| The Global Marijuana March Kicks Off! The 2010 Global Marijuana March, also known as the Worldwide Marijuana March kicked off May 1, 2010 from San Francisco to Austin, Texas, to Canada, tens of thousands marched to legalize the therapeutic plant. In Austin, Texas, where strict southern justice is still doled out for even simple possession, hundreds rallied. "It's not a war against drugs it's a war against people, it's a war against your personal liberties and personal freedom," shouted one supporter. Cannabis Culture is providing full coverage and numerous other video and photos. |
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Sacramento may tax medical pot to ease budget woes
rlillis@sacbee.com
Sacramento City Hall is wondering whether medical marijuana could help ease its budget pains. Faced with a $43 million deficit for the upcoming fiscal year, city officials are exploring a local sales tax or business operations tax on medical marijuana dispensaries, interim City Manager Gus Vina said. More Here>>
Medical Marijuana: NJ Patient John Wilson Freed on Appeal Bond, Lawmakers Call for Pardon
New Jersey medical marijuana patient John Wilson walked out of prison freed on bond while he appeals his five-year prison sentence for growing his own medicine. Wilson, a 37-year-old with multiple sclerosis, had served five weeks of his prison sentence in a succession of local and state jails and prison when a court ruled Monday he could be freed on bond pending appeal. More on this sad story:> and Here
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Dispensaries Sue Costa Mesa over ban
More dispensaries sue local governments over dispensary bans. How long until the tax payers wake up and legalize and regulate this market? Costa Mesa Lawsuit
Great OpEd in Sign On San Diego
Legalizing marijuana not really a dopey idea
By Michael Stetz, UNION-TRIBUNE COLUMNIST
Who knows, in the near future, on a Friday night after a tough week of work, those so inclined could legally fire up a joint.
And who knows, by California allowing that, some of this might happen:
A) The tax base gets a much-needed bump.
B) Cops can chase real bad guys, not recreational pot smokers.
C) The medical marijuana farce goes up in smoke because the drug can be had legally. (A lot of bad backs? Mysteriously cured!)
D) And another possible consequence: Prisons would have more room to house society’s worst criminals, particularly violent sex offenders.
The proposed Chelsea’s Law includes a one-strike penalty against those who commit forcible sex crimes against children. It’s named for Poway teenager Chelsea King, killed by convicted sex offender John Albert Gardner III.
There’s one problem, though. Prisons are jammed.
So is it time to take the bold step and legalize marijuana, which might help ease the problem? Momentum for it is growing.
A referendum will be on the November ballot, permitting personal use of the drug for those 21 and over. Cities or counties could allow for its sale and tax it. (Or not, it’ll be up to them.) It’ll also be OK for people to grow small amounts of it.
“It would free up prison spaces for really, really bad guys,” said Aaron Smith, California policy director for the Marijuana Policy Project.
BUSINESS BOOMING FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA DOCTORS
by Toni Scott, (Source:Chico Enterprise-Record)
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CHICO -- Every Tuesday, Nikki Koons is reminded that the demand for medical marijuana is great in Chico. Koons is the office manager for Chico Natural Care For Wellness, a doctor's office that specializes in recommending medical marijuana for qualified patients.
Tuesdays are the days that Dr. Cristal Speller takes in new patients, and the days Koons said are the busiest of the week.
"It's pretty packed," Koons said. "Every week we probably see 40 to 60 new patients."
The East Avenue office has been open for about three years, Koons said, and in that time, the practice has built to approximately 4,000 patients, mostly from Butte County.
Although Koons said she sees a "wide variety" of people with a multitude of ailments, she said the top two conditions people come in with are anxiety and chronic pain. She noted some patients have mentioned obtaining medical marijuana from dispensaries that have popped up in the city.
She said she sees patients come in to Natural Care for Wellness in wheelchairs and carrying bags full of pills, often looking for a medical option that doesn't include the side effects prescription medications can bring. Although there is a stigma associated with medicating with marijuana, Koons says the people she encounters simply want an alternative to ease their pain.
"A lot of it has nothing to do with smoking pot," Koons said.
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