Mom Who Sold $31 in Pot Gets 4 Years Cut From 12-Year Prison Term
A Kingfisher County judge took four years off a 12-year prison sentence for a first-time offender who sold $31 worth of marijuana to an informant.
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Long Beach Pot Ordinance Ruled Illegal: Cannabis Activists Winning?
Patients sue to remove civic ordinance by claiming it violated federal marijuana prohibition laws
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Marijuana Question Headed to Palo Alto Voters in 2012
Palo Alto California voters will face several weighty questions in November 2012.
MLB Player Arrested With ‘Marijuana Peanut Butter Cups’
Houston Astros’ outfielder Jordan Schafer has been arrested in Florida and charged with felony possession of marijuana.
Feds Seize Bank Accounts of 2 Sacramento-Area Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Federal authorities have seized nearly $250,000 from the accounts of two Sacramento area dispensaries in a probe into alleged concealment of medical marijuana proceeds.
Bullock Pans ATF Stance on Marijuana Users and Guns
A new directive from the federal government’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives concerning the rights of medical marijuana patients to own or possess firearms runs contrary to state and federal law and should not be enforced, Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock told the U.S. Justice Department Monday.
Oakland Medical Cannabis Club Owes IRS Millions in Back Taxes
The Internal Revenue Service has ordered Oakland's Harborside Health Center, the largest medical cannabis dispensary on the West Coast, to pay $2 million in taxes after ruling that the collective cannot deduct standard business expenses, such as payroll and rent.
How the Tax Code Could Destroy Medical Marijuana
The IRS has told California's largest provider of cannabis that it doesn't qualify for normal deductions, but a U.S. congressman is trying to change that
The Drug War Spreads the Bloodbath South
In the grotesque wars that pit Mexican armed forces and drug cartels against each other and civilians who get in their way, the Zetas cartel plays a fearsome role.
Cannabis Group Fights Omnibus Crime Bill
A group that promotes medical marijuana rights says the federal government’s omnibus crime bill would make criminals out of people with legitimate health conditions.
