Archive for August 2nd, 2007
« Previous EntriesMichelle Christensen testifies how cannabis improved the quality of her life at the Swallow and Beren trial
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007Victoria Times Colonist, BC
July 31, 2007
Richard Watts
Court hears of how marijuana helped woman cope with illness
A woman, diagnosed with HIV and hepatitis C, first turned to marijuana to deal with pain and nausea, court heard Tuesday.
“I smoked this pipe. It was amazing. It was so amazing. I actually even went to a restaurant half an [...]
DEA go away
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007Los Angeles City Beat, CA
02 Aug 2007
Ron Garmon
RAID DIARIES BAD MEMORIES OF THE DEA’S WILD DAY IN L.A.
~Could someone, please, give these guys a copy of Proposition 215?~
Considered as paramilitary theater, the DEA raids last week on medical marijuana clinics across L.A. County were a nice touch of the old “shock” and “awe.” Special [...]
MORATORIUM APPROVED ON NEW POT DISPENSARIES
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007Los Angeles Times, CA
02 Aug 2007
The Los Angeles City Council gave final approval Wednesday to a one-year moratorium on new medical marijuana dispensaries, a move designed to buy time for city officials seeking to draft new regulations covering marijuana facilities.
The council voted 10-2 for the temporary ban, with Councilmen Bernard C. Parks and Greig Smith [...]
Trapped in a legal battle between state and federal laws
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007Press-Enterprise, CA
02 Aug 2007
Paige Austin and Sarah Gordon
CORONA MARIJUANA-SHOP OWNER PLEADS NOT GUILTY
The operator of a Corona marijuana dispensary pleaded not guilty Wednesday in federal court in Riverside to drug-trafficking charges that stem from a business he operated until it was raided three weeks ago.
Ronald Bradley Naulls faces up to 20 years in prison if [...]
Executive steps forward to put a face to the medical marijuana issue
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007Tri-Valley Herald, CA
01 Aug 2007
Meera Pal
PLEASANTON TAKES LID OFF MEDICAL POT ISSUE
City Commission to Examine Residents’ Needs
Dressed in a suit and tie, Pleasanton resident Kirk Warren is the last person one would point to as a medical marijuana user.
Warren, an executive for a Fortune 500 company, recently went public when he attended a Pleasanton City [...]
Criminalization more harmful than the use of marijuana
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007Guelph Mercury, ON
01 Aug 2007
Joseph Hall
CRIMINALIZATION FALLS SHORT: RESEARCH
A British study claiming pot smokers have a 40 per cent higher risk of developing psychotic illnesses does not prove tougher Canadian drug laws are needed, experts in this country say.
Canadian researchers say that stiffer penalties here have traditionally failed to curb marijuana use in a country [...]
DEA’s next tactic – freezes bank account, money saved to pay state sales taxes
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007The Oakland Tribune, CA
01 Aug 2007
Paul T. Rosynsky
FEDS, LAPD FREEZE BERKELEY POT CLUB’S ASSETS
Council Members Call for New Laws to Protect Marijuana Businesses
BERKELEY — A city-sanctioned medical marijuana dispensary had its assets frozen this week, prompting some city council members to call for new city laws protecting such businesses.
The Berkeley Patient Group was notified Monday [...]
Political agendas vs what the people want
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007Tallahassee Democrat, FL
31 Jul 2007
Gerald Ensley
MARIJUANA LAWS HAVE TO CHANGE
The insanity continues.
Last week, law-enforcement officials busted two local marijuana-growing operations. They arrested two men growing more than 80 plants in the Apalachicola National Forest and one man growing more than 730 in Gadsden County.
The cops were just doing their job, enforcing the law. But that’s [...]
Dispensary raided, plants seized, no arrests made
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007San Francisco Chronicle, CA
01 Aug 2007
Carolyn Jones
AUTHORITIES SEIZE ASSETS OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA CLUB
The Los Angeles Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency seized the assets of a Berkeley marijuana club Tuesday, following a raid of its sister club in Los Angeles.
The Berkeley Patients Group, one of three medical marijuana clubs in Berkeley, serves about [...]
Increase in cannabis use and psychosis correlation doesn’t add up
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007Huffington Post, US
30 Jul 2007
Maia Szalavitz
REEFER INANITY: NEVER TRUST THE MEDIA ON POT
Watching the media cover marijuana is fascinating, offering deep insight into conventional wisdom, bias and failure to properly place science in context. The coverage of a new study claiming that marijuana increases the risk of later psychotic illnesses like schizophrenia by 40% displays [...]