Archive for October, 2007
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Thursday, October 4th, 2007AlterNet, US 01 Oct 2007 Paul Armentano 10 MILLION AMERICANS BUSTED FOR POT: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH What would cops do without weed? For one thing, they’d sure spend a lot less time arresting and processing petty pot violators. How much time? For starters, however long it took to bust the estimated 739,000 Americans arrested for [...]
UVSS Hempology 101 Club Series
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007GUEST SPEAKERS FOR NEXT 3 LECTURES The free lecture series at the University of Victoria will feature 3 excellent guest speakers to start the month of October. This Weds Oct 3 we will have Bill Finley, owner of Hemp & Co. and Shift, to inform the class about various hemp products available on the market [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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,” [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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