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Father, Son Charged With Operating Two Marijuana Grow Houses

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on August 10, 2010 Growing, News

Here is one of the Zimmermans’ enviable grow operations. Since the photo is from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, this must have been the dad’s growroom. Nice!

An old man and his middle-aged son have been arrested on marijuana charges for cultivating cannabis in their homes, the Cook County Sheriff’s office said Tuesday.

Sheriff’s police estimate the seizures at both homes totaled “about $3 million to $5 million” at those mythical “street prices” they keep promising us.

Jay Zimmerman, 69, and his son Alan Zimmerman, 42, owned homes in Skokie, Illinois and Chesterton, Indiana, reports Chicago Breaking News. The father was charged with manufacturing and delivery of marijuana, a felony. The son was charged with felony possession of marijuana and possession of “drug paraphernalia.”

Video: America’s Drug War Destroyed In Under Five Minutes

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on August 5, 2010 Culture, Legislation

Photo: Netroots Nation

“Radical” Russ Belville: “Three in four cannabis users are white, but it’s blacks and Latinos that spend the brunt of the time for punishment”

America’s War On Drugs is admittedly an easy target.
It’s never really made sense, it’s never really had the intended results (even while increasing prices and cartel profits, overfilling our jails, and shredding our Bill of Rights), and it’s increasingly unpopular with the public.
But it’s still a thrill to see “Radical” Russ Belville of NORML and Stephen Gutwillig of the Drug Policy Alliance rip the Drug War mentality and methods to shreds in just 4:47 via this video from Netroots Nation.
(Did you know that the U.S.A., with one-fifth the population, has more people in prison than does China? Well, we do. And it’s time to change that.)

Tempest In A Teapot After UK Official Calls For Drug Decrim

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on July 21, 2010 Global, News

Photo: CanIdoit.org

Don’t ask me why they do it, but Brits traditionally mix their cannabis with tobacco. But they’re just like Americans in another way: Most of their politicians are reactionary cowards.

The chairman of the Bar Council for England and Wales, Nicholas Green QC, has said it is “rational” to consider “decriminalizing personal drug use.”

Other politicians, terrified at even the faint appearance of taking a stand or displaying any leadership qualities at all, quickly and predictably attacked Green’s remarks, claiming they “sent out the wrong message on drug use.”

Taking this step would save billions of pounds (drug-related crime costs the British economy £13 billion a year), free up police time, cut crime and improve public health, reports Christopher Hope at the Telegraph.

Presumably, actually being rational about drugs is considered quite a radical position.

Maine’s Marijuana Dispensaries: Profiteering ‘Nonprofits’?

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on July 19, 2010 Dispensaries, News

Photo: BusinessBroker.net

Maine’s new voter-approved medical marijuana dispensaries are expected to make cannabis more accessible to disabled and ill patients — but making it reasonably priced may be another matter.

Concerns about affordability are arising as the state’s state-licensed dispensary operators have set their prices high, in what they claim is an effort to prevent resale on the streets.

The newly licensed dispensaries in Maine have revealed they plan to sell their cannabis for $300 to $400 an ounce, comparable to California dispensary prices, reports John Richardson at The Portland Press Herald.

Maine Pot Dispensary Applicants Wait For Friday Decision

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on July 8, 2010 Dispensaries, Medical

Graphic: Reality Catcher

Maine will announce on Friday which of seventeen applicants will get the eight dispensary slots as part of the state’s medical marijuana law.

The prospective dispensaries said they will charge anywhere from $200 to $400 an ounce for medicinal cannabis, reports John Richardson at the Waterville Morning Sentinel. The state has not set any limits on prices, but said it is “reviewing” the pricing information as part of the application process.

Many of the shops will also provide massage, acupuncture and yoga as extra services, the Morning Sentinel reports. One plans to organize knitting and quilting groups. Another wants to hire a pastry chef to turn marijuana into gourmet organic edibles.

While the Maine medical marijuana market is untested, since there have been no state-licensed dispensaries until now, most prospective dispensary owners said they expect to sell at least $1 million worth of cannabis in the first full year of operation, starting July 1, 2011.

California Considers Taxing Medical Marijuana

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on June 18, 2010 Legislation, Medical

Graphic: CBS News

A bill to tax medical marijuana like tobacco is scheduled for hearings by the California State Senate Revenue & Taxation Committee next Wednesday, June 23.

The bill, SBX6-16, sponsored by Sen. Ronald Calderon of Montebello, Calif., would tax all sales of cannabis (except wholesale-level distribution to collectives, cooperatives or dispensaries) at a rate equal to the tax rate on tobacco products.

If it seems a little odd to you that medicine would be subject to the “vice” tax on tobacco, which has no medical uses, you’re not the only one. Many patient advocates strongly oppose taxing medical marijuana.

Montana Tobacco Shop Diversifies With Marijuana

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on May 31, 2010 Dispensaries, Products

Photo: Walter Hinick/Montana Standard

Glenn Erickson, MedMar: “We wanted to provide a safe, secure atmosphere”

One of Montana’s largest single-location retailers of cigarettes is now selling something else to smoke. But you need to be a registered patient to buy it.

Glenn Erickson at Gilligan’s Tobacco Shop has opened MarMed of Montana on the second floor of his store in Butte, reports Tim Trainor at The Montana Standard.

Before adding marijuana to his smokables, Erickson, 55, met with Butte-Silver Bow law enforcement and the county attorney’s office, making sure he was doing nothing illegal and was operating within the law.

“From a business standpoint, there are a lot of unknowns,” said Erickson, who has operated the tobacco shop for 12 years. “Let’s be honest; there is a lot that still needs to be cleared up.”

WA: Marijuana Dispensary Operators Plead Not Guilty

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

Drew Perine/The Tacoma News Tribune

Before the bust: North End Club 420’s Guy Casey tends to marijuana plants

Two men who operate a Tacoma, Washington medical marijuana dispensary pleaded not guilty Thursday to drug charges stemming from an undercover police operation.

Michael Jonathan Schaef, Guy Lewis Casey and their supporters say authorities unfairly targeted them. Medical marijuana was legalized by Washington state voters in 1998.

The dispensary, North End Club 420, was open again Thursday morning, two days after it was raided, report Adam Lynn and Rob Carson with the The Tacoma News-Tribune.

“Helping sick people get their medical marijuana is not illegal,” said Kristine Casey, who works at North End Club 20 and is married to Guy Casey.

Both men were allowed to remain free Thursday after posting bail following their Tuesday arrests.

Police claim the two sold marijuana to people who were not authorized patients, kept a larger supply on hand than allowed, and charged exorbitant prices to enrich themselves.

Schaef and Casey said statements from police and prosecutors “grossly misrepresent” their motives, their operation, and their legality.

“They said we were in this because of greed and that we’re making thousands of dollars,” Schaef said. “That is crazy.”

Egypt, Israel Face Hashish Drought

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on May 11, 2010 Global, News

Photo: Fotolog

Damn, that looks yummy. This is Blond Lebanese, and right now it’s hard to find, even in the Middle East.

Once again, Egyptians and Israelis are sharing the pain. A hashish shortage in Egypt, where a government crackdown resulted in a dry spell that has driven prices up, has spread to Israel.

The Hebrew daily Maariv has reported the hash prices there have doubled in recent months and good hashish is nowhere to be found, reports Batsheva Sobelman in the Los Angeles Times.

In Israel, too, the shortage is largely attributable to a government crackdown. The establishment of three special police units at Israel’s northern and southern boundaries, as well as at its international airport, have brought a 30 percent increase in major drug busts.

Web Weed War Breaks Out On Seattle Collective Scene

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on May 5, 2010 Dispensaries, News

Graphic: Cannabis Defense Coalition

At first glance Seattle would seem a pot patient’s paradise, with abundant, potent marijuana, a thriving dispensary scene, and $10 a gram prices for medicine. But this week, some ugly internecine strife has become very public, with three pot-related websites being commandeered and rumors swirling as to who’s responsible and why.

Persons affiliated with all three of the sites affected — Compassion In Action, Seattle Green Cross, and the personal site of Seattle marijuana attorney/activist Douglas Hiatt, who heads the statewide I-1068 marijuana legalization initiative — allege that the person responsible is the head of Green Buddha Patient Network, Muraco Kyashna-tocha.

On Sunday, patients attempting to visit the Compassion In Action site were first treated to a profanity-laced telephone message from an understandably upset Dale Rogers (who leads Compassion In Action) to Steve Sarich (who runs local patient collective CannaCare). Visitors are then redirected to competing organization CannaCare’s website.

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