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Historical laws. Cannabis in California has been legal for medical use since 1996, and for recreational use since late 2016. The state of California has been at the forefront of efforts to liberalize cannabis laws in the United States, beginning in 1972 with the nation's first ballot initiative attempting to legalize cannabis (Proposition 19).
The Berkeley Patients Group (BPG) is the oldest continuously operating cannabis dispensary in the United States, inaugurated in 1999 in Berkeley, California. [1] BPG has been known not only for cannabis dispensation, but also for its involvement in advocacy campaigns for cannabis policy reforms and the rights of patients using marijuana for medical purposes, [2] and for its involvement with ...
The first dispensary San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club was founded in 1992 by Proposition 215 coauthors "Brownie Mary" Rathbun, Dennis Peron and Dale Gieringer. [7] Shortly after was founded the Berkeley Patients Group, remaining as of 2024 the oldest continuously-operating dispensary in the country.
Chief among her concerns, she told the National Cannabis Industry Assn. in February, is the large swath of California that prohibits dispensaries. These "cannabis deserts," as Elliott calls them ...
The California State Fair in Sacramento is adding an on-site cannabis dispensary and 30,000-square-foot consumption lounge to the mix for 2024. Get high (legally) at the massive new weed oasis ...
"The California cannabis industry needs that right now," said Amy Jenkins, legislative advocate for the California Cannabis Industry Assn. "The industry has a significant number of challenges with ...
Elections in California. Proposition 215, or the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, [1] is a California law permitting the use of medical cannabis despite marijuana's lack of the normal Food and Drug Administration testing for safety and efficacy. It was enacted, on November 5, 1996, by means of the initiative process, and passed with 5,382,915 (55 ...
July 18, 2024 at 6:00 AM. Last month, the California State Fair announced plans to allow cannabis to be sold and consumed on-site for the first time in its 170-year history. On Sunday, I hopped on ...