Virgil Edward Grant III, 42 of Carson, was sentenced to six years in federal prison today for owning and operating six dispensaries in the Compton, Gardena and Van Nuys areas ((click here)). Charges included federal conspiracy to possess a controlled substance and distributing a controlled substance. The investigation began in 2007 when Jeremy White, 20, crashed his pickup into a patrol car that was conducting a stop on another vehicle. [...]
The Colorado House Judiciary Committee approved a highly amended version of HB 1284 today, and sent it to the House Appropriations Committee for further debate (click here). Instead of allowing ‘dispensaries,’ the new bill would allow ‘medical marijuana centers.’ To some this might be seen as a simple change, but there are quite a bit of legal ramifications involved. ‘Dispensaries’ have been used in so many local ordinances and moratoriums [...]
A meeting in Humboldt County Tuesday night will address a looming issue facing many veterans in the marijuana industry; what happens if marijuana becomes legal? “It’s time to talk about the elephant in the room,” said organizer Anna Hamilton, a long time Shelter Cove resident. “I’ve lived here 20 years and every time there’s been a discussion, an open discussion, about marijuana, it has emboldened people to grow more pot [...]
I read an article today on The Wall Street Journal’s website that was typical of big media outlets (click here). It feeds into the theory that the boom in medical marijuana programs in America is somehow tied to Mexican drug cartels. Here is a news flash from someone that has seen marijuana being grown domestically for over 16 years and has been a medical marijuana patient for almost 4 years; [...]
According to ‘The Siena Research Institute,’ a recent poll they conducted showed that 50 percent of New York residents back legalization for medical purposes, with 41 percent saying they are opposed, and 9 percent need more information to decide (click here). The poll was conducted by Steven Greenberg, who broke down the information; 72% of people who considered themselves ‘liberal’ supported medical marijuana, 62% of people between the ages 18 [...]
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