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20
Oct 10

Alaska next to ban Spice

By now states left and right are banning the substance know as Spice.  It is the synthetic form of marijuana that is legal still in a lot of states.  It has been known to be dangerous and kill people, so a lot of states have been banning the substance.

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19
Oct 10

Film looks at Medical Marijuana Debate

We all love films, especially when were high.  We love the films that make us laugh, cry, and just make us warm and cozy.  Well there is a film coming to the Salem Cinema, which looks at the debate on medical marijuana in Oregon.

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19
Oct 10

Police stumble upon Marijuana grow house

In Franklin Park on Monday afternoon police arrested a Bell Acres man.  They chased him down with search dogs and the man led them to his rented house where he had a marijuana grow operation.

“We found a very sophisticated marijuana grow house,” Franklin Park Police Chief Don Dorsch.  The police chief went on to say that it’s the biggest operation that he has ever seen around there.  Police found more than 100 plants at the house Mr. Lindsey rented.

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19
Oct 10

Ziggy Marley – A Fire Burns for Freedom

In about two weeks the California voters will get the chance to vote for legalization of marijuana through Prop 19.  Ziggy Marley is contributing and supporting the effort by releasing a song “A Fire Burns for Freedom” that will be offered to supports as a free download for listeners.

The Wild and Free Singles, available at www.ziggymarley.com, are a collection of free downloads, which not only describes the free download of the song, but also what Ziggy believes should be the natural state of marijuana and its relations to the hemp plant.  As we know the hemp plant has many uses just on industrial and medicinal purposes alone.

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18
Oct 10

New West Marin business strives for legitimacy

With the state of California’s unemployment rate topping 12 percent and government leaders desperate for jobs and tax revenue, four West Marin entrepreneurs think they have the answer.  Their new business, Medi-Cone, employs about a dozen people in the cultivation, harvesting, and packaging of medical marijuana for several Bay Area dispensaries.

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18
Oct 10

MD Ponders Medical Marijuana Law

In Annapolis, MD Sen. David Brinkley said that if re-elected he plans to introduce a bill that would legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes.  A similar bill passed the Senate during the last session, but the House version failed.  The bill would license producers, distributors, and users.  They want to provide an alternative to buying marijuana on the black market.

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18
Oct 10

South Dakota Highway Patrol in a Political Ploy

The South Dakota Coalition for Compassion is crying foul about a news release from the South Dakota Department of Public Safety regarding medical marijuana seized in traffic stops.  The coalition says the department was releasing information about a 100-pound marijuana bust in Pennington County in August only to smear their campaign for the passage of Initiated Measure 13 on Election Day.  Measure 13 would legalize medical marijuana in the state.

Tony Ryan, a retired police officer who works for the coalition, said, “The announcement by the (Highway Patrol) was self-evidently a political maneuver by bureaucrats who have a state in stopping Measure 13.”

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16
Oct 10

CNBC will cover Marijuana Conference in NY

October 25th and 26th in New York City will be home to the next Marijuana Conference.  DealFlow Media will be hosting the first professional event in NYC, which addresses the business and investment opportunities in growing, distribution, and sale of medical marijuana.

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15
Oct 10

Marijuana last option for some

There is a new Rocky Mountain poll out that finds 53 percent of Arizona voters would vote Yes on Prop 203, which would legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes only.  32 percent oppose the bill and 14 percent are undecided.  Supporters of the bill say it is more than just smoking, but its about compassion for the sick people that need it.  Prop 203 is a controversial bill on the ballot and is making news.

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15
Oct 10

Buffalo Massive Marijuana Bust

The Cheektowaga Police Department seized more than 200 pounds of marijuana today.  They also found stolen weapons and $330,000 in cash along with the marijuana.  Jim Speyer, Captain, said this bust made his departments history.

“This is the biggest cash seizure that this departments ever made and the biggest marijuana seizure that this department’s ever been responsible for.  The detectives did an incredible amount of work.  Their diligence and paying attention to details and following up on tips, surveillance and undercover work paid off,” Speyer said.  What a waste of taxpayer money because while they were wasting all their time looking for a drug that is non harmful, real criminals on the street will get away.

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