California Arcata
anticipates AG guidelines
for medical marijuana

As the city of Arcata gets ready to finalize its medical marijuana dispensaries guidelines, those involved are cautious about possible state regulations that may be coming down the pipe soon.

The California Attorney General's Office is working on creating a set of guidelines for medical marijuana dispensaries, but because it's a work in progress, details are not being released yet, said Deputy Press Secretary  Read More...

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How medical marijuana is
transforming the pot
industry.

Dr. Kush

How medical marijuana is transforming the pot industry.

The Tibetan prayer flags suspended on a string over the sleeping body of Captain Blue rose and fell in fluttering counterpoint to the wheezy rhythm of his breath. Lifted by a gentle breeze off the Pacific Ocean, each swatch of red, white, yellow, or green cotton bore a paragraph of Asian script.  Read More...

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Promised medical
marijuana regulation
still far away in San
Mateo, California

When federal drug enforcement agents raided three medical marijuana dispensaries in San Mateo last year, county officials responded to the outcry from local cannabis patients by calling for guidelines to distribute the controversial medication.

But the Peninsula's last remaining dispensary was raided by federal agents two weeks ago, and the county is still far from creating a promised model ordinance designed  Read More...

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Oregon Court of Appeals
protects medical
marijuana

PORTLAND — The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that an employer must make a reasonable accommodation for medical marijuana use for a disability.

In an opinion issued Wednesday, the appeals court upheld a ruling by the state Bureau of Labor and Industries.

The agency said that Emerald Steel Fabricators in Eugene violated state laws barring discrimination against the disabled by discharging  Read More...

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New Brief in Medical
Marijuana Challenge

San Diego: New Brief in Medical Marijuana Challenge
A group of California medical marijuana patients Tueday filed a legal brief opposing San Diego County's attempt to overturn state law on the issue.

In February 2006, San Diego County filed a lawsuit challenging  Read More...

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New Pot Raids Call for
new national leadership

For all you stoners out there, we all took a hit a couple of weeks ago (and I'm not talking about the kind that makes you all happy and giddy). The hit I'm talking about is when the feds raided a Long Beach medical marijuana dispensary.

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How medical marijuana is
transforming the pot
industry.

Dr. Kush

How medical marijuana is transforming the pot industry.

The Tibetan prayer flags suspended on a string over the sleeping body of Captain Blue rose and fell in fluttering counterpoint to the wheezy rhythm of his breath. Lifted by a gentle breeze off the Pacific Ocean, each swatch of red, white, yellow, or green cotton bore a paragraph of Asian script.  Read More...

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Jamaica considers
legalising cannabis

Jamaica considers legalising cannabis

Jamaica is considering the legalisation of marijuana, a drug revered by members of the island's large Rastafarian population who say smoking it is part of their religion.

A seven-member government commission has been researching possible changes to the Caribbean nation's anti-drug laws, which some police complain are clogging courts and jails with marijuana-related cases, a government  Read More...

Added: 4 months ago

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