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January 2012
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NORML attorneys sue New Jersey over failure to implement medical marijuana program
(Star-Ledger) TRENTON — Prominent defense attorney William Buckman, well known for the State Police racial profiling case in the 1990s, is prepping a civil lawsuit against the state health department for delaying New Jersey’s medical marijuana program. Buckman will co-counsel the litigation along with Anne Davis, the director of the New Jersey chapter of the [...]
NORML SHOW LIVE #839 – Anonymous Cop
Dr. Mitch Earleywine answers live Q&A, discusses new cannabis and retrovirals study; Anonymous Cop tells why he can’t join LEAP; music by Pepper
DC Medical Marijuana Program Still Setting Rules
Much like New Jersey, Washington DC also passed a medical marijuana law, but is having challenges to put the program into place. Yesterday the DC City Council approved some emergency legislation to restrict how much marijuana for medical use will be allowed in each of the city’s eight wards. The council was getting pressure from [...]
LA City Council Moves to Ban Dispensaries…again
The federal assault on medical marijuana dispensaries is heating up in Colorado and re-igniting in long embattled Los Angeles, California as well. LA’s City Hall is trying to ban medical marijuana dispensaries outright, and they are getting some help by the US Attorney’s Office. Three dispensary operators in Long Beach were convicted for selling marijuana [...]
Marijuana Smugglers Get Creative with Veggies and Trucks
A story about a large cannabis bust caught my eye today. This one comes from Brownsville, Texas, and was executed by the Customs and Border Protection agency. In what must have taken untold hours to conceal, agents found more than 3,500 pounds of marijuana concealed in cabbage. No, the marijuana wasn’t hidden in a truck [...]
Irie Wednesday: Pepper – “Tradewinds”
PEPPER, comprised of guitarist/vocalist Kaleo Wassman, bassist/vocalist Bret Bollinger and drummer Yesod Williams, formed in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii in 1997. Having grown up surfing on the island, it’s not a wonder that they would mix their rock “shock and ah” flare, along with their mellow island rhythm roots to create their [...]
NORML SHOW LIVE #838 – Drug Testing Hypocrisy; TN NORML’s Paul Kuhn
Paul Kuhn from Tennessee NORML on Marijuana Education Day Jan 28 in Nashville; Todd’s Toker Topics – Appearances; Drug Testing rant; music by Phobos
Electric Tuesday: Phobos – “Elixir for Sunsets”
Today for Electric Tuesday, I thought we’d take a little trip to the Buddha Café. This album and its successor, Buddha Café II, collect some of the best trance music on the web. Today’s song is from a producer named Phobos and the track is called “Elixir for Sunsets” – which sounds like a good [...]
Georgia rep who proposed drug testing for welfare busted for DUI
Georgia State Representative John Andrew (“Kip”) Smith was arrested last Friday in Buckhead on a charge of driving under the influence. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Republican legislator was pulled over by police after allegedly running a red light after leaving a local restaurant. The police officer who pulled over Rep. Smith smelled alcohol [...]
Man Denied Travel Over the US Due to 45-Year-Old Arrest for Pipe Resin
Back in 1967, a 24 year old man was arrested for having a decorative pipe than tested positive for marijuana residue. Forty-five years ago, Adrian Dorst was given a suspended sentence. The now almost 70-year-old British Colombian is a professional nature photographer and was planning on taking a dream trip to a forest village in [...]