Archive for July, 2007
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Saturday, July 28th, 2007Star-New, (NC
27 Jul 2007
Gareth McGrath
SANDBAGS MADE OF HEMP GET AN AIRING
Panel Looks for Biodegradable Coastal Policy
Call it the Cheech and Chong bag.
As the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission wrestles with what to do about the proliferation of sandbags along the state’s coastline, one idea that’s been floated is to make the bags biodegradable. And one of [...]
MMAP strives for the constitutional minimum when it comes to administering federal pot program
Saturday, July 28th, 2007NOW Magazine, CN
26 Jul 2007
Matt Mernagh
DON’T GET TOO HIGH ON POT RULING
Internal audit reveals feds banking on legal limbo to obstruct medpot reforms.
The feds’ backward pot laws have been smoked out yet again – this time by a court decision two weeks ago declaring weed possession laws unconstitutional.
This after a Toronto man busted with $45 [...]
War on drugs a waste of tax payers money
Saturday, July 28th, 2007Record Searchlight, CA
27 Jul 2007
Paul Armentano
OPERATION ALESIA IS ANOTHER EXERCISE IN FUTILITY
Operation Alesia has come and gone, and judging by the public’s divided reaction to this extravagant anti-pot campaign, it appears that many Northern Californians are unconvinced that America is winning the war on weed. They have sound reason to be skeptical.
Despite statistics indicating that [...]
Palm Springs city council may take on Feds in war on medical marijuana
Saturday, July 28th, 2007Press-Enterprise, CA
27 Jul 2007
David Olson
OFFICIAL DOWNPLAYS THREAT OF PROSECUTION
President Bush’s nominee to become U.S. attorney for the Inland and Los Angeles areas appeared to take the federal government’s campaign against medical marijuana to a new level early this year.
Tom O’Brien, currently chief of the criminal division for the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles, told [...]
Feds vs City Council
Saturday, July 28th, 2007Press-Enterprise, CA
27 Jul 2007
David Olson
POT-DISPENSARY CRACKDOWN ACTIVATES SEARCH FOR OPTIONS
As the number of medical-marijuana dispensaries in the Inland area dwindles, patients are looking for other options while their advocates try to shield them from arrest.
More than 160 members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday supported a proposal to end federal funding of Drug [...]
Marijuana Policy Project called McNerney’s vote “appalling.”
Saturday, July 28th, 2007San Francisco Chronicle, CA
27 Jul 2007
Edward Epstein
MCNERNEY DRAWS FIRE FROM BACKERS OF MEDICINAL POT
Freshmen Dems Blamed in Defeat of Plan to Stop Feds
Washington — Backers of a proposal that would have blocked federal authorities from interfering in state-approved medicinal marijuana programs, stung by a disappointing defeat in the House, are zeroing in on freshmen Democrats [...]
Fed’s trying to make example of doctor and her lawyer husband
Saturday, July 28th, 2007Auburn Journal, CA
25 Jul 2007
Penne Usher
COUPLE COULD FACE DECADES IN PRISON FOR POT CHARGES
Foothills Doctor And Husband Say They Grow Legal Marijuana
Two Cool residents could face up to 40 years in prison and millions in fines, if found guilty of manufacturing and selling large amounts of marijuana.
But the Cool professionals, a doctor and a lawyer [...]
Letter to Editor: not just marijuana
Saturday, July 28th, 2007The Oregonian, OR
26 Jul 2007
A NEW ASSAULT ON CRIME
The Oregon Crimefighting Act ( Initiative Petition 104 ), referenced by Allan Erickson in his July 23 letter to the editor, is not just about medical marijuana.
The Oregon Crimefighting Act provides tax credits for donations to drug rehabilitation programs, establishes methamphetamine strike forces, toughens prison penalties for [...]
Feds strong arm landlords into helping enforce closure of dispensaries
Saturday, July 28th, 2007USA Today
26 Jul 2007
William M. Welch
DEA TARGETS LANDLORDS IN POT BATTLE
Threatens to Seize Properties Where Medical Marijuana Sold
LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Justice Department is unleashing a potent new weapon in its battle against California’s hundreds of medical pot clinics, threatening landlords with arrest and property seizures for renting to tenants who flout federal drug [...]
Fed’s scare tactics cause more California dispensaries to close
Saturday, July 28th, 2007The Bakersfield Californian, CA
26 Jul 2007
Sheriff Donny
TWO MORE POT SHOPS CLOSE DOWN
Fear of Raids Leaves Only One Dispensary Operating
A battle is being waged in Kern County between the federal government and advocates for medical marijuana. Right now, the feds are pummeling the competition.
Two more medical marijuana dispensaries closed Tuesday, leaving the county with only one [...]