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A fact from Cannabis in California appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 January 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know
- ... that the passage of the A.B. 390 by California's Public Safety Committee marked the first time in United States history that a bill legalizing marijuana passed a legislative committee?
A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/January.

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Merge with Drug policy of California?

First of all, the article title does not indicate that it is related to California. Secondly, this information could probably all go under the Cannabis section of the Drug policy of California article, which still needs to be expanded greatly to include information about other controlled substances. I preferred the individual articles for the pieces of legislation, although even those are probably unnecessary unless the laws are actually passed. I think, in the end, Drug policy of California should be expanded, and eventually Cannabis in California will be created (much like Cannabis in Oregon). --Another Believer _(Talk) 02:40, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Now that I think about it, I suggest renaming this article "Cannabis in California", and letting this article discuss the history of cannabis in California, including legislation, trends, public opinion, proposed laws, medical marijuana, dispensaries, etc. Technically, this information could go on the "Drug policy of California" page, but that article will eventually contain details about other drugs and controlled substances (not just cannabis). See Controlled substances in Oregon and Cannabis in Oregon for examples. --Another Believer _(Talk) 02:46, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Update: I went ahead and moved the existing article to "Cannabis in California", which can be used to describe the history of marijuana in the state, including the medical marijuana program, the 2010 initiatives, etc. Hopefully the article can be expanded soon. --Another Believer _(Talk) 21:08, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This article is not current

There are many references to expired issues in this article. They are written as though they are present issues. However, they no longer reflect the current situation. In other words, the article discusses that past as though it was the present.

This article is grossly repetitive

There are duplications of the same information in multiple sections of this article. There is no coherent organization. Therefore is should be tagged for rewrite.

More Professional Tone

The current tone of this piece is somewhat unprofessional as well as biased in some areas. --Airliners321 (talk) 06:19, 21 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Legality of Medical Marijuana

Medical Marijuana is NOT legal in the state of California; contrary to popular opinion, it is still ILLEGAL. I only know this because I am a criminal defense and Medical Marijuana Business attorney. The law, instead, provides only a defense to certain marijuana related offenses (a limited immunity from prosecution)^[1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.217.74.25 (talk) 08:28, 8 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

^ Cal Health & Safety Code sections 11362.5 (Compassionate Use Act), 11362.7 et seq.(Medical Marijuana Program Act)

[1] Cal Health & Safety Code sections 11362.5 (Compassionate Use Act), 11362.7 et seq.(Medical Marijuana Program Act)

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