Archive for February, 2008
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Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI 1 Feb 2008 Helen Altonn LAWMAKER ADDRESSING MEDICAL MARIJUANA Although marijuana for medical purposes is legal in Hawaii, patients authorized to use the plant are being hassled by law enforcement agencies and others, said Maui Rep. Joe Bertram III. The major problem is patient access to marijuana, a gray area in the [...]
Vermont approves hemp crop, but what will the law enforcement officials do?
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Rutland Herald, VT 31 Jan 2008 Peter Hirschfeld VT. HOUSE OKS HEMP FARMING BILL MONTPELIER — A controversial plant moved through the Statehouse without much controversy Wednesday. Lawmakers in the House Agriculture Committee unanimously approved a bill that would allow Vermont farmers to grow hemp, a benign cousin of marijuana that boasts a variety of [...]
War on drugs is nothing more than a war against harmless citizens
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008The Gonzaga Bulletin, WA EDU 01 Feb 2008 Ryan Langril WAR ON DRUGS MUST END A couple weeks ago police raided the house of a man in Chesapeake, Va., on the suspicion that the home contained a hydroponic marijuana growing operation. A single officer forcibly entered the house, unannounced, in plainclothes – and was shot [...]
Man lodges grievance against 24-hour suspension
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008The Coquitlam Now, BC 01 Feb 2008 Simon Blais SMOKING MEDICINAL POT LEADS TO SUSPENSION A Port Moody man with multiple sclerosis ( MS ) is protesting a 24-hour road suspension issued to him last weekend for smoking medicinal marijuana in a parked car. Twenty-three-year-old Sepanta Salmassi was issued the suspension Saturday night and his [...]
Good decision? Maybe not. Legal decision? Unfortunatly Yes.
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Lima News, OH 01 Feb 2008 MISGUIDED, LEGAL Gary Ross had back pain, and he treated it with marijuana. When Ross failed a drug test, his employer – a Sacramento, Calif., telecommunications firm – promptly fired him. Ross had proof his drug use was legal. He had a medical marijuana card authorizing him to use [...]
Polls consistently show that Americans support medicinal marijuana
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Sydney Morning Herald, Australia 30 Jan 2008 OPPOSITION TO MARIJUANA UP IN SMOKE A few years ago, US politicians who dared to suggest anything other than jail time for marijuana users were considered pro-drug fringe candidates. Not anymore. Now all the major Democratic presidential candidates are offering more lenient stands on medical marijuana, and White [...]
Younger faces opposition and arrest to deliver medicine to sick patients
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Nanaimo Daily News, BC 31 Jan 2008 Derek Spalding PROTESTER DECRIES PLANS FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA OUTLET Richard Pollack does not want James Younger supplying marijuana to Nanaimo’s chronically ill. Pollack spent several days picketing outside Younger’s Victoria Street home, questioning Younger’s motive for providing people with medicinal marijuana. Younger said the Mid-Island Compassion Society will [...]
Maui advocate attempts to correct oversights in medical marijuana law
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Haleakala Times, HI 30 Jan 2008 Jay Greathouse HELP FIX FLAWS IN THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW Maui resident Brian Murphy is a disabled veteran who has long been an advocate for patient’s rights regarding the use of medical marijuana for pain control. In an effort to help legitimate patients acquire their medicine, Murphy began a [...]
A Sober Look at Drug Policy
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Kalamazoo Gazette, MI 31 Jan 2008 Lynn Turner LOCAL PANEL DEBATES LEGALIZING POT KALAMAZOO — The question repeatedly asked at a panel discussion on the current state of the country’s drug policy was, “Why not legalize marijuana and regulate it the same as alcohol and tobacco?” The money it generates could be used for drug [...]
Local man says he will sue Saanich police over damaged grow-op
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Vancouver Sun, BC 30 Jan 2008 Rob Shaw MAN SUES AFTER POT PLANTS DAMAGED VICTORIA – A man who claims his marijuana-growing operation was damaged during a police raid is suing his local government, claiming he had a Health Canada certificate to grow his pot legally. Philippe Albert is suing the District of Saanich for [...]
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