The California Supreme Court has handed down a new ruling which could spell disaster for the city's weed economy. The unanimous decision states that someone selling marijuana to a patient with doctor's approval can be prosecuted for dealing drugs if they are not a "caregiver" or a member of a patient-run cooperative. The ruling will likely push tokers into the loving arms of those co-ops, which are protected under a separate 2003 state law -- and it could spell disaster for the more skittish retail pot operations around the city. They may not outnumber Starbucks, but they are many.
· Court ruling will limit solo pot providers [SF Gate]
·Uppers and Downers: Feds' Marijuana Stats Hazy [Curbed SF]
·A Club on Every Corner: SF as Marijuana Model? [Curbed SF]
·State to Pot Club Owners: Watch Your Back [Curbed SF]
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