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Colorado Springs Marijuana Dispensary Raided For Second Time

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 17, 2010 Dispensaries, News

Photo: KKTV

Police detectives raided Cannabis Therapy Center in Colorado Springs on Thursday.

Detectives raided Cannabis Therapy Center (CTC), a medical marijuana dispensary in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday.

The Metro Vice, Narcotics and Intelligence Unit got a search warrant because they have “probable cause to believe there was criminal activity going on there,” claimed Sgt. Steve Noblitt, reports KKTV.

“The officer in charge told me we’re being raided because we don’t have state approval to be open here, and they were issuing a warrant based on that information,” said CTC owner Don Liles.

Police refused to say what the “alleged criminal activity” was that led them to execute the raid.

Interview: Confessions of an Honest Pot Dispensary Manager

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 16, 2010 Dispensaries

Photo: Reuters

By Jack Rikess

Toke of the Town

Northern California

Correspondent

This isn’t scientific but, for my buds, 2010 has been one of the more pivotal years in the advancement of the acceptance of cannabis into our society.

With much speculation and hand-wringing follow the antics of that little bill called Proposition 19, the Bay Area, along with Colorado, has been ground central for the battle of hearts and minds following the exploits of our friend, marijuana.

And now the smoke has cleared. After a bitter battle that both plagued the movement with infighting as well as attacks from the outside by the usual suspects, I think it time to check in with my man on the front line, Raul.

Raul is the manager of a dispensary in the Bay Area. He’s one of the good guys.

EU Rules Dutch Can Bar Foreigners From Buying Marijuana

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 16, 2010 Dispensaries, Global, News

Photo: The World In Photos

What do you do if you have a thriving cannabis tourism industry pumping lots of money into the economy? Shut it down, if you’re the Dutch.

The Netherlands is poised to shut down its thriving cannabis tourism industry which has been an economic boon to the country for 34 years. European Union judges have ruled that Dutch authorities are not violating European single market laws by barring foreigners from buying the cannabis and hashish that are sold in the country’s famous marijuana “coffee shops.”

The restrictions, aimed at discouraging “drug tourism” from Belgium, Germany, and other places, have so far been implemented only in border towns but will soon be extended across the Netherlands, including Amsterdam, popular with British pot tourists, reports Bruno Waterfield at The Telegraph.

The EU ruling was requested by the Dutch supreme court, the Council oif State, after Marc Josemans, who owns Easy Going Coffee Shop in Maastricht, sued after being forced to close for breaking the “no foreigners” rule.

Advocates Want New Trial In San Diego Pot Dispensary Case

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 14, 2010 Dispensaries, News

Photo: K.C. Alfred/Sign On San Diego

The court deprived Jovan Jackson of the medical marijuana defense that was used to gain an acquittal in his first trial

Medical marijuana patient advocates on Wednesday will argue for a new trial in the case of dispensary owner Jovan Jackson, who was convicted on September 28 after he was tried for the second time in less than a year on the same charges of marijuana possession and sales.

After District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis failed to convict Jackson the first time, she was able to block his use of a medical marijuana defense at the second trial, virtually guaranteeing his conviction, according to patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA).

Marijuana Dispensaries Raided In Santa Clara County, California

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 10, 2010 Dispensaries, News

Photo: Maria J. Avila Lopez/San Jose Mercury News

Several law enforcement agencies from thoughout the South Bay Area raided MediLeaf dispensaries in Santa Clara County on Thursday.

Santa Clara County, California authorities have detained several people who they claim were involved in illegal cannabis sales and money laundering at MediLeaf medical marijuana dispensaries across the county.

More than 50 officers with the County Special Enforcement Team served search warrants and held several people Thursday following an eight-month investigation that police claimed “established probable cause” that illegal marijuana sales and money laundering took place at eight MediLeaf stores in the county, reports Action News reporter Felix Cortez at KSBW.

Shotgun Incidents Appear To Target Medical Marijuana Industry

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 7, 2010 Dispensaries, News

Photo: Bill Husa/Chico Enterprise Record

Holes are seen in the window of Cascade Wellness Center in Chico, California, after the medical marijuana dispensary was shot up early Monday morning by unknown gunmen.

The trouble with alarmist anti-marijuana propaganda is that, sooner or later, it always manifests itself in ugly real-life incidents.

Shotgun vandalism at a medical marijuana dispensary north of Chico, California early Monday morning, and the November 27 shotgun wounding of an employee from another local pot shop, may be connected, according to some in the medicinal cannabis industry.

The operator of Cascade Wellness Center was called to the business just after 2 a.m. on Monday when alarms went off, reports Greg Welter at the Chico Enterprise Record.

The Butte County Sheriff’s Office arrived to find the business heavily damaged by gunfire. Sgt. Derek Bell said a shotgun and a rifle were used by unknown gunmen who were likely standing in the parking lot.

Fight To Legalize Cannabis In African Nation Lands In High Court

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 3, 2010 Dispensaries, Global, Growing

Photo: OurWeed

Swazi marijuana is one of the few pure Sativa strains left in the world.

A challenge to the marijuana laws of the southern African nation Swaziland is going all the way to the High Court. Dr. Ben Diamini wants cannabis legalized, and he has also called upon the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade to grant him a 10-year exclusive license to grow “dagga,” as the herb is called locallly.

Dr. Diamini pointed out that in the past 5,000 years, no one has died of cannabis anywhere in the world. He wants to High Court to help him get an order allowing him to operate a cannabis processing factory and set up a marketing company, with all dagga growers in Swaziland as suppliers, reports Mtheto Lungu at Africa News. He said that his factory will then solicit orders from local and international pharmacies.

Diamini said he would involve international research institutions to conduct research on processed and raw cannabis.

Holding a doctorate in education and a bachelor of science degree with a major in chemistry, Diamini said cannabis is not a drug and is not addictive. He said it is neither intoxicating nor poisonous.

Patient Advocates Protest LA County Marijuana Dispensary Ban

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 2, 2010 Dispensaries, Medical

Photo: Natl NORML

Don Duncan, ASA: “It’s not acceptable to marginalize the patient community in Los Angeles and deprive them of access to this important medication”

In a move called unnecessary and hurtful by patient advocates, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to take a final vote Tuesday on an ordinance that would ban medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas of the county, rescinding dispensary regulations adopted by the board in 2006.

Members of the medical marijuana community, frustrated by the imminent passage of a ban on access to their medication, are planning to protest the board’s vote on Tuesday. They hope to draw attention not only to the need for access in unincorporated areas of L.A. County, but also a failure by the board to provide sufficient cause to rescind its existing regulatory ordinance.

Pot Collectives: Road To The Future Or Path To Frustration?

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on November 30, 2010 Dispensaries, Medical

Photo: Humboldt County News

Exclusive Interview: Humboldt County Growers Find Collectives Bring Complications

By Jack Rikess

Toke of the Town

Northern California Correspondent

“It seemed so much easier when it was illegal,” my knowledgeable friend told me candidly. “You basically had to hide what you were doing and find your own way to get your crop to market. Trying to do this legally with others and letting the government and the law in? It’s a headache.”

Toke of the Town spoke with a grower in Humboldt County who, along with others, has taken the steps to establish a farmer’s collective, primarily a way to come out of the shadows legally in an effort to develop safe and fair practices for the distribution of marijuana.

L.A. County Passes Marijuana Dispensary Ban

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on November 23, 2010 Dispensaries, Legislation

Photo: SGV Tribune

Over the strong objections of medical marijuana advocates, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to ban marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas of the county.

The vote was 4-1, with Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky opposing, reports Kevin Douglas Grant at Neon Tommy. During deliberations, Yaroslavsky encouraged the board to focus on unlicensed dispensaries instead of trying to shut down licensed ones.

“It’s the illegal ones that are creating almost all the problems,” Yaroslavsky said. “It’s the ones who come in for permits that we have considerable leverage over.”

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