Legal Opinion

Maral v. City of Live Oak

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 26, 2013No. C071822PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

DUARTE, J.

In December 2011, the City of Live Oak (the City) passed an ordinance prohibiting the cultivation of marijuana for any purpose within the City. Plaintiffs sued, contending the ordinance violated the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (CUA) (Health & Saf. Code, 1 § 11362.5), the Medical Marijuana Program (MMP) (§ 11362.7 et seq.), equal protection, and due process. The trial court sustained the City’s demurrer and dismissed the complaint. Plaintiffs appeal.

Plaintiffs argue that the CUA and the MMP grant them the right to cultivate medical marijuana. As our Supreme Court recently…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Blank v. KirwanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
  2. People v. StanleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Moore v. Regents of University of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Paterno v. StateCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999
  5. People v. MowerCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by29 opinions

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  4. Martine v. Heavenly Valley Ltd. P'ship, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
  5. 511 S. Park View, Inc. v. TsantisAppellate Division of the Superior Court of California · 2015

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