Local and federal officials crack down on medicinal marijuana
After 15 years of legal operation in California, medical marijuana dispensaries are now under fire as they struggle to navigate conflicting federal, state and local laws.
After 15 years of legal operation in California, medical marijuana dispensaries are now under fire as they struggle to navigate conflicting federal, state and local laws.
In September, 22 medicinal marijuana delivery employees were arrested in “Up in Smoke,” a Santa Clara County sting operation. They claim innocence, expressing frustration with unclear medical marijuana laws.
On Election Day, voters approved a number of local marijuana taxes, which may bring simmering tensions between California and federal drug laws to a boil.
Northern California Natural Collective operator Clinton Cronin makes the transition from a delivery service to a storefront in San Joseābut not without some legal tangles along the way.
San Jose voters passed Measure U, a bill that will allow the city to tax marijuana businesses up to 10 percent.
Marijuana delivery services have spread throughout the Silicon Valley in the past year, but police doubt some of the services’ legitimacy.