California — High-powered marijuana that now costs $300 an ounce could drop in price by as much as 80 percent if Californians legalize recreational use by passing Prop. 19 in November, meaning Golden Staters could purchase the recreational drug for as little as $1.50 per joint. That finding by the RAND [...]
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Posted in Opposition to Pot Measure Gains Narrow Lead in Poll
July 10, 2010 | 0 views | No Comments
In Contrast to Earlier Results, Survey Finds That 48% of Likely Voters Are Against Prop. 19 Californians who intend to vote in November narrowly oppose Proposition 19, which would make the state the first to legalize marijuana possession and sales, according to a recent survey. The Field Poll found that 48% of likely voters [...]
Medical Marijuana Proponents Seek to Cultivate
July 10, 2010 | 1 views | No Comments
Medical marijuana experts from around the United States and the local vicinity will be in Kalamazoo this weekend to discuss a wide variety of topics related to what organizers call “Cannabusiness.” The two-day “Science and Compassionate Care Seminar,” put on at the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites in downtown Kalamazoo by 420 University, will feature [...]
Marijuana Setup Tries To Pass Sniff Test
July 10, 2010 | 0 views | No Comments
The pot is growing, not burning, but still the odor from a medical marijuana business on Montana Avenue is bothering the neighboring business owners. Mike and Alexandra Gregory, who own Oxford Antiques at 2411 Montana Ave., started complaining in late May that a medical marijuana operation on the ground floor of neighboring The Yellowstone Hotel [...]
Legal Weed Cheap, But State’s Tax Haul Iffy
July 10, 2010 | 1 views | No Comments
Legalizing pot may drop the price of a marijuana cigarette to as little as $1.50 in California, but taxing weed may create a whole new black market, according to a new RAND Corp. study. The six-month study, released Wednesday by the renowned Santa Monica-based think tank, provides fuel for both sides of the debate over [...]
Pitt Bylaw To Prevent Growing Legal Pot
July 10, 2010 | 0 views | No Comments
The City of Pitt Meadows is making sure people who grow medical marijuana for others can’t set up within its borders. Council gave two readings to an amendment to its land use bylaw Tuesday. The change prohibits growing the plant for medicinal use in residential and agricultural zones. The city is one of the first [...]
