Cal NORML Release – Bill Bans Collective Operations Within 600 Feet of Schools Sacramento, Sep 30th = Gov. Schwarzenegger signed bill AB 2650 (Buchanan), which prohibits medical marijuana collectives from operating within 600 feet of a school as of Jan 1, 2011. It covers all activities by dispensaries or other providers that have a storefront location or...

Cal NORML Release Bill to Decriminalize Minor Pot Possession Offenses Signed by Governor Schwarzenegger Sacramento, Sept 30th: A bill to downgrade the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana from a misdemeanor to an infraction was signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The bill, SB 1449 by Sen. Mark Leno, will spare petty pot offenders the necessity...