature must fix the medical marijuana program broken by the Alabama Medical Marijuana Commission. It's really simple. This week, various plaintiff companies that have filed suit against the European Commission over the licensing process (which has been suspended and restarted twice and is now suspended for the third time) appeared in court, with […]
Cannabis company files appeal with the Alabama Supreme Court
The battle over medical marijuana licenses in Alabama has reached the state Supreme Court. Trulieve AL filed a notice of appeal with the Alabama Supreme Court on Wednesday, announcing its intention to challenge a temporary restraining order issued earlier this month by Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge James Anderson. The restraining order halts the Alabama […]
A conspiracy with medical cannabis licenses?
Two medical marijuana companies that have filed suit against the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission allege that AMCC commissioners and/or staff colluded with one or more of the applicant companies, according to legal filings filed Tuesday in the lawsuit. The company appears to believe it improperly influenced the licensing process. . The filing, filed by Insa […]
