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Medical Marijuana Update
All eyes may have been on the election last week, but the battles over medical marijuana didn't go away. Here are the highlights from the past few days.
State & Local Executive Branches
Jerry Brown (gov.ca.gov)
California Governor Says Feds Should "Respect" State Marijuana Votes
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) called Sunday for the federal government to not interfere in states that have voted to legalize marijuana or medical marijuana.
King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg is no longer prosecuting small-time marijuana possession cases. (kingcounty.gov)
Washington DAs Begin Dropping Marijuana Possession Cases
And so it begins. Prosecutors in two of Washington's most populous counties have said they are dismissing pending marijuana possession cases in the wake of last Tuesday's victory for I-502.
Embedded video from "The Lord of the Rings," appearing on Seattle Police Blotter legal marijuana guide page.
Seattle Police Legal Marijuana Guide Features Gandalf and Bilbo
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[image:1 align:right caption:true]Two county prosecutors in Washington State have dismissed 220 pending marijuana possession cases, in response to the passage of I-502, according to the
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Hundreds of Marijuana Cases Were Dismissed in Washington This Week
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I-502 Fact Sheets from WA State and ACLU of WA
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Medical Marijuana Update
There was medical marijuana-related election news -- see our Chronicle coverage this week -- but the ongoing battles over medical marijuana also continued.
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Medical Marijuana Update
A California appeals court has made a landmark ruling, the DEA keeps on raiding, and a Montana medical marijuana provider refuses a post-conviction plea bargain, and those are just the top stories.
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Medical Marijuana Update
The federal rescheduling petition got a day in court, the feds keep up the pressure in California, a dispensary may actually open in New Jersey, and those are just the headlines. There's much more going on, too.
California prison overcrowding (supremecourt.gov)
California Three Strikes Reform Initiative Poised to Win [FEATURE]
An effort to reform California's draconian Three Strikes law was foiled at the last minute in 2004, but this year, Proposition 36 appears set to cruise to victory. No more 25-to-life for getting caught with drugs after two previous felonies if it passes.