NorCal Medical Marijuana Enemy #1: US Attorney Melinda Haag
So why is Melinda Haag medical marijuana's enemy number 1 and an enemy of sick patients, states' rights, and our local economy in Northern California?
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There's Been a Tectonic Shift on Marijuana Across the US, Except in Washington -- Why Can't We Pop the Beltway Bubble?
Paul Armentano, deputy director of NORML , writes a great piece on the rapidly growing support amongst the people and local politicians to end marijuana prohibition. Read Paul’s deep insights on politics…
Video: MARIJUANA KILLS AGAIN! 22 Year Old Dies In Jail After Being Arrested For Small Amount Marijuana
Seattle’s Kiro 7 News reports on Michael R. Saffioti, a 22 year old man who collapsed and died in prison after being arrested for a small amount of marijuana. Michael grew up…
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act Officially Requires More Signatures
The 67,885 signatures that the Arkansans for Compassionate Care submitted on July 5th to put legalizing medical marijuana on the Arkansas November ballot have been reviewed by the Secretary of State’s Office.…
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Pro-Medical Marijuana Brooklyn Judge Dies From Cancer
Gustin Reichbach, the Brooklyn judge who wrote an op-ed for the NY Times pleading for medical marijuana to be legalized passed away on Saturday from his struggle with stage 3 pancreatic cancer.…
Oregon OCTA Marijuana Legalization Initiative Makes Ballot
The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA) initiative has qualified for the November ballot, the Oregon Secretary of State Election Division’s official Twitter feed announced Friday evening. That means voters in three Western…
Book Review: "Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know"
Book Review of: Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know by Jonathan Caulkins, Angela Hawken, Beau Kilmer, and Mark Kleiman...
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Owner Of Nation's First Marijuana Pharmacy Now Broke And Fighting IRS
Lynnette M. Shaw, who opened the 1st licensed medical marijuana dispensary in the US, has filed for personal bankruptcy after the federal government shut down her Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana .…
Obama's War On Medical Marijuana Just Got Even Uglier
One month ago, Eric Holder testified before Congress that the Dept. of Justice is only targeting medical marijuana businesses that violate their state’s laws. Anyone who didn’t realize it was a lie…
Video: Harborside Health Center Press Conference July 12 2012
A 67 minute mobile video of this morning's press conference in response to the Obama administration's latest assault on the Harborside Health Center...
Feds Target California's Highest Profile Dispensary
by Phillip Smith, July 11, 2012, 09:54pm, (Issue #742) Harborside Health Center , California’s largest and most well-known medical marijuana dispensary, has been targeted for closure by federal prosecutors. Workers at the…
Narc Scandal Front and Center in Florida Sheriff Race
by Phillip Smith, July 11, 2012, 03:26pm, (Issue #742) Embattled Sheriff Bob Gualtieri (bobforsheriff.com) Scandal has been brewing in the Pinellas County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office over the possibly criminal misbehavior of some…
Chronicle Book Review Essay: Summer Marijuana Reads
by Phillip Smith, July 11, 2012, 11:38pm, (Issue #742) Heart of Dankness: Underground Botanists, Outlaw Farmers, and the Race for the Cannabis Cup by Mark Haskell Smith (2012, Broadway Paperbacks, 235 pp.,…
Pelosi Suggests Movement Post-Election on Medical Marijuana
by Phillip Smith, July 11, 2012, 09:57pm, (Issue #742) Pelosi and President Obama in happier times (wikimedia.org) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told a bloggers’ roundtable Wednesday that Democrats might be interested…
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First Vapor Room, Now Feds Target Beloved Harborside Health Center
KQED reports U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag’s office has threatened to seize the property of Harborside Health Center’s Oakland and San Jose locations. The Vapor Room in the Lower Haight is already shutting…
Video: The Benefits of Smoking Weed!
SourceFed has a great 2:29 power video (I’m not even sure they take a breath) on the recent scientific study that THCV and Cannabidiol in cannabis can help treat obesity-related diseases such…
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Arizona's "25 Mile" Law Threatens Growing Medical Marijuana At Home
Once dispensaries come online in Arizona, medical marijuana patients living within 25 miles of a dispensary won’t be allowed to grow at home. 126 dispensary licenses will be awarded in Arizona initially,…
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Arkansas Governor Beebe Says He Won't Support Medical Marijuana Bill
Fox16 reports Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe stated today that he will not support The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act even if enough valid signatures have been submitted to put it on the November…