Rev. Roger ChristieThe self-proclaimed “Marijuana Minister” will remain in federal custody until he stands trial on three counts of drug trafficking. Roger Christie was hoping to post bond. Roger Christie headed The Hawaii Cannabis Ministry in Hilo until earlier this month when he was arrested by federal authorities. The 61-year-old claims to use the drug [...]
[This is Part 2 in a series. Click here to read Part 1, "Chronicles From Moscow: The Drug Situation in Russia".] I was on a bus with my head pressed against the cold window. It was freezing and I couldn’t sleep. I left Moscow more than 10 hours ago. It was five in the morning [...]
A retired LAPD deputy chief, a previous San Jose chief of police and a former superior court judge from Orange County have signed the official ballot argument in favor of Proposition 19, the statewide measure to legalize, tax and control marijuana. read more
A marijuana activist group on Friday protested a federal law enforcement raid on a Mendocino County pot farm, saying it was protected by the county’s new medical marijuana cultivation ordinance. The federal Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed the Wednesday raid in Covelo, but a spokeswoman declined to comment on the details. “We did conduct an enforcement [...]
Two incompetent, pistol-wielding low lives rob a Los Angeles medical marijuana distributor and drop most of their haul during their escape.
If marijuana were legalized in California, prices could drop dramatically, consumption would increase (although how much is anyone’s guess), and tax revenues could either wildly exceed published estimates or come in much lower, according to which sets of assumptions hold true, the RAND Drug Policy Research Center said in a recent report.
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