“Nobody wants to be the person who has to go to court,”said Maestas “but I feel that my situation and my case was so that it was an opportunity for this to happen.”

“As stated in an earlier news brief, the Cannabis Movement is said to be getting mixed signals regarding the intentions of this administration and need them to clarify,” the movement declared.

“We're not necessarily interested in the largest bong ever built,” she said. “We need products that fit into our lifestyle that are more discreet and they're not going to be covered in Jamaican flags and big pot leaves and things like that.”

“With marijuana legalisation likely to occur in our state in the near future, it is critical our city plans for the public safety, health, and financial consequences involved,"

The UK is missing out on a cannabis “green rush” worth billions of pounds because of nonsensical prohibition policies that criminalise a legitimate medical industry, hurting thousands of patients with debilitating conditions, experts have warned.

“Surely it is better to have patients using cannabis being monitored by health professionals able to pick up on any adverse effects quickly.

It is inhumane to have people suffering when there is something that can help… We are making criminals out of people who only want to do what is best for their loved ones."