By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ in
Dispensaries, Medical
Monday, Aug. 16 2010 @ 6:43PM
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| Photo: San Diego City Beat |
| San Diego County D.A. Bonnie Dumanis: Despite a pledge to respect California's medical marijuana laws, she has waged an urelenting war against cannabis patients and providers |
However, for the second trial Dumanis is trying to deny Jackson, former operator of the Answerdam Alternative Care Collective (AACC), a medical marijuana defense based on the claim that "sales" are illegal under California law.
Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a medical marijuana patient advocacy group, filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief in support of Jackson's defense, refuting the D.A.'s allegations.
"To deny a medical marijuana provider the ability to defend himself in court based on an argument that what he did was illegal, not only ignores relevant medical marijuana law, but also smacks of circular logic," said Joe Elford, ASA chief counsel and author of the amicus brief filed on Monday.
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By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ in
Dispensaries, News
Wednesday, Aug. 4 2010 @ 8:55AM
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| Graphic: Voter Political Blog |
More than 700 applied specifically for dispensary licenses, far exceeding the number expected by state officials, who estimated that only half of the state's roughly 1,100 pre-existing dispensaries would apply for licenses.
State officials will now conduct background checks on applicants before awarding licenses, which are expected to generate additional millions in annual revenue for Colorado.
"This outpouring of applications is another sign of how willing and eager marijuana business owners are to be taxed, regulated, and given equal treatment to other legitimate establishments, said Steve Fox, director of government relations for the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP).
By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ in
Dispensaries, Legislation
Tuesday, Aug. 3 2010 @ 9:44AM
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| Graphic: Legal Libations |
More than 2,000 Coloradans have applied for licenses to operate in the state's burgeoning medical marijuana business. The applications were due Sunday, and the figure could still rise because those postmarked by the due date will still be counted.
The 2,059 forms received so far include applications from 717 dispensaries, 271 marijuana product makers (edibles), and 1,071 marijuana growers, according to John Ingold of The Denver Post.
By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ in
Dispensaries, Medical
Monday, Aug. 2 2010 @ 10:50AM
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| Graphic: Disinformation |
MMAG, recently founded to advocate "peaceful protest for pharmaceutical research," brings motivation and passion to the struggle, according to Alexander Young, president and founder of the group.
"We expect strong opposition from disbelievers," Young said. "It's inevitable in such a conservative atmosphere. We knew this when we started and we're ready for a struggle. But it's time to end needless suffering."
"It's time to bring centralization and a single, clear, professional voice to the medicinal cannabis community," said Tim DaGiau, public relations director for MMAG.
Friday, Jul. 30 2010 @ 9:39AM
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| WBAL |
| Marijuana critic William Breathes at work |
Denver's Westword alternative newspaper has hired the man, who goes by the name "William Breathes," to review marijuana dispensaries and the quality of the cannabis they sell, reports WBAL TV.
"He has his journalism degree," said a Westword editor. "He was a good writer, and he could punctuate and he could spell, which was very different than a lot of people who applied for the job."
Breathes said he has been smoking marijuana for 15 years to ease chronic stomach pains. Now he smokes pot to pay the mortgage.
By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ in
Dispensaries, Medical
Wednesday, Jul. 28 2010 @ 11:38AM
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The delay is caused by a lack of detail about how the city will operate the program, which includes a very cool, first-in-the-nation provision requiring dispensaries to price their marijuana on a sliding scale so the city's poorest patients can get their medicinal cannabis for free, reports Tim Craig at The Washington Post.
Council member David A. Catania, chairman of the Health Committee, said he doesn't expect the first dispensaries to open until early next year, and that would be a best-case scenario.
"I know people are eager for this to go forward, but I think we have to do this judiciously and slowly and carefully," Catania said.
By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ in
Dispensaries, Legislation
Tuesday, Jul. 27 2010 @ 6:10PM
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| Photo: Opposing Views |
The District joins 14 other states across the U.S. in having effective medical marijuana laws.
By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ in
Dispensaries, Growing
Monday, Jul. 26 2010 @ 1:12PM
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The university said that, if it were to grow the herb, which is illegal for any purpose under federal law, it could lose out on millions of dollars of government funding, reports Richard Perez-Pena of The New York Times.
By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ in
Dispensaries, News
Thursday, Jul. 22 2010 @ 1:32PM
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| Photo: MusicbizFormation |
| "$14,000? What $14,000? Oh yeah, THAT $14,000. OK, just say he was money laundering, threaten him with the DEA, and we'll keep the cash." |
Sound unlikely? Guess again. And welcome to Colorado Springs, Colorado.
A medical marijuana dispensary owner said he intends to sue the Colorado Springs Police Department over what he said was the illegal seizure of $14,000.
By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ in
Dispensaries, Growing
Wednesday, Jul. 21 2010 @ 11:46AM
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| Photo: Ask Bury |
The 5-2 vote came after two hours of heated debate between growers who argued the proposal could destroy their livelihoods, and businessmen who said it could turn Oakland into the Silicon Valley of marijuana, reports John Hoeffel at the Los Angeles Times.
