Tag: california

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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.09)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.09)

Montana caregivers continue to get sentenced in federal court, an Arizona lawmaker wants a redo on medical marijuana, an Illinois bill is delayed, and the back and...
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
DEA Raids Three LA Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

DEA Raids Three LA Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

DEA agents raided three Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensaries Wednesday afternoon, according to a preliminary report from Americans for Safe Access California director Don Duncan. More details were not...
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
San Diego Mayor Attends ASA Meeting – Lays Out Strategy for Safe Access

San Diego Mayor Attends ASA Meeting – Lays Out Strategy for Safe Access

Last night for the first time in our chapter and city’s history, a sitting mayor attended the monthly chapter meeting. Former Congressman and newly-elected Mayor Bob Filner...
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.01.09)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.01.09)

Texas cop wanted cash to make a pot possession arrest go away, Hawaii cop had his own pot garden, Philly cop was peddling ‘roids, and then there’s...
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January 9, 2013
01/09/2013
US Drug Czar Unloads on Medical Marijuana in San Francisco

US Drug Czar Unloads on Medical Marijuana in San Francisco

It’s legal to use medical marijuana for certain ailments in California — but that doesn’t mean Gil Kerlikowske has to like it.
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January 9, 2013
01/09/2013
Federal Magistrate Rules for Harborside Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Federal Magistrate Rules for Harborside Medical Marijuana Dispensary

A federal magistrate in Oakland Monday ruled that landlords for the Harborside Health Center cannot stop it from selling medical marijuana in their properties in the cities...
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January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
Openings of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Delayed in Oakland

Openings of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Delayed in Oakland

A hard-line stance by the federal government on medical marijuana dispensaries and the reluctance of landlords to rent out their space, is being blamed for a delay in the...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
AIDS Patient: ADT Alarm Contract Canceled Because of Marijuana

AIDS Patient: ADT Alarm Contract Canceled Because of Marijuana

A CA medical marijuana grower & AIDS patient said his home alarm company of 3 years dropped him after a repairman saw his grow inside his house....
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Marijuana Dispensaries Sue Long Beach

Marijuana Dispensaries Sue Long Beach

Nine marijuana collectives claim in court that the Long Beach Police Department is using illegal, unconstitutional tactics to put them out of business. The nine collectives and...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Obama Administration Throwing Medical Marijuana Patients Into Federal Prison at Unprecedented Rate

Obama Administration Throwing Medical Marijuana Patients Into Federal Prison at Unprecedented Rate

This month will see a number of patients sentenced, sent to prison despite compliance with state medical marijuana laws. Fallout from the Obama Administration’s aggressive federal enforcement...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.02)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.02)

It’s been fairly quiet over the holidays, but medical marijuana is legal in Massachusetts now! Let’s get to it: California On December 19, the Berkeley Patients Group dispensary...
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January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
Medical Marijuana Groups File Brief in Support of Mendocino Legal Battle with Feds

Medical Marijuana Groups File Brief in Support of Mendocino Legal Battle with Feds

Three medical marijuana groups have teamed up to support Mendocino County officials in their effort to fight a sweeping federal subpoena filed in October, seeking “any and...
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December 26, 2012
12/26/2012
Mendocino Files Motion to Quash Feds’ Marijuana Subpoena

Mendocino Files Motion to Quash Feds’ Marijuana Subpoena

Mendocino County officials filed a motion last Friday to try to quash a federal grand jury subpoena seeking records by Jan 8th about a now-canceled county program...
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December 24, 2012
12/24/2012
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom: Legalize Marijuana

Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom: Legalize Marijuana

California Lt. Gov Gavin Newsom said last Friday, “It’s shocking, from my perspective, the number of people that we all know who are recreational marijuana users. These...
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December 21, 2012
12/21/2012
Harborside and the Feds’ Failed Medical Marijuana Communications

Harborside and the Feds’ Failed Medical Marijuana Communications

012, 07:10pm Harborside is in the news again today. Two weeks ago we noted the premiere (and largest) dispensary had won a battle in state court. Facing threats by federal authorities...
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December 20, 2012
12/20/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.12.19)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.12.19)

08:38pm Dispensary wars continue in California, a package of restrictive bills passes in Michigan, and DC’s long-awaited dispensaries are a step closer to opening. California Last...
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December 20, 2012
12/20/2012
Zen Healing: Veterans Get Free Marijuana at Los Angeles Dispensary With Proof of Military Service

Zen Healing: Veterans Get Free Marijuana at Los Angeles Dispensary With Proof of Military Service

West Hollywood medical marijuana dispensary Zen Healing announced this week that it’s giving vets a true “gift of appreciation:” Free weed!
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December 19, 2012
12/19/2012

The Next Seven States to Legalize Marijuana?

09:15pm Rolling Stone’s Tim Dickinson continues his coverage of marijuana legalization with a not unjustifiably optimistic article, “The Next Seven States to Legalize Pot.” Dickinson’s predictions:...
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December 18, 2012
12/18/2012
Oakland Insists It Can Defend Medical Pot Club

Oakland Insists It Can Defend Medical Pot Club

The city of Oakland renewed demands to stay forfeiture proceedings against a local medical marijuana dispensary whose business it defends as a matter of state’s rights. Though...
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December 18, 2012
12/18/2012
US Has 330,000 Drug Offenders in Prison

US Has 330,000 Drug Offenders in Prison

04:55pm The number of people in prison in America declined last year for the second year in a row, according to a new report from the Bureau...
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