Posts Tagged angeles police department

Rand Study On Medical Pot Among Year’s Worst, Scientific American Says

Remember that Rand Corporation study from earlier this year that claimed crime actually increased in L.A. neighborhoods where cops closed medical marijuana dispensaries? The one that forgot to include crime statistics compiled by the Los Angeles Police…

, , , , , , , , , , , ,

No Comments

Marijuana Study by RAND That Indicated Lower Crime Around Dispensaries Retracted

First a withdrawal, now a retraction? RAND has pulled its controversial September study of L.A. marijuana dispensary crime off the shelf for good after concluding that it “did not include crime data reported by the Los Angeles Police Department.”blogs….

, , ,

No Comments

Even Former Top Cops, Judge Sign up for CA Pot Legalization

A retired Los Angeles Police Department deputy chief, a previous San Jose chief of police and a former superior court judge from Orange County have all signed the official ballot argument in favor of Prop 19, California’s statewide measure to legalize,…

, , , , , , ,

No Comments

1 Dead, 1 Wounded in Echo Park Medical Marijuana Store

One man was shot dead and another wounded Thursday afternoon at a medical marijuana dispensary in Echo Park, police said. An unknown number of suspects stormed into the store in the 1300 block of Sunset Boulevard shortly before 4:15 and opened fire, th…

, , , , , , , , ,

No Comments

Pot Shop Owner Making Huge Profits On Medicinal Marijuana

Despite the protestations of numerous medical weed store owners, who regularly gripe that they’re just making ends meet, Los Angeles Police Department found a detailed list of the hefty profits made on different marijuana strains sold at three pot shops owned by the same man, Richard Khoury.

, , , , ,

No Comments

Court Slams LAPD For Illegally Seizing Med Marijuana Profits

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit blasted the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for committing “highly objectionable,” “tainted,” “reckless,” “misleading” and “illegal” conduct in a 2005 attempt to seize more than $186,400 from a legally compliant Southern California medical marijuana distributorship.

, , , , , , , , , , ,

No Comments