Someone Is Trying To Blame the Yosemite Fire On Marijuana
A SJ Mercury News story really rustled my jimmies, because it was entitled "Rim Fire: Did illegal marijuana growers start the blaze?" The Yosemite Fire...
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Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.28)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of August 28, 2013:
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.08.28)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of August 28, 2013.
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MMJ Speakeasies Rise In Southern California
Oscar Pascual of Smell The Truth reports that in the aftermath of California obtaining the ability to ban dispensaries some MMJ speakeasies have taken root.
Armored Car Companies Is the Federal Government's Latest Attack On Legal Marijuana
The feds have given armored car companies in California notice to stop working with any cannabis-related business, which will effect several large...
DEA Must Pay $3 Million in 2010 Killing of LA Teen
A federal judge awarded $3 million to the family of an 18-year-old honors student who was gunned down by undercover DEA agents in a parking garage in 2010.
Napa: Good News and Bad News for Cannabis Patients
If the Napa City Council seems frustrated, imagine how the patients feel, as many of them testified from their wheelchairs about the pain they're in.
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.21)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of August 21, 2013:
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Last Obstacle for CA Patients: Police Lobbyists
On Huffington Post, Americans for Safe Access' Steph Sherer details the last and oldest obstacle to regulate dispensaries in California: police lobbyists.
ASA Lobby Day: Making a difference in California
These lobby days help bring the voice of the medical cannabis community, where important decisions that affect their lives are made in every session.
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.14)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of August 14, 2013:
San Diego Dad Says Medical Pot Use Cost Family Custody
There was no evidence to suggest that either child was in danger in the time it would have taken to obtain a protective custody warrant.
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MPP's Rob Kampia: Federal Pot Law Will Change in 2019
He also predicts that California, Nevada, Arizona, Maine and possibly Massachusetts will legalize in 2016, and that federal pot law will take place by 2019.
Medical Marijuana Isn't Immune From Seizure
Users' medical marijuana cards at a grow site did not immunize the crop from seizure, nor did it require police to prove guilt before destroying a harvest
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.07)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of August 7, 2013:
CNN AC360: Widespread Fraud in CA Rehab Industry
$94 million going to 'clinics' with questionable practices or evidence of fraud, but the agency in charge of regulation did nothing until the CNN report.
Law Change Leads to Decline in Misdemeanor Drug Arrests
The annual number of misdemeanor drug arrests has fallen by nearly 50 percent in California in 5 years, largely due to a 2010 law decriminalizing marijuana.
Judge Threatens to Arrest Observers for Advocacy in Hearing
In a display of rage in the courthouse, Judge Peter Gallagher ranted at Victor Marion for choosing to have supporters in the courtroom for his sentencing.