Miscellaneous

Out-of-State Patients Can Get Oregon Medical Marijuana Cards

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 13:31

Out-of-State Patients Can Get Oregon Medical Marijuana Cards

In State v. Berringer, (online here: http://www.publications.ojd.state.or.us/A137186.htm) the Oregon Court of Appeals held that Oregon was not required to give a California patient’s status as a patient ‘full faith and credit’ (reasoning that that status created an affirmative defense within CA only) and that the California patient’s federal constitutional right to travel did not protect [...]

Category: Legalization, Miscellaneous

Patient Advocates Condemn Federal DEA Raids in San Diego

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 12:08

Patient Advocates Condemn Federal DEA Raids in San Diego

Federal agents raided at least three San Diego-area medical marijuana dispensaries today in the early morning hours. Sources say that Green Kross, Unified Collective and Kush Lounge were all served federal search warrants and were subjected to aggressive SWAT-style raids which resulted in the arrest of as many as 12 people and the seizure of [...]

Category: Legalization, Miscellaneous

Mexico: Gang Leader Says US Consulate Infiltrated

Sunday, July 11, 2010 9:23

Mexico: Gang Leader Says US Consulate Infiltrated

A top drug gang enforcer says he ordered the killing of a U.S. consulate worker because she helped provide visas to a rival gang in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, federal police said Friday. Jesus Ernesto Chavez, whose arrest was announced on Friday, leads a band of hit men for a street gang tied [...]

Category: Legalization, Miscellaneous

San Francisco Sets First Pot Brownie, Chronic Milkshake Regulations

Sunday, July 11, 2010 9:23

San Francisco Sets First Pot Brownie, Chronic Milkshake Regulations

The San Francisco Department of Public Health set some of America’s first pot-brownie and -milkshake regulations in response to the growing sector of the medical cannabis industry. read more

Category: Legalization, Miscellaneous

Legalizing Marijuana in California Would Sharply Lower Prices Says Rand Corp.

Sunday, July 11, 2010 9:23

Legalizing Marijuana in California Would Sharply Lower Prices Says Rand Corp.

Legalizing the production and distribution of marijuana in California could cut the price of the drug by as much as 80 percent and increase consumption, according to a new study by the nonprofit RAND Corporation that examines many issues raised by proposals to legalize marijuana in the state. READ THE STUDY read more

Category: Legalization, Miscellaneous

Pot Advocates Ask Colorado to Allow Medical Marijuana Use for PTSD

Sunday, July 11, 2010 9:23

Pot Advocates Ask Colorado to Allow Medical Marijuana Use for PTSD

Cannabis advocates on Wednesday filed a petition to include post-traumatic stress disorder on the state’s list of medical-marijuana-approved conditions. The petition argues that medical marijuana can help with PTSD — especially in veterans — by easing depression, anxiety and nightmares. The petition was formally filed at the state health department by Kevin Grimsinger, an Army [...]

Category: Legalization, Miscellaneous

"High Art" Lame Excuse To Move Vancouver Gallery

Sunday, July 11, 2010 9:23

"High Art" Lame Excuse To Move Vancouver Gallery

CANNABIS CULTURE – Plans to build a new $400-million Vancouver Art Gallery at a different location have received little support from the public. Now, volunteers at the historic downtown location have come up with another important reason they MUST move: marijuana smoke. read more

Category: Legalization, Miscellaneous

Jodie Emery Speaks to Thousands At Vancouver’s Cannabis/Canada Day

Sunday, July 11, 2010 7:10

Jodie Emery Speaks to Thousands At Vancouver’s Cannabis/Canada Day

Jodie Emery speaks to thousands at Vancouver's Cannabis/Canada Day Jodie Emery, wife of Marc Emery the "Prince of Pot", speaks to thousands of people at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Canada Day July 1st, 2010, known as "Cannabis Day". Marc is imprisoned in the USA for a 5-year sentence on charges of selling seeds, but [...]

Category: Legalization, Miscellaneous, Video

Police Raid Medical Marijuana Protest Organizer

Sunday, July 11, 2010 7:07

Police Raid Medical Marijuana Protest Organizer

Police Raid Medical Marijuana Protest Organizer SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The home of a Saginaw County man was raided again after he held a protest last week on rights for medical marijuana users. John Roberts, a medical marijuana patient and caregiver, organized a rally outside the Saginaw County courthouse earlier this month. Local law enforcement [...]

Category: Legalization, Miscellaneous, Video

Medical Marijuana User Sues Over Walmart Firing

Thursday, July 1, 2010 8:08

Medical Marijuana User Sues Over Walmart Firing

A man who uses medical marijuana to treat symptoms of an inoperable brain tumor and cancer has filed a lawsuit claiming he was wrongfully fired from a Walmart store in Battle Creek after testing positive for the drug. The lawsuit Tuesday in state court says Joseph Casias of Battle Creek was fired last year despite [...]

Category: Legalization, Miscellaneous

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