It seems like every time you turn on the TV lately, there’s another debate among the GOP Presidential Candidate hopefuls where they end up discussing important issues from foreign policy to the economy to immigration. One issue, however, that appears to have gottten lost in the shuffle is that of medical marijuana. In fact, the only time the subject seems [...]
November 21, 2011 From the ACLU DETROIT – An Oakland County Circuit Court judge will hear arguments Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. on the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan’s request to strike down Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills ordinances that completely ban medical marijuana in direct violation of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act. The ACLU is [...]
Drug Enforcement Agents executed warrants on fifteen medical cannabis access points across the state of Washington last week. US Attorney Jenny Durkan alleges that the access points were using the state law to conceal criminal activity and money laundering; however, this is only true so long as medical cannabis is illegal on a federal level. [...]
By Charmie Gholson, Editor This editorial, “Bill Schuette at odds with voters’ will,” from the conservative leaning Times Herold editorial board is another indication of the beginning of media support for our community. Brian Dickersons’ oped, “Schuette wages war against the people’s law,” in the Detroit Free Press kicked off what could be a shift [...]
Last month, the California Medical Association (CMA) adopted an official position calling for the legalization and regulation of cannabis. According to an editorial in the Sacramento Bee by CMA president-elect Dr. Paul Phinney and CMA speaker of the house Dr. Luther Cobb, the adoption of this policy by the largest statewide physician organization in America [...]
Notwithstanding the fact that the California Legislature expressly enacted the Medical Marijuana Program Act (“the MMPA” or “SB420″) to “[e]nhance the access of patients and caregivers to medical marijuana through collective, cooperative cultivation projects,” some localities are seeking to eradicate them through the use of their zoning laws. The most recent example of this, City [...]
On November 1, federal agents raided G3 Holistic, Inc.’s three locations in Colton, Upland, and Moreno Valley, CA as well as the Ontario warehouse where the medical cannabis was grown. That same day, the homes of G3′s president, Aaron Sandusky, and its chief financial officer, John Nuckolls, were also raided on the claim that Sandusky has been illegally [...]
Appeal Filed for Barb Agro By Charmie Gholson A 70-year-old grandmother and former Lake Orion police dispatcher is appealing her recent drug conviction. Mrs. Barbara Agro was convicted in June of one count of delivery/manufacture of marijuana, a four-year felony. She appealed the conviction in July. The appeal is based on a motion Oakland [...]
From online pot.org Ingredients: 8 oz. semi sweet chocolate 2.5 cups custard 1.5 cups whipped cream 1/4-1/2 oz chopped (fine) or ground ganja rubber spatula Melt the chocolate in a double boiler over low-med/low heat Add the cannabis to the chocolate and set the heat to REALLY low and let it “simmer” for about [...]
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