California State Appeals Court Rejects Ban on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
A state appeals court affirmed the legality of medical marijuana dispensaries under California law and rejected bans imposed by municipalities.
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Medical Marijuana Patient Bob Crouse Acquitted of Felony Charges
It’s been 14 months since the police swarmed Bob Crouse‘s Colorado Springs House, confiscated his personal medical marijuana garden and brought a felony charge against him for possession with intent to distribute. Friday an El Paso County jury found the leukemia patient not guilty.
Kid Incarcerated For Getting “F” On Report Card
CANNABIS CULTURE - Do you remember several months ago when I asked you to call the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office on my behalf? They were drilled with thousands of phone calls that eventually led to my release and our family getting our handicapped son, Zack, returned to us. We have been enjoying the reunion with Zack and I feel like our family is whole again. Candi and I cannot thank you enough for getting involved and helping us. Thank you, thank you and thank you.
Belief That the US Government Actively Supports Brutal Cartels Widespread in Mexico
The botched Fast and Furious gun-running operation is big news in Washington today, with Attorney General Eric Holder waiting to find out whether he will be held in contempt of Congress.
Medical Marijuana Businessman Christ Sues Missoula Police, Others for $50 Million
In a lengthy complaint with footnotes about the “f” word and being vegan, Jason Christ is suing the Missoula Police Department, Missoula County Attorney’s Office, Missoula County 9-1-1, and other parties in U.S. District Court.
Miami Face-Eating Attacker Had Marijuana, But No Bath Salts, in His Body
A Miami man killed by police after he chewed off a big chunk of the face of a homeless man had marijuana in his system but no other drugs, authorities said on Wednesday.
Chicago Decriminalizes Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana
People caught with small amounts of marijuana in Chicago will be ticketed instead of arrested under a new ordinance passed by the city council on Wednesday, as the third largest U.S. city became the latest to support more lenient penalties for using the drug.
California Medical Marijuana Regulation Bill Put on Hold
California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) has withdrawn from consideration a landmark bill that would have created the first statewide system for regulating medical marijuana.
NYPD Sued Over Stop and Frisk Marijuana Arrests
The Legal Aid Society in New York City announced Friday that it had filed a lawsuit against the NYPD over its continuing practice of making misdemeanor marijuana possession arrests when they order suspects to empty their pockets during the department's controversial stop and frisk searches. Police Commissioner Raymond issued a memorandum last fall directing police not to make the arrests, but only to ticket pot possession offenders, but police continue to charge people with misdemeanors, according to the lawsuit.
Children Taken From Mom in Pot Raid Inflame Butte County Ballot Debate
One of California's more vociferous battles over marijuana was already simmering in the upper Central Valley when an audiotape of a howling, hysterical mother went viral.
