New Mexico State Employee Fired For Legally Using Medical Marijuana

A state employee in New Mexico -- where medical marijuana is legal -- says she was fired after a drug test showed she had been using cannabis, under a doctor's orders, to treat post traumatic stress disorder.

The woman told reporters she had never reported for work impaired, and "was just looking for relief," reports Stephen C. Webster at The Raw Story.

"I just wanted to be able to get up and live my life the way I used to," she said.

Denver Bans Medical Marijuana Advertising Outdoors

The Denver City Council on Monday approved a ban on all outdoor medical marijuana advertising in the Mile High City.

The ban covers billboards, posters, bus benches, windshield leaflets and sign-twirlers, reports John Ingold of The Denver Post.

The unanimous vote took less than a minute. The council then voted -- again unanimously -- to kill an alternative plan which was more limited, and would have only banned outdoor medical marijuana ads within 1,000 feet of schools, daycare centers and parks.

Los Angeles Sued Over Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban

The city council in July unanimously(!) passed an ordinance that bans dispensaries, Andrew Chow reports at FindLaw. More than 760 medicinal cannabis access points were registered at that time to operate in L.A.

The city has sent letters out to more than a thousand locations believed to be pot clubs, warning them about potential fines and even jail time if they don't close down by the deadline.

2 Anaheim pot shops raided, 66 in La Habra and Anaheim warned by feds

Federal Government Files Three More Lawsuits Against Medical Marijuana Dispensary Property Owners

The federal government raided two medical marijuana dispensaries in Orange County yesterday morning, in conjunction with three lawsuits filed against property owners where the dispensaries were located.