State Courts

Marijuana rescheduling is headed for the US Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court upheld local dispensary bans, the feds strike again in Berkeley and Washington state, and there is action in state legislatures, too.

The California Supreme Court has ruled that cities and counties can indeed ban medical marijuana dispensaries. That means your access to medical marijuana depends on where you live in the state. A fix could be coming from the legislature, but it's not here yet.

Lots of action in California this past week, including more raids and more threat letters, plus action in various state legislatures.

Employers can fire workers who test positive for marijuana even if their use is legal in the state, the Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled.

Rhode Island is set to see its first dispensary open next, Mendocino County faces down the feds, and more news from around the country.

There is action in various state houses, Michiganders continue to tussle over their medical marijuana law, and there's an investigation going on in Maine.

After the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that dispensaries are illegal, a conservative lawmker is introducing a bill that would allow them by local option.

An Arizona appeals court has ruled that even the presence of inactive THC metabolites from as long as a month after toking is sufficient to earn a driving under the influence conviction.

Medical marijuana dispensaries are illegal in Michigan, the state's Supreme Court ruled Friday.

A positive drug screen during pregnancy does not in itself constitute evidence of child neglect, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a victory for maternal rights.