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2011
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Oklahoma To Consider Compassionate Marijuana Use
Senate Bill 573 seeks to create the “Compassionate Use Act of 2011.” Under this Act, “The provisions of Section 2-402 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes relating to the possession of marijuana and Section 2-509 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes relating to the cultivation of marijuana shall not apply to a patient, or to a patient’s primary caregiver, who possesses or cultivates marijuana for the personal medical purposes of the patient upon the written or oral recommendation or approval of a physician.”
Nebraska Lawmakers Consider Dangerous Drugged Driving Legislation
LB 659 makes it a criminal offense for any person to operate a motor vehicle if any level of marijuana or non-psychoactive marijuana metabolites (byproducts) are present in their blood, saliva, urine, or any other bodily fluid. Because marijuana’s main metabolite, carboxy THC, remains detectable in certain bodily fluids, particularly urine, for weeks or even months after past use, this legislation punishes drivers for simply having consumed marijuana at some previous, unspecified point in time.
Idaho Considers Regulating Medical Marijuana
The Idaho Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, amends state law so that physician-supervised patients with an authorized “debilitating medical condition” can possess and use marijuana for medical purposes. The measure also allows for the establishment of up to six “alternative treatment centers” to dispense medical cannabis to qualified patients. Home cultivation is not explicitly authorized under the bill.
Boulder Accidentally Discloses Secret Marijuana Grow Sites
This is another example of how government is trying to chip away at the morale of cannabusiness owners. This is just like saying, “Oops, if you’re a medical marijuana grow op, beware, cause we just told all the thieves where you’re at!”
Medical Pot Called Boon To Ailing Seniors
Proponents of medical marijuana touted its benefits for aging baby boomers at a weekend conference in California.
The Medical Cannabis Conference in Laguna Woods was the first of its kind in Orange County, where authorities have fought pot dispensaries, The Orange County Register reported.
San Diego County Board of Supervisors to Discuss $11,000 Fee for Marijuana Dispensaries
I have been a business owner for 11 years and in my experience you pay for a permit when you get the permit and you pay for the application when you submit the application. This sounds like their trying to discourage anyone from even starting the process.
Should “Radical” Russ lose the hat and facial hair?
As I move out of podcasting and radio and blogging, where image isn’t important, to television and video, where image is king, I’ve been considering the impact of how I look as much as what I say and write.
Stash for Mon, Jan 24, 2011
Dan Linn from Illinois NORML on new decrim and medical marijuana bills; Cigar Assoc. of America pushing blunt wrap bans for raise profits; music by Karissa.
Colorado Confidential Patient Registry Replaced With Law Enforcement Database
If these new regulations go into effect, the medical marijuana patients of Colorado will suffer an illegal and immoral violation of their rights. The new Department of Revenue rules related to video surveillance and tracking of patient purchases violate the patients’ right to confidentiality guaranteed in the Article XVIII, Section 14 of the Colorado Constitution.