Category Archives: Medical Marijuana Litigation
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The Tragic Tale: TRAUDT v. CITY OF DANA POINT Summary and Issue
Posted on January 31, 2012 by admin in attorney opinion, California Supreme Court, Medical Marijuana Litigation, summary of procedural history, Traudt v. City of Dana PointCan an individual bring suit against a local government in an attempt to keep a local Medical Marijuana dispensary open? The unbelievably sad facts leading up to Melinda Traudt’s futile attempts to prevent a nearby dispensary from being shut down by the city are well detailed elsewhere. The court in this case completely sidestepped the issue of a patients [...]
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Riverside v. Inland Empire Health: Summary of procedural history and comment
Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin in attorney opinion, California Supreme Court, Inland Empire, Medical Marijuana LitigationSummary of case history: January 2009: City of Riverside sends Inland Empire Patients Health & Wellness center, a non-profit collaborative Medical Marijuana Dispensary (MMD) notice that City Zoning ordinance prohibits MMD’s May 2010: City of riverside files suit against individuals associated with Inland Empire Center as well as the Center, the property owner and the [...]
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Facts: CITY OF RIVERSIDE v. INLAND EMPIRE PATIENT’S HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER, INC.
Posted on January 29, 2012 by admin in California Supreme Court, Inland Empire, Medical Marijuana LitigationFACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Inland Empire Center is a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation established for the purpose of facilitating an MMD located in Riverside. Inland Empire Center’s MMD is a nonprofit collaborative association of patient members, who collectively cultivate medical marijuana and redistribute it to each other. Inland Empire Center has operated its MMD in [...]
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Facts:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al. v. G3 HOLISTIC, INC
Posted on January 29, 2012 by admin in California Supreme Court, G3 Holistic, Medical Marijuana LitigationFACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: On November 15, 2009, G3 Holistic, a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, began operating an MMD in Upland. On November 23, 2009, G3 Holistic applied for a business license. G3Holistic’s business license application and articles of incorporation disclosed G3 Holistic’sintent to operate an MMD in Upland. Upland did not issue G3 Holistic a business license. On November 24, 2009, Upland Code Enforcement Officer Michael [...]
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Facts: RYAN PACK et al. v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY; CITY OF LONG BEACH
Posted on January 29, 2012 by admin in California Supreme Court, Medical Marijuana Litigation, Pack v. Superior CourtFACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 1. The City’s Ordinance In 2010, the City adopted an ordinance (Long Beach Ord. No. 10-0007) intended to comprehensively regulate medical marijuana collectives within the City. The ordinance defines a collective as an association of four or more qualified patients and their primary caregivers who associate at a location within [...]
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Facts: MALINDA TRAUDT v. CITY OF DANA POINT (sad)
Posted on January 29, 2012 by admin in California Supreme Court, Medical Marijuana Litigation, Traudt v. City of Dana PointFACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Traudt’s condition is tragic and presents perhaps the most compelling case imaginable for individual standing. She is blind and suffers from cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and acute cognitive delays. Her complaint reflects she lived life as a “smiling, happy girl” until she developed osteoporosis in her 20′s, which “devastated her body.” [...]
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California Supreme Court Marijuana Cases in 2012
Posted on January 25, 2012 by admin in California Supreme Court, G3 Holistic, Inland Empire, Medical Marijuana Litigation, Pack v. Superior Court, Traudt v. City of Dana PointHere is a summary of the pending cases to be heard By the CA Supreme Court. There are four cases, and we will be giving extensive information on the issues to be decided in the coming months. Stay tuned, because as soon as the court announces the schedule for oral arguments, we will send out [...]
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Recent Posts
- The Tragic Tale: TRAUDT v. CITY OF DANA POINT Summary and Issue
- Riverside v. Inland Empire Health: Summary of procedural history and comment
- Facts: CITY OF RIVERSIDE v. INLAND EMPIRE PATIENT’S HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER, INC.
- Facts:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al. v. G3 HOLISTIC, INC
- Facts: RYAN PACK et al. v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY; CITY OF LONG BEACH
