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US CO: Editorial: Dispense With The Nonsense On Medical Pot

mmj-news - 3 hours 29 min ago
The Daily Sentinel, 08 Mar 2010 - Some people in Colorado, including Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, want the state Legislature to stuff the medical marijuana genie back in the hookah. Yes, Colorado voters approved Amendment 20 a decade ago to legalize medical marijuana, they say. But voters never envisioned the system that has sprung up, with medical marijuana dispensaries on seemingly every corner in many municipalities.

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US VT: Pot Dispensary Bill Faces Action

mmj-news - 3 hours 29 min ago
Times Argus, 09 Mar 2010 - MONTPELIER - A legislative effort to provide eligible patients with safe and legal access to medical marijuana could inch forward this week when a Senate committee decides whether to create state-sanctioned dispensaries for the drug. The Senate Committee on Government Operations is scheduled to vote Thursday on a bill that would establish up to five so-called "compassion centers" at which patients could obtain medical marijuana.

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US CO: Youth Factor Heats Up Medical Marijuana Debate

mmj-news - 3 hours 29 min ago
Denver Post, 08 Mar 2010 - The divisions between the pro- and anti-marijuana crowds at the state House Judiciary Committee meeting were already clear last week when the young man who described himself as a recovering heroin addict approached the microphone. As the man spoke about marijuana use leading kids to harder drugs and fears that medical marijuana from dispensaries would make it into teenage hands, the lines became even clearer.

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US CO: Editorial: Dispense With The Nonsense On Medical Pot

mmj-news - 3 hours 29 min ago
The Daily Sentinel, 08 Mar 2010 - Some people in Colorado, including Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, want the state Legislature to stuff the medical marijuana genie back in the hookah. Yes, Colorado voters approved Amendment 20 a decade ago to legalize medical marijuana, they say. But voters never envisioned the system that has sprung up, with medical marijuana dispensaries on seemingly every corner in many municipalities.

Read the entire article...

US VT: Pot Dispensary Bill Faces Action

mmj-news - 3 hours 29 min ago
Times Argus, 09 Mar 2010 - MONTPELIER - A legislative effort to provide eligible patients with safe and legal access to medical marijuana could inch forward this week when a Senate committee decides whether to create state-sanctioned dispensaries for the drug. The Senate Committee on Government Operations is scheduled to vote Thursday on a bill that would establish up to five so-called "compassion centers" at which patients could obtain medical marijuana.

Read the entire article...

US CO: Youth Factor Heats Up Medical Marijuana Debate

mmj-news - 3 hours 29 min ago
Denver Post, 08 Mar 2010 - The divisions between the pro- and anti-marijuana crowds at the state House Judiciary Committee meeting were already clear last week when the young man who described himself as a recovering heroin addict approached the microphone. As the man spoke about marijuana use leading kids to harder drugs and fears that medical marijuana from dispensaries would make it into teenage hands, the lines became even clearer.

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Santa Cruz City Council Votes to Ban Additional Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

mmj-news - 8 hours 6 min ago
On Tuesday, March 9th, the Santa Cruz City Council voted 6-0 to support a recommendation from the city staff which bans the opening of an additional medical marijuana dispensary in Santa Cruz. This was the first reading of the vote and there will be a second vote in two weeks to finalize the ruling.

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Santa Cruz City Council Votes to Ban Additional Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

mmj-news - 8 hours 6 min ago
On Tuesday, March 9th, the Santa Cruz City Council voted 6-0 to support a recommendation from the city staff which bans the opening of an additional medical marijuana dispensary in Santa Cruz. This was the first reading of the vote and there will be a second vote in two weeks to finalize the ruling.

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Teens, Society Will Suffer If R.I. Decriminalizes Marijuana

Cannabis News - 8 hours 34 min ago
Why decriminalize marijuana when drugs are central to many of the problems relating to gangs, teenage suicide, teenage violence and low academic achievement? Anyone close to the issue — teachers, police officers, counselors, and parents — can speak to this with certainty: Kids have been reaching out for guidance and direction for [...]

Slowly, Limits on Pot Are Fading

Cannabis News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 20:59
LOS ANGELES — James Gray once saw himself as a drug warrior, a former federal prosecutor and county judge who sent people to prison for dealing pot and other drug offenses.  Gradually, though, he became convinced that the ban on marijuana was making it more accessible to young people, not less. “I [...]

Santa Cruz City Council Votes to Ban Additional Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

mmj-news - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 20:15
On Tuesday, March 9th, the Santa Cruz City Council voted 6-0 to support a recommendation from the city staff which bans the opening of an additional medical marijuana dispensary in Santa Cruz. This was the first reading of the vote and there will be a second vote in two weeks to finalize the ruling. The council stated that changes are likely to be made to the regulation as a result of the testimony and information presented during the March 9th meeting.

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Santa Cruz City Council Votes to Ban Additional Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

mmj-news - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 20:15
On Tuesday, March 9th, the Santa Cruz City Council voted 6-0 to support a recommendation from the city staff which bans the opening of an additional medical marijuana dispensary in Santa Cruz. This was the first reading of the vote and there will be a second vote in two weeks to finalize the ruling. The council stated that changes are likely to be made to the regulation as a result of the testimony and information presented during the March 9th meeting.

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State Laws Gradually Going To Pot

Cannabis News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 18:37
Washington, D.C. — From the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, state laws restricting marijuana use are slowly going up in smoke, a newspaper review indicates. Advocates of legalizing marijuana say shifts propelled by culture, politics and generational attitudes have moved the United States to the point that could see the relaxation of 40 years of tough [...]

[audio] 18-Year-Old Demands Right To Be Sexually Harrassed In Workplace

The Onion - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 18:00
Onion Radio News - with Doyle Redland


Man helps other grow Medical Marijuana

Cannabis News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 17:51

Please Write to San Diego DA Bonnie Dumanis

mmj-news - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 17:24
Please Write to San Diego DA Bonnie Dumanis

Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Please Write to San Diego DA Bonnie Dumanis
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The prosecution of the case against U.S. Naval Veteran Eugene Davidovich has moved to suppress evidence of Davidovich's legal status as a medical cannabis patient as well as his service in the United States Navy.

The most important weapon we have in fighting the war on drugs is information and publicity, please either email or write San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. If you are unsure what to say you can use the letter below as a template, feel free to add to it, but remember to keep your commentary RESPECTFUL.

Letter can be sent to:

publicaffairs@sdcda.org

or

Hall of Justice
330 W Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101

or you may call 619-531-4040

-A.B. GREEN AID

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Dear District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis,

I sincerely appreciate your service to the City and County of San Diego and your mission to remove dangerous criminals from the streets.

However, I feel you have grossly misappropriated taxpayer funds and resources in your prosecution of legal cannabis patients and dispensaries, particularly in the case of United States Naval Veteran Eugene Davidovich.

Please consider the infrastructure, schools, and services that fall by the wayside in your pursuit to undermine state law.

Sincerely,

XXXXX

Please Write to San Diego DA Bonnie Dumanis

mmj-news - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 17:24
Please Write to San Diego DA Bonnie Dumanis

Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Please Write to San Diego DA Bonnie Dumanis
Bookmark & Share

The prosecution of the case against U.S. Naval Veteran Eugene Davidovich has moved to suppress evidence of Davidovich's legal status as a medical cannabis patient as well as his service in the United States Navy.

The most important weapon we have in fighting the war on drugs is information and publicity, please either email or write San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. If you are unsure what to say you can use the letter below as a template, feel free to add to it, but remember to keep your commentary RESPECTFUL.

Letter can be sent to:

publicaffairs@sdcda.org

or

Hall of Justice
330 W Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101

or you may call 619-531-4040

-A.B. GREEN AID

---


Dear District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis,

I sincerely appreciate your service to the City and County of San Diego and your mission to remove dangerous criminals from the streets.

However, I feel you have grossly misappropriated taxpayer funds and resources in your prosecution of legal cannabis patients and dispensaries, particularly in the case of United States Naval Veteran Eugene Davidovich.

Please consider the infrastructure, schools, and services that fall by the wayside in your pursuit to undermine state law.

Sincerely,

XXXXX

03-09 NORML Daily Audio Stash - Tue, Mar 9, 2010

mmj-news - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 16:30
03-09 NORML Daily Audio Stash - Tue, Mar 9, 2010

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Steele Smith on trial interviews for California Marijuana Report; Clif Deuvall from NORML of Waco on new reform bills in Texas; music by Quadron.


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03-09 NORML Daily Audio Stash - Tue, Mar 9, 2010

mmj-news - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 16:30
03-09 NORML Daily Audio Stash - Tue, Mar 9, 2010

F7A38497-3587-4FBF-ABF2-BF079851019B

Steele Smith on trial interviews for California Marijuana Report; Clif Deuvall from NORML of Waco on new reform bills in Texas; music by Quadron.


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Cannabis Rolled Up in Ballot

Cannabis News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 16:19
Marijuana Is Becoming Part of Our Culture. Hope for marijuana supporters and consumers in California has reached an all time high with the “Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act” initiative on the path for the November ballot. The first step in ending the ban on marijuana, which is getting the required amount of signatures, has almost reached [...]