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Landmark Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ruling Prevails

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on May 24, 2012 Dispensaries, Legislation, News

People v. Colvin Affirms That Dispensing Collective Members Are Not Required To Help Cultivate Their Marijuana

The absurd specter of seriously ill medical marijuana patients being forced to work in the fields for their medicine has been dispelled. In a major victory for the community, the California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied review of an important dispensary case out of Los Angeles. Rejecting calls from State Attorney General Kamala Harris and law enforcement to review the Court of Appeal ruling in People v. Colvin, the Court upheld certain protections for medical marijuana patients and providers.

Man Critically Injured Trying To Retrieve Stolen Marijuana

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on May 24, 2012 News

Woodstock Police Department

Alleged pot thieves Hanna M. Schacht (left) and John C. Kurchina

An Illinois man who fell from the hood of a moving vehicle while trying to get back some stolen marijuana, according to police, is now hospitalized in critical condition.

The 26-year-old Woodstock, Illinois, man had jumped onto the roof of a car late Sunday while trying to stop another man who had fled with the cannabis without paying for it, according to police, reports Andrea L. Brown at the Chicago Tribune.

The alleged attempted pot thief, John C. Kurchina, 22, also of Woodstock, was charged with theft, according to police. The woman who was driving the getaway car, according to police — Hanna M. Schacht, 21, also of Woodstock — was also charged with failure to report an accident with injuries.

Cannabis Lab Intros New Online Features For Dispensaries

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on May 24, 2012 Dispensaries, Products

BudGenius.com

The company’s newest product, MenuGenius, is a free menu for displaying tested and non-tested medicine in an interactive format

BudGenius.com, an online medical marijuana testing and laboratory system, has upgraded its cannabis strain management features and online services. According to the company, clients using its testing services are given a marketing edge with new online tools for more efficient strain management.

BudGenius has also opened their system to all dispensaries and mobile cannabis delivery services nationwide. All cannabis professionals can now sign up for free accounts to utilize free marketing tools to improve their businesses. Clients that choose to test their medicine with BudGenius are given additional features.

The company’s newest product, MenuGenius, is also fully integrated into the new client services area. Cannabis professionals are invited to take advantage of this free menu for displaying tested and non-tested medicine in an interactive format on all websites and forums. MenuGenius is best utilized by dispensaries and delivery services to attract new patients, service current patients, and lower website development costs.

Penn’s Rant About Obama Marijuana Policy Goes Viral

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on May 23, 2012 Culture, Legislation, News

Video footage of Penn Jillette and Michael Goudeau’s “Penn’s Sunday School” chat about the President’s marijuana policy and previous drug use has gone viral online.

Landlord Gets Year In Prison For Tenants’ Marijuana Operation

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on May 23, 2012 Growing, News

Opposing Views

A Montana landlord with no criminal history has been sentenced to a year in prison for a medical marijuana operation run by his tenants.

Jonathan Janetski, 36, of Flathead Valley, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy on Monday to 12 months and one day in prison, reports The Associated Press.

“GREAT we get to support this guy for a year,” commented “home stretch” on the Billings Gazette‘s website. “Another 80000 dollars down the tubes, and for what? How does this help?”

150 Pounds Marijuana Barred From Evidence Because Of GPS

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on May 23, 2012 News

THC Finder

A federal judge has ruled that law enforcement illegally placed a GPS tracking device on a Kentucky man’s car, and has barred prosecutors from using 150 pounds of marijuana discovered in a subsequent search of the vehicle.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Kentucky State Police found the cannabis in a car belonging to 49-year-old Robert Dale Lee near Lexington in September 2011 because they used the GPS tracking device to follow him without a warrant authorizing it, concluded U.S. District Judge Amul R. Thapar, reports Brett Barrouquere of The Associated Press.

Emery Supporter Sent Death Threats To Federal Prosecutors

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on May 22, 2012 Global, News

Huffington Post

A fanatical supporter of “Prince of Pot” Marc Emery has been arrested for repeated death threats to Emery’s federal prosecutors

An unhinged Canadian man with a diaper obsession has been charged with sending a series of death threats to federal prosecutors in Seattle just before “Prince of Pot” Marc Emery’s extradition to the United States to face marijuana charges.

Paul George Cartier, 50, has “a history of other threats,” according to the U.S. Secret Service, reports Keegan Hamilton at the Seattle Weekly, including once having mailed a letter to the White House containing white power labeled “anthrax.”

Emery, the B.C.-based marijuana seed millionaire, pleaded guilty in 2008 to exporting cannabis seeds to the U.S. After having been indicted in Seattle, Emery almost worked out a deal under which he could have served his time in a Canadian prison, but when that fell through, the feds were busily working to get the Prince of Pot on the American side of the border.

NORML Women Putting Judges On The Cannabis Hot Seat

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on May 22, 2012 Legislation, News

The UnLockr

It’s time for the cannabis community to be more aware of the stands taken by judges and other public servants when it comes to marijuana, and the NORML Women’s Alliance is taking steps to make that happen in Los Angeles County.

The L.A. branch of the NORML Women’s Alliance (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) on Monday launched a new voter education project focused on candidates for Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge in the June 5 primary election.

“We at the NORML Women’s Alliance believe that judges hold one of the most important elected offices in our system of government,” said Cheri Sicard, Los Angeles County community leader for the group. “Judges, more than any other government officials, have a direct impact on the daily lives of the constituents they serve. Yet voters are often least informed about the candidates they elect to these important positions. We want to change that.”

Poll: 56% Favor Legalizing, Regulating Marijuana In U.S.

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on May 22, 2012 Legislation, News

Dawah International, LLC

A solid majority of voters nationwide favor legalizing and regulating marijuana similar to the way alcohol and tobacco are currently regulated, according to a poll released last week by Rasmussen Reports. Most of those responding don’t believe it should be a crime for people to smoke marijuana in the privacy of their own homes.

The national telephone survey of 1,000 likely voters shows that 56 percent favor legalizing and regulating marijuana in a manner similar to the way alcohol and cigarettes are regulated. Thirty-six percent (36%) are opposed to legalizing and regulating cannabis in such a manner.

“Polling now consistently shows that more voters support legalizing and regulating marijuana than support continuing a failed prohibition approach,” said Neill Franklin, a retired Baltimore narcotics cop who now works with Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP). “Yet far too many politicians continue to acts as if marijuana policy reform is some dangerous third rail they dare not touch.

Kentucky Man Tells Cops His Marijuana Plants Were Burglarized

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on May 21, 2012 Growing, News

Louisville Metro Corrections

Stephen Byerly, 51, told the cops he caught two guys stealing his marijuana plants

Police responding to a Kentucky crime scene call early Friday morning were greeted by a man who claimed his marijuana plants were being burglarized.

According to an arrest report from the Louisville Police Department, 911 dispatchers took a call asking police to come to an address on St. Joseph Avenue, but the call got disconnected, reports WDRB.

When the cops got there, they found Stephen Byerly, 51, who told them he caught two guys in his house “who then burglarized his marijuana plants.”

Byerly gave the officers consent to search his home, upon which they said they found 10 marijuana plants growing in the basement. The cops said they also found a “sophisticated irrigation, lighting and ventilation system.”

According to the police report, Byerly told officers he was forced to grow marijuana so he could raise money after being laid off from his job.

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