Photo: Transylvania Phoenix |
Dianne Feinstein must be tired of being a senator. She does some really dumb stuff sometimes — like opposing pot legalization. |
Ol’ Di-Fei once again looks a lot like a LINO — Liberal In Name Only.
Photo: Transylvania Phoenix |
Dianne Feinstein must be tired of being a senator. She does some really dumb stuff sometimes — like opposing pot legalization. |
Ol’ Di-Fei once again looks a lot like a LINO — Liberal In Name Only.
The flag of New Mexico
It’s for her sick child.
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New Mexico mom Nicole Nuñez is suing the state over “arbitrary” supply limits. Nuñez’s eight month old daughter has a seizure disorder. A Michigan judge ruled that seedlings count as plants.
The four Colorado doctors suspended for overprescribing large plant counts will have to go through administrative hearings to try and get their licenses reinstated. A judge tossed out a lawsuit they filed.
GoldenGatePark.com |
San Francisco’s 4/20 celebration typically culminates in Golden Gate Park at Hippie Hill |
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The victim: Fort Bragg Councilmember and veteran forester Jere Melo was murdered on August 27, 2011 — but not by a marijuana farmer. |
Fort Bragg, CA (PRWEB) January 19, 2012Along with a group of concerned citizens, Madeleine Melo has formed the Jere Melo Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.When Fort Bragg Councilmember and veteran forester Jere Melo was murdered on August 27th, 2011 the entire community of Fort Bragg, California was in shock. Melo was gunned down while investigating a report of a marijuana grow on private timberlands.Madeleine, Jere’s widow, wants to put a stop to the violence and environmental damage caused by illegal marijuana grows. “Nobody else should be killed over marijuana,” said Madeleine, “we need to clean up our woods and that’s what Jere tried so hard to do.”The foundation’s initial focus will be to create public awareness of what JMF Board Chairman Stephen Horner called a situation that has “reached a crisis level.”A board of directors was appointed and represents various public sectors. The initial board members are:John Andersen – Area Manager, Mendocino Redwood CompanyMaribelle Anderson – Anderson LoggingDan Catone – Owner, Financial Advisor, Redwood InvestmentsStephen Horner – Manager, Campbell TimberlandRoy Kornmeyer – Real Property Appraiser, Mendocino CountyScott Mayberry – Fort Bragg Police ChiefMadeleine Melo – Retired Certified Nurse-MidwifeLindy Peters – Sports Director and Radio Personality, KUNKPaul Trouette – Mendocino County Fish and Game commissioner, President of Mendocino County Blacktail AssociationAbout the Jere Melo FoundationThe Jere Melo Foundation (http://www.jeremelo.org) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate the community about the need for safety and environmental health in forest lands and open space on public and private property.
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A federal drug agent prepares to destroy a marijuana crop in Northern California |
You too, Mendo? Say it ain’t so! The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has voted 3-2 to support the use of federal intelligence agencies in the war against marijuana.
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A federal drug agent stands in a marijuana field near Redding. The 2010 raid led to federal charges against 27 people. |
The pattern of the American government using domestic spying on its own citizens — begun after the 9/11 attacks and the PATRIOT Act — may soon be going to a new level. Congress may empower federal intelligence agencies to participate in the struggle against marijuana cultivation in national forests and on other federal land.
All photos: Jack Rikess |
Photo: The Pitch |
I’ll have one of each, please. |
While cannabis-infused soft drinks have been around for awhile, a new brand, Canna Cola, seems to have hit a marketing sweet spot, because its February debut in Colorado is getting a ton of media buzz.
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U.S. agents seized the 6,700 pounds of marijuana, compressed into about 500 bricks, near Falfurrias, Texas on Friday |
U.S. law enforcement seized more than three tons of marijuana from a tanker trailer traveling in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, according to a spokesman from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Photo: DEA |
Michele Leonhart, acting administrator of the DEA, is a Bush-era drug warrior who has overseen raids of legal medical marijuana dispensaries — yet Obama is keeping her on. |
After more than two years as acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Michele Leonhart, who served as deputy DEA administrator during George W. Bush’s presidency, is scheduled to be confirmed by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, November 17.