"The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this country is closely connected with this." Albert Einstein, "My First Impression of the USA," 1921
Evan Nisson on future hemp initiative; Maryland legislator wants medical marijuana; union drug-free workplace spokesman busted for grow house; music by The Tall Brothers.
Tere Joyce and Degé Coutee discuss LA City Council hearings on dispensary regulation; John Ray Wilson acquitted of most serious felony charge in NJ; music by strawberryJAM
Meiko Hester-Perez on using medical marijuana to treat her child's autism; Update on New Jersey's John Ray Wilson case; More teens + cigs vs. mj madness; music by Linval Thompson.
CalMJRpt: Dale Claire from Oaksterdam University on TaxCannabis2010; Chris Goldstein reports on John Ray Wilson, MS patient facing prison for plants; music by Cars Cash Baby.
Paul Armentano: Behind the Headlines on Marijuana Rehab & Addiction; More teens will smoke pot this month than cigarettes for first time ever; music by Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel.
Turlock Journal, 25 Dec 2009 - On Jan. 12, 2010, Assemblyman Tom Ammiano's bill AB-390 will be voted on by the Public Safety Committee. If it passes, it's scheduled to move on to the Public Heath Committee the very same day. I believe that Assemblyman Ammiano is violating the Constitutional rights of millions of Californians, and his own oath of of […]
Merced Sun-Star, 25 Dec 2009 - "Your God given right to vote, to toke." While such sentiments are hardly foreign in university campuses and collegiate discourse, they were probably the last words I expected to see on this particular picket sign. And yet there they were, plastered in large, block letters and being toted around Merced College by an u […]
Santa Maria Times, 21 Dec 2009 - AN OFFICER'S FINAL D.A.R.E. The impact Al Torres has had on local elementary students was plain to see during a recent graduation ceremony for some 600 sixth-graders who have completed the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program (D.A.R.E.) under the Santa Maria police officer's watch.
Sacramento Bee, 25 Dec 2009 - Kyle Kelly had just paid $45 for an eighth of an ounce of pot at a Sacramento medical marijuana dispensary when a California Highway Patrol officer pulled him over on a routine traffic stop. The officer noticed Kelly had a copy of the West Coast Leaf -- "The Cannabis Community Newspaper of Record" -- in the car and ask […]
New York Times, 25 Dec 2009 - LOS ANGELES - The romantic comedy "It's Complicated" arrived at the multiplex on Friday complete with an R rating, ranking it in the same category as "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Basic Instinct" in the eyes of the Motion Picture Association of America. But there is no violence in "It […]
The Visalia Times-Delta, 24 Dec 2009 - A defiant medical marijuana dispensary owner who's boycotting Tulare County's new ban on such businesses does not face arrest, a Sheriff's Department spokeswoman said. "It's a misdemeanor offense," Sgt. Chris Douglass said. "We'll be filing a complaint with the District Attorney […]
Redlands Daily Facts, 24 Dec 2009 - The California Department of Justice will receive $600,000 from the federal government to battle methamphetamine production and distribution in San Bernardino County. On Dec. 17, President Barack Obama signed into law a $447 billion omnibus federal spending bill, which secured the grant money Congressman Jerry Lewis, R-Red […]
Hollister Free Lance, 23 Dec 2009 - Hollister City Council members in considering a proposal for a medicinal marijuana dispensary here directed staff members - without an official vote - to leave the zoning code as it stands and continue to bar the operations because they conflict with federal law. Council members received an informational report from City A […]
Sacramento News & Review, 24 Dec 2009 - Re "How not to grow marijuana" by Skip Jones (SN&R Frontlines, December 17): Not only should medical marijuana be made available to patients in need, but adult recreational use should be regulated. Drug policies modeled after alcohol prohibition have given rise to a youth-oriented black market. Illega […]
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