Quick Hits (News)A Major Medical Marijuana VictoryBy: Bud Life Staff Justice was served on March 16, 2004 in the County of Fresno (California) when Mr. and Mrs. Ainsworth, both qualified medical marijuana patients, were exonerated and their felony case was completely dismissed. Click here for the full story. Victims in Tainted Sting Win SettlementBy: Lianne Hart (LA Times Staff Writer) HOUSTON - Victims of a discredited 1999 drug sting in the Texas panhandle town of Tulia will receive a $5-million settlement from the nearby city of Amarillo, attorneys announced Thursday. Click here for the full story. Judge Orders 18 Ounces of 'Purple Haze' Marijuana Returned to Local menBy: Cathy Redfern (Santa Cruz Sentinel) SANTA CRUZ - Judge Art Danner ordered police to return 18 ounces of "Purple Haze" marijuana to two men who had the drug confiscated during a minor car stop in Scotts Valley. Click here for the full story. Nato Happy to Ignore Explosion in Afghan Opium Output, says RussiaBy: Richard Norton-Taylor and agencies (The Guardian) Nato is turning a blind eye to the flourishing opium trade in Afghanistan to ensure the support of warlords in the struggle to maintain security in the country, Russia's defence minister has claimed. Click here for the full story. |
Growin' Our Own (Feature stories)California's Newest Medical Marijuana LawBy: Elmore Stone SB-420. Such a really cute bill number. It stands for Senate Bill 420. And, as we all know, 420 is 'the' code to fire up that joint or get that bong going and savor some righteous weed. But, does this mean that all Californians can smoke pot whenever they so choose? Not even close. Then what on earth could it possibly mean? That, friends and neighbors, is the question. Click here for the full story. Helpful Info on Drug Crimes and Immigration ConsequencesBy: Linda Ramirez (Attorney at Law) The statute is the first place to look when you have a question about what is or is not covered, or how it is characterized in relation to immigration benefits or consequences. To become familiar with the structure of the statute, and its provisions, you should try and use it to find the answer to your questions, looking first to the statutory terms, and second, to any administrative or federal court case law interpreting the statute. Click here for the full story. Clinic Sees Pot as a Valid TreatmentBy: David Haldane, (LA Times Staff Writer) Andy Kinnon recently walked into an Orange County doctor's office looking for relief. When he walked out an hour later, Kinnon said, he had just the thing he'd been seeking: a recommendation, on embossed white paper signed and dated by a physician, for all the marijuana he could smoke. Click here for the full story. Armchair Drug DetectionBy: Kris Maher (The Wall Street Journal) On a recent evening after most workers had gone home from Robert M. Sides Inc., a music company in Williamsport, Pa., three men went through the offices testing for the presence of drugs. They brushed a narrow plastic tool that resembles a home-pregnancy test across telephone receivers, computer keyboards and mouses, calculator keys, doorknobs, armrests and a coffeepot handle. Walking past worktables holding tools and stripped-down saxophones, they wiped vise handles and light switches. In a bathroom, they dragged the tool across the hot and cold fixtures of a sink. Click here for the full story. |
Pipeline (Other stuff)Patients Seek Contra Costa Cannabis ClubBy: Bruce Gerstman (Contra Costa Times) OAKLEY - Tanya Anderson took nearly 100 pills each week to control her health, weakened by AIDS. The drugs caused a problem: They made her vomit the food she attempted to swallow. She dropped from 150 pounds to 96. Click here for the full story. Stretch of Highway in Arizona is a Corridor for Cocaine and MarijuanaBy: Ananda Shorey (AP) FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The police dog circles the car stopped on the shoulder of Interstate 40 just outside the city. It sniffs, pauses and then leaps toward the passenger door, clawing up the side before slipping in through the window. Click here for the full story. Couple Cry Foul Over Federal MMJ ArrestBy: Denny Walsh (Sacramento Bee) The medical marijuana confrontation between California and the U.S. government took a dramatic turn when two people were arrested on federal charges as they sat in a Tehama County courtroom. Click here for the full story. Privacy in RetreatBy: William Safire (NY Times) WASHINGTON -- "I believe privacy is a fundamental right," said the candidate George W. Bush one month before his election, "and that every American should have absolute control over his or her personal information." Click here for the full story. |
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