Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to be Banned in Livermore, CA
City officials in Livermore, California (near Oakland) are moving to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. Counsel members are drafting the ordinance because of the belief that medical marijuana dispensaries draw crime and the disparities between state and federal laws.
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California in 1996 approved Proposition 215 in favor of allowing the dispensing of marijuana for medical purposes. However, the federal government still regards marijuana as an illegal substance.
In June 2005, the U. S. Supreme Court voted 6 - 3 to strike down the production and possession of medical marijuana. In an unanticipated move, California Attorney General Bill Lockyer struck down the Supreme Court's ruling.
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An informal survey of drug users in California's court mandated drug aversion programs for those who were caught for DUI or possession charges indicate that doctors need to be on the lookout for addicts spoofing symptoms in order to gain medical marijuana cards. Addicts have reported faking symptoms such as migraine headaches and other pain-related conditions in order to obtain the cards.
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