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Calif. to Crack Down on Large, For-Profit Medical Marijuana Outfits
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on October 8, 2011
Prosecutors said they would concentrate on large, for-profit operations that use the medical law as a cover for large-scale drug operations, with marijuana being sent across state lines.www.nytimes.com
Medical Marijuana: Is it Good for the Taxman or Is it Good for the Doctor?
Operating a medical pot farm is no small feat — especially when we know there are plenty of police and prosecutors who aren’t, ahem, kind to the industry.
But growing this cash crop could become even more costly and no safer under new legislation i…
Un- Happy Retirement: 69-Year-Old Man Gets 2 Years In Federal Prison For Marijuana
Posted by admin in World News on December 16, 2010
A California man was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in federal prison for trying to drive marijuana through Kansas. John McCollum of San Francisco pleaded guilty to transporting marijuana across state lines, according to prosecutors, reports The Top…
Left-Right Coalition Launches Campaign To Legalize Pot
Posted by admin in Political News on August 3, 2010
A transpartisan coalition of prosecutors, judges, cops, students, bloggers and political operatives on both sides of the aisle launched a campaign Tuesday to bring an end to marijuana prohibition, focusing on ballot initiatives in 2010 and 2012. www.hu…
Woman Charged With Molesting Daughter’s 4 Friends
Between Feb. 1 and June 1, Miller held parties at her home at which she would provide teens with alcohol and marijuana, according to court records.Miller had intercourse with two of the teens, oral sex with a third and fondled a fourth, according to pr…
Cops Say Legalize Marijuana to Hurt Criminal Gangs
Posted by admin in Political News on January 24, 2010
A group of cops, prosecutors and judges is cheering the recent successful marijuana legalization vote in the California state legislature. They liken the ban on recreational drugs to Prohibition, when the government’s ill-fated attempt to end the sale of liquor created a lucrative industry for criminals. Sound familiar?
Assembly committee OKs bill to legalize marijuana | L.A. NOW
Posted by admin in Political News on January 12, 2010
A proposal to legalize and tax marijuana in California was approved by a key committee of the Assembly this morning, over the dire warnings of police chiefs and prosecutors. The Public Safety Committee voted 4-3 to approve AB 390 by…
Whos Behind Pot Prohibition? The Answer Is Obvious
Posted by admin in Environment on October 13, 2009
Law enforcement organizations — including cops, district attorneys, prosecutors, prison guard unions, sheriffs, and narcotics officers associations — remain the primary force working against sensible marijuana law reform.
Judge: Blogger Sullivan got favored treatment on pot charge
Posted by admin in Political News on September 12, 2009
Andrew Sullivan, libertarian-conservative, was arrested for marijuana possession on Cape Cod last summer, but prosecutors did not pursue a charge. A federal judge says prosecutors gave Sullivan favored treatment.
Homeless man could get 5 years for wearing handcuff keys
For wearing handcuff keys on a necklace draped around his neck, a homeless Miami Beach man could face years in prison. Prosecutors on Tuesday formally charged Michael Gonzalez, 22, with disorderly intoxication, marijuana possession and two counts of possession of a concealed handcuff key — a third-degree felony punishable for five years!
Mexico decriminalizes small-scale drug possession
Posted by admin in World News on August 21, 2009
Mexico decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin on Friday a move that prosecutors say makes sense even in the midst of the government’s grueling battle against drug traffickers.
A Green Shoot of Freedom in Mexico as Drug Posssession OK’d
Posted by admin in Political News on August 21, 2009
Mexico decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin on Friday — a move that prosecutors say makes sense even in the midst of the government’s grueling battle against drug traffickers. The new law sets out maximum “personal use” amounts for drugs, also including LSD and methamphetamine.
Mexico legalizes posession of heroin, cocaine, marijuana
Posted by admin in World News on August 21, 2009
Mexico decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin on Friday — a move that prosecutors say makes sense even in the midst of the government’s grueling battle against drug traffickers.
MI Judge dismisses couple’s medical marijuana charges
Posted by admin in Political News on June 19, 2009
A Michigan judge is upset that he couldn’t throw a cancer patient in jail for 14 years for growing her own medicine! Prosecutors are upset as well and plan to appeal. Sad, but true.
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