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Two Redneck CA Counties Still Refuse To Give Medical Pot Cards

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on April 8, 2010 Legislation, Medical

See those two little red counties? Those are the heart of redneck California, ladies and gentlemen. Sutter and Colusa counties are the only two in the state still violating state law by refusing to issue medical marijuana ID cards.

Fourteen years after Californians voted to legalize the medicinal use of marijuana, two counties — in violation of state law — are still refusing to issue official identification cards to cannabis patients.

The Sutter County Board of Supervisors’ rejection of a plan Tuesday night left the county as one of only two in the state, along with Colusa County, without such a program, reports Howard Yune at the Yuba Appeal-Democrat.

Senate Bill 420, passed in 2003, directs California counties to issue ID cards to patients using medical marijuana with a doctor’s approval. Unfortunately, SB 420 doesn’t list specific sanctions against counties that refuse to do so.

The plan voted down by the myopically marijuana-phobic Sutter County supervisors was so reasonable, so middle of the road, that even the county sheriff endorsed it.

Whizzinator Makers Sentenced In Federal Court

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on April 8, 2010 News, Products

Graphic: toonpool.com

A California man who served almost six years in prison for marijuana trafficking in the 1980s will now spend six months in federal prison for selling a prosthetic penis designed to help men beat urinalysis drug tests.

George Wills, 67, of San Pedro, Calif., sold a product called the Whizzinator, along with artificial urine with which the device could be filled. The Whizzinator was used by pilots, truck drivers, probationers, and others so they could pass drug screening urinalysis tests.

Wills’ partner, Robert Catalano of Huntington Beach, Calif., was also sentenced to three years’ probation on Tuesday, reports Joe Mandak of The Associated Press.

Any other business partners of these guys should note: Prosecutors asked for leniency for both men because they are “cooperating in other investigations.”

World’s Largest Marijuana Dispensary Offers Bonus For Activism

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

Photo: Harborside Health Center

About 800 patients a day visit Harborside Health Center’s Oakland location

Harborside Health Center in Oakland, California, which is billed as the largest medical marijuana dispensary in the world, is offering a free gram of cannabis for every hour volunteered in support of issues on behalf of pot patients.

“We want all our patients to know they are ambassadors for the movement,” said Goose Duarte, membership services manager at Harborside, reports Peter Hecht at The Sacramento Bee.

Harborside also features many holistic services, including a naturopathic care doctor, acupuncture, chiropractic care, yoga, and Reiki. Additionally, there are about 60 strains of potency-labeled, safety-tested California marijuana.

Ohio: Bill Proposes Legalizing Medical Marijuana

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on April 6, 2010 Legislation, Medical

Graphic: Ohio Patient Network

A bill which would legalize dispensing, growing and using marijuana for medical purposes has been introduced in the Ohio House. Passage is considered unlikely, but if that happened, Ohio would become the 15th state to make medical marijuana legal, reports Alan Johnson at The Columbus Dispatch.

Rep. Kenny Yuko (D-Richmond Heights) is the bill’s primary sponsor, along with five other co-sponsors. The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) in Ohio worked with Yuko in writing the bill, which is similar to Senate Bill 343 fro the last legislative session, but has significant changes, according to advocates.

According to Edward J. Orlett, a former legislator who is Ohio representative for the California-based DPA, said if the Legislature doesn’t legalize medical marijuana, voters should take matters into their own hands.

Pot Dispensary Operator Pleads Guilty; Gets 3 Years — But Why?

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on April 6, 2010 Dispensaries, News

Photo: NY Real Estate Lawyers’ Blog

A Lake Forest, California medical marijuana dispenary owner/manager pleaded guilty Tuesday to unlawful sales of marijuana.

Steven John Wick, 26, owner and operator of The Health Collective (THC) in Lake Forest, pleaded guilty to unlawful sale of marijuana and possession of marijuana for sale, and admitted to sentencing enhancements of committing a crime while he was free on bail in a separate case, reports Larry Welborn at The Orange County Register.

Wick was sentenced to three years in state prison, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

Sen. Boxer Claims Legalizing Pot Could Increase Crime, Car Wrecks

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on April 5, 2010 Legislation, News

Photo: Theodore’s World

Desperate Sell-Out: Sen. Barbara Boxer “shares the concerns of police chiefs, sheriffs and other law enforcement officials that this mesure could lead to an increase in crime, vehicle accidents and higher costs for local law enforcement agencies”

California Senator Barbara Boxer may be considered a liberal, but when it comes to marijuana, all she knows is the same old song and dance. Sen. Boxer, facing the toughest reelection fight of her career, carries the unbecoming stench of desperation rather than the sweet smell of sinsemilla as she officially opposes a California ballot measure to legalize and tax cannabis.

“Senator Boxer does not support this initiative because she shares the concerns of police chiefs, sheriffs and other law enforcement officials that this measure could lead to an increase in crime, vehicle accidents and higher costs for local law enforcement agencies,” said Boxer’s campaign manager, Rose Kapolczynski, in a statement issued Friday to liberal blog Talking Points Memo.

N.Y. Governor Candidate: Tax Marijuana For Budget Revenue

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on April 5, 2010 Legislation, News

Photo: J-Lingo.com

‘Manhattan Madam’ Kristin Davis: “Marijuana is a $10 billion a year industry in New York state. Its legalization and taxation would help New York’s current financial crises.”

Potential New York gubernatorial candidate Kristin Davis, the self-styled “Manhattan Madam,” has endorsed California’s proposal to legalize and tax marijuana, and says New York state should be next.

“Californians have figured out what New Yorkers need to figure out,” Davis said, reports James Nani at LegislativeGazette.com. “Marijuana is a $10 billion a year industry in New York state. Its legalization and taxation would help New York’s current financial crises.”

David, who says she booked prostitutes for former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, is former vice president of a California-based hedge fund. She established a high-priced call girl service before pleading guilty to promoting prostitution and serving four months in Rikers Island jail.

Davis is considering running for governor as a Libertarian and plans to attend that party’s political convention in Albany on April 24. According to her spokesman, Andrew Miller, her campaign has been in talks with members of the Libertarian Party.

San Diego D.A. Has Losing Streak With Medical Pot Cases

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on April 5, 2010 Medical, News

Photo: Bonnie D.A.’Mantis

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

San Diego County medical marijuana activist, patient and provider Eugene Davidovich was recently acquitted of all charges of illegally selling and possessing cannabis. His March 26 acquittal follows an earlier courtroom loss for District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis in the Jovan Jackson case.

Yet Dumanis continues her fanatical and expensive campaign against medical marijuana patients and providers.

Another high profile medical pot case looms for Donna Lambert, a 49-year-old cancer patient who also ran a medical marijuana network that provided home deliveries to patients, reports Peter Hecht at the The Sacramento Bee.

”I don’t take from this that we’re not going to be able to prosecute a dispensary,” Deputy District Attorney Steve Walter said after the Jackson case. But Walter and his boss Dumanis clearly still haven’t shown they can win such a case, even after wasting a lot of tax money and police manpower trying to do so.

San Diego Medical Marijuana Ordinance Developed In Secret

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on April 2, 2010 Legislation, Medical

Graphic: Fox 5

Medical marijuana advocates have responded with shock and concern at a draconian proposal that would create strict new rules for medical marijuana collectives in unincorporated areas of San Diego County.

According to advocates, the ordinance, as drafted, threatens to cut off San Diego patients’ access to medical marijuana by making compliance with the absurdly too-strict rules almost impossible.

Popular Outdoor Writer Arrested For Weed… In Weed

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on April 2, 2010 Culture, Growing, News

Photo: Northern California Hiking Trails Blog

Deputies claim popular writer Tom Stienstra, 55, had a “sophisticated cultivation operation” in his barn in Weed, California

Well-known outdoor author Tom Stienstra has been arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana for sale, according to the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office.

Stienstra, 55, was busted March 25 after deputies served a search warrant at his home in Weed, California, and found what they claimed was a “sophisticated cultivation operation” in his barn, sheriff’s department spokesperson Susan Gravenkamp said in an email to the Redding Record Searchlight.

Deputies claimed they found 31 immature marijuana plants, 29 mature plants and 11 pounds of dried marijuana, Gravenkamp said.

Much of the processed marijuana was packaged, according to Gravenkamp. Deputies also claimed they found scales, packaging material and other “paraphernalia” at Stienstra’s barn and inside his home, she said.

Stienstra, an outdoor writer for the San Francisco Chronicle and syndicated newspaper columnist, is also an author of books on hiking, camping and the outdoors. He has a weekly TV show in KBCW/KMAX in Sacramento, and a weekly radio program on San Francisco’s KCBS.

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