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  • July 2008

    • On the Trail of Medical Marijuana

      newser  |  New Yorker  |  Jul 21, 08 4:56 PM CDT

      On the Trail of Medical Marijuana

      California's legalization of medical marijuana helped create a cultivation and distribution network that promises big money for those willing to work in legal gray areas. Guided by an old friend, Blue, who's a dealer in all but name, David Samuels of the New Yorker follows the trail of Tibetan prayer flags from boutique-style urban dispensaries to lush fields in virtually lawless rural areas. More »

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      California  • Los Angeles  • marijuana  • medical marijuana  • DEA  • police raids

  • June 2008

    • Calif. County Cracks Down on Lax Pot Law

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jun 5, 08 10:57 AM CDT

      Calif. County Cracks Down on Lax Pot Law

      Voters in a northern California county have backed a measure tightening one of America's loosest pot laws, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. State law allows Californians to grow six marijuana plants each for medicinal use, but Mendocino County allowed its residents 25 plants each for any use. The county's residents will now have to make do with the standard six. More »

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      California  • marijuana  • medical marijuana  • drug dealing  • marijuana legalization

  • May 2008

    • Indoor Pot Farms Sow Calif. Discord

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 31, 08 12:13 PM CDT

      Indoor Pot Farms Sow Calif. Discord

      Indoor pot farms are sprouting up around California and causing some bad vibes in the Golden State, the Los Angeles Times reports. In one northwest community, authorities estimate that 1,000 of 7,500 homes are devoted to cultivating marijuana, cutting into the housing supply and raising safety concerns. Many residents complain that out-of-staters are flooding in to take advantage of liberal laws about medical marijuana. More »

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      California  • marijuana  • medical marijuana  • drug dealing  • marijuana legalization

    • Battle Brews Over Medical Marijuana, Organ Transplants

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 19, 08 2:27 PM CDT

      Battle Brews Over Medical Marijuana, Organ Transplants

      Potential organ recipients who are using medically prescribed marijuana are being removed from transplant waiting lists, raising serious questions about transplant programs' screening processes, reports the LA Times . A Seattle man died last month after being denied a donor liver, and a critically ill man in Washington state has been bumped from two lists because he uses pot prescribed by a doctor. More »

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      Washington  • medical marijuana  • organ transplants  • medical care

  • April 2008

    • Take a Toke of 'Tom Cruise'

      newser  |  New York Daily News  |  Apr 4, 08 3:56 PM CDT

      Take a Toke of 'Tom Cruise'

      Wonder what it's like to be as high—on life and on couch cushions—as Tom Cruise? Head west, where licensed California medical-marijuana dealers are hawking a bud called "Tom Cruise Purple." The vials reportedly feature the actor's maniacally laughing mug—and aficionados  say it'll have you hallucinating in no time, the New York Daily News reports. More »

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      California  • celebrity  • Tom Cruise  • medical marijuana  • Scientologists

  • March 2008

    • Mass. Rep Vows to Legalize Pot

      newser  |  Politico  |  Mar 23, 08 4:44 PM CDT

      Mass. Rep Vows to Legalize Pot

      Rep. Barney Frank will move to legalize “small amounts” of marijuana, Politico reports, citing Americans who think use of the drug is no big deal. “It's time for the politicians to catch up to the public,” said the Massachusetts Democrat on "Real Time with Bill Maher." But it’ll be tough for him to get a vote on such legislation, the Crypt notes. More »

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      Congress  • drugs  • marijuana  • Massachusetts  • late night talk show  • medical marijuana  • Barney Frank  • marijuana legalization  • Bill Maher

    • New 'University' Goes to Pot

      newser  |  NPR  |  Mar 10, 08 3:21 PM CDT

      New 'University' Goes to Pot

      It's sort of a slacker's med school: An Oakland activist started Oaksterdam University to train students to work in the medical marijuana industry, reports NPR. Oaksterdam offers a single $75 course, which teaches students about pot's political and legal history as well as the botany of the much-loved herb. "You don't want seeds in your cannabis," says the founder. "It's like seedless grapes." More »

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      California  • marijuana  • medical marijuana  • cannabis  • Oakland  • botany

  • February 2008

    • Major US Doctors' Group Backs Medical Marijuana

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 15, 08 3:15 AM CST

      Major US Doctors' Group Backs Medical Marijuana

      The second-largest physicians' organization in the nation is taking a stand supporting medical marijuana, declaring that science has proven the drug has therapeutic value. The American College of Physicians is asking federal lawmakers to drop marijuana from a category of drugs considered to have no medicinal value, the Los Angeles Times reports. In a position paper, the association also calls for the protection of doctors and patients in states with laws supporting pot use for health reasons. More »

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      drugs  • marijuana  • medical marijuana  • marijuana legalization

  • January 2008
  • December 2007

    • War Hero Wants His Pot Back

      newser  |  Military Times  |  Dec 19, 07 10:15 AM CST

      War Hero Wants His Pot Back

      A former Marine arrested for growing marijuana plants turns out to be a wounded Gulf War hero—and a licensed grower of pot for medicinal purposes. The 39-year-old former lieutenant corporal is insisting Denver area police return his plants, worth more than $100,000. Kevin Dickes uses marijuana to control mood swings linked to his wounds, reports the Military Times . More »

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      marijuana  • medical marijuana  • OxyContin  • Gulf War

  • September 2007

    • Feds Totally Uncool With Pot-Laced Candy Factory

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 28, 07 1:45 PM CDT

      Feds Totally Uncool With Pot-Laced Candy Factory

      Feds yesterday kicked in the doors of a factory producing marijuana-laced candy, snacks, and drinks for the medical marijuana market, the AP reports. Three were arrested, but the company’s founder is still on the lam. Authorities fear Tainted Inc. is one of many large-scale marijuana-lacing operations capitalizing on legalized medical dispensaries in California and other states. More »

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      California  • marijuana  • medical marijuana  • Drug Enforcement Administration  • marijuana legalization  • Federal law

    • City OKs Day of Public Toking

      newser  |  San Jose Mercury News  |  Sep 20, 07 7:09 PM CDT

      City OKs Day of Public Toking

      Two kinds of "green laws" collided in Santa Cruz, Calif., when a local group that distributes free medical marijuana came up against a smoking ban in the park where the group holds its annual festival. The city council reached a healthy compromise, providing attendees in need of self-medication with a pot-smoking tent, the San Jose Mercury News reports. More »

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      public health  • marijuana  • smoking ban  • medical marijuana

  • August 2007

    • Feds Crack Down on California Pot Operations

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Aug 15, 07 12:24 AM CDT

      Feds Crack Down on California Pot Operations

      The federal Drug Enforcement Agency is stepping up raids on California's medicinal marijuana distributors, confiscating drugs and arresting vendors at ten Los Angeles operations last month alone, Reuters reports. California legalized medicinal marijuana use more than ten years ago, but possession of the drug violates federal law. Federal officials argue that a legal alternative, a pill called Marinol, works as well, but users disagree. More »

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      California  • drugs  • marijuana  • prescription drugs  • medical marijuana  • Drug Enforcement Administration  • DEA

  • July 2007
  • April 2007

    • West Coast Breeds Weed Snobs, Too

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Apr 23, 07 9:10 AM CDT

      West Coast Breeds Weed Snobs, Too

      Cannabis is accruing its own class of sophistocates, particularly in California, where medical legalization and lax enforcement have made connoisseurship marginally acceptable. Advanced palates judge their weed on taste, smell and quality of high, reports the Chronicle— a far cry from the 70s, when users joked that there "were two kinds of pot, good and bad." More »

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      California  • drugs  • marijuana  • drug use  • medical marijuana  • cannabis

  • March 2007

    • Richardson Backs Medical Marijuana Law

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 18, 07 10:45 PM CDT

      Richardson Backs Medical Marijuana Law

      New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, who's been pushing for a law to legalize marijuana for medical use since he took office in 2002, will finally get a chance sign one. And he's not going to sweat the political consequences, he says. The bill that passed the New Mexico legislature Wednesday, will affect very few people, he observes. More »

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      election 2008  • health  • Bill Richardson  • New Mexico  • medical marijuana

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