Archive for October 1st, 2007
News Flash: Feds get the munchies – raid candy factory!
Monday, October 1st, 2007The Associated Press
September 28, 2007
PAUL ELIAS
Feds Raid Pot-Laced-Candy Factory
SAN FRANCISCO — Federal agents said Thursday they shut down a factory that made marijuana-laced barbecue sauce, chocolate-covered pretzels and other “enhanced” snacks intended for medical users of the drug.
The Drug Enforcement Administration said it arrested three people Wednesday and was looking for a fourth who operated [...]
BC bud is worth its weight in gold
Monday, October 1st, 2007The Province
October 01, 2007
Stuart Hunter
Demand reduced by rising Canadian dollar, more U.S. growers
Canada’s soaring loonie and an increasing number of U.S. marijuana producers are combining to upset B.C.’s traditional north-south flow of illegal weed, says the man dubbed the Prince of Pot.
Marc Emery told The Province that, with the loonie at parity with the U.S. [...]
It’s not a party for sick and dying patients
Monday, October 1st, 2007Toronto Sun, ON
30 Sep 2007
‘PARTY’S OVER’ FOR DRUGGIES: HEALTH MINISTER
OTTAWA — Health Minister Tony Clement will announce the Conservative government’s anti-drug strategy this week with a stark warning: “The party’s over” for illicit drug users.
“In the next few days, we’re going to be back in the business of an anti-drug strategy,” Clement said. “In that [...]
City ban trumps patient’s pain
Monday, October 1st, 2007Long Beach Press-Telegram, CA
30 Sep 2007
Tracy Manzer
STIRRING THE POT
LONG BEACH – Proposed legal action by the Long Beach city attorney’s office is expected to ignite a new battle in the ongoing war over medical marijuana.
Police have identified 11 locations in Long Beach where medical marijuana is sold to patients by dispensaries, which, according to the [...]
Proposed rule would increase amount patient’s can possess
Monday, October 1st, 2007The New Mexican, NM
27 Sep 2007
Diana Del Mauro
HEARING PLANNED ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Since the state’s medical-marijuana law took effect in July, 50 patients with debilitating health conditions have received permission to grow, possess and use this otherwise illegal drug.
“They’re very, very sick people,” said Dr. Steve Jenison, the program’s medical director at the Health Department, [...]
Counties recognize need for medical marijuana and attempt to regulate dispensaries
Monday, October 1st, 2007Contra Costa Times, CA
30 Sep 2007
Harrison Sheppard
REGULATING MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Most cities and counties with ordinances regulating medical marijuana dispensaries have passed them within the past three years.
Most include provisions restricting the facilities to more than 1,000 feet from a school, park or other dispensary, requiring security measures and restricting operating hours to the daytime.
Twenty-seven cities and [...]
Across California, there are at least 400 known medical marijuana dispensaries
Monday, October 1st, 2007Contra Costa Times, CA
30 Sep 2007
Harrison Sheppard
STATE STILL HASHING OUT MEDICAL MARIJUANA RULES
More Than 10 Years After Voters Spoke, a Surge in Dispensaries Has Cities and Counties Scrambling to Regulate, Fend Off DEA
Highly publicized raids last month on three medical marijuana outlets in downtown San Mateo were the latest example of the continuing clash between [...]