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Sep 01 2010
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Medical Marijuana Proponents Host Fundraiser in Felton |
On August 28th, the new Santa Cruz County chapter of Americans for Safe Access (ASA) held a fundraiser in Felton, CA. It was the local chapter's first public event. ASA, based in Oakland, is the largest member-based organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens working to ensure safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic uses and research.
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Aug 03 2010
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Has the Most Common Marijuana Test Resulted in Tens of Thousands of Wrongful Convictions? |
More than 800,000 people are arrested on marijuana charges each year in the United States, many on the basis of an error-prone test. Read More by John Kelly (This article was reported in collaboration with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute.)Related: Medical marijuana patients protest Oregonian newspaper calling medical marijuana a “charade.”
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Jul 30 2010
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Medical marijuana patients protest Oregonian OpEd |
Patients Protest Oregonian OpEd
Medical marijuana patients protest Oregonian newspaper calling medical marijuana a “charade.”
Medical marijuana patients plan to protest at the Oregonian newspaper office at 1320 SW Broadway at 11am Thursday morning July 29. Patients are angered by a July 25, 2010 editorial about Initiative 28. that described medical marijuana as a “charade.”
Medical marijuana patients protest Oregonian newspaper calling medical marijuana a “charade.”
Medical marijuana patients plan to protest at the Oregonian newspaper office at 1320 SW Broadway at 11am Thursday morning July 29. Patients are angered by a July 25, 2010 editorial about Initiative 28. that described medical marijuana as a “charade.”
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Jul 06 2010
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Two arrested at July 4 Pot parade,bag checkpoint before concert |
The 41st annual July 4 Marijuana legalization parade ran into some police problems, with two arrested and what appeared to be several others detained but released after Park Police dove into the starting rally, then retreated under pursuit from the crowd with several in custody.
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Jun 24 2010
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MedMar Medical Marijuana Dispensary Under Attack |
Rick and Brandon Morse held a press conference on June 22nd to explain the latest news about the City of Fresno's attempt to close their medical marijuana dispensary. They say that the city has put pressure on their landlord to have them evicted from the location where their dispensary is located.
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Jun 23 2010
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First Annual High Times Medical Cannabis Cup in San Francisco |
Northern California's status as the home of high-quality marijuana didn't need much reinforcement, but the region dominated the competition at the first High Times Medical Cannabis Cup on June 19th and 20th in San Francisco. The event featured a presentation by internationally renowned, best-selling author Jorge Cervantes during his first U.S. appearance. There was also an expo, cultivation seminars, an activism session with leaders of the medical marijuana movement and much more.
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May 06 2010
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DC Council Votes for Medical Marijuana With Limits |
May 4, 1020: Twelve years after 69 percent of DCvoters passed a medical marijuana initiative, the City Council took its second vote on a bill that will regulate and enact Initiative 59, the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative. The Council rejected several amendments including explicit civil protections re employment, housing etc. An amendment for distribution centers to be operated on a nonprofit basis was also rejected. A final vote, is still expected before the bill is sent to the Mayor. A provision of the bill allows the Mayor discretion to increase the amount from 2 to 4 ounces. A provision that would allow patients to cultivate their own was rejected. safeaccessnow.org MD April 2010: A bill to legalize medical marijuana did not make it through the last MD state legislature. "There were 22,042 arrests for marijuana possession in Maryland in 2007, and 2,668 arrests for marijuana sales." Marijuana in Maryland (pdf) False Positive Drug Tests Exposed || Crime lab fallout: Drug defendants go free
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Apr 20 2010
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Thousands Attend the International Cannabis and Hemp Expo at the Cow Palace |
The International Cannabis and Hemp Exposition took place at the Cow Palace in Daly City on April 17th and 18th. The expo, which had the first permitted area for the use of medical marijuana, was the largest event of its' kind to hit Northern California. Prominent members of the cannabis community discussed a wide-range of topics, however the main buzz, on and off stage, was the initiative to "legalize, control, and tax cannabis in California," which is to be decided by voters in the state during the November 2010 elections.
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Apr 16 2010
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Maryland Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill |
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND — Apr 10, 2010, with no discussion or objections, the Maryland Senate voted 35-12 to pass SB 627, a bill that would allow qualified patients to be recommended medical marijuana by their doctor and receive safe access to their medicine through state-licensed distribution centers. The bill now moves to the House. The General Assembly’s session ends Monday night. Read MoreRelated: New Chapter of Americans for Safe Access (ASA) Forming in Santa Cruz County | Gatherings Planned for 4/20, International Day of Marijuana Celebration
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Apr 14 2010
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Gatherings Planned for 4/20, International Day of Marijuana Celebration |
Four-Twenty (including 4:20, 420 and 4/20) has long been associated with marijuana use and marijuana activism. 4:20 is a time of day when people smoke marijuana. April 20th has evolved into a counterculture holiday, known for large gatherings of people celebrating and consuming marijuana, a.k.a. cannabis. Thousands of people gather annually in Boston, Boulder, New York, Santa Cruz, Seattle and many other cities in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and elsewhere around the world.
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Mar 18 2010
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Medical Marijuana Activist Roger Mentch Prepares For Third Trial in San Jose |
Roger Mentch, founding member of The Hemporium, a Santa Cruz County medical marijuana collective located in Felton, has been met with more resistance. Santa Clara County recently incarcerated Mentch, as well as Laura Eldridge, a disabled patient. Mentch spent five months behind bars at Elmwood Jail in Milpitas. He has been out of out of state custody since August 2009, and his next court date is scheduled on Friday, March 19th in San Jose. Mentch argues that he has been the victim of entrapment by local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
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Mar 10 2010
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Santa Cruz City Council Votes to Ban Additional Medical Marijuana Dispensaries |
On Tuesday, March 9th, the Santa Cruz City Council voted 6-0 to support a recommendation from the city staff which bans the opening of an additional medical marijuana dispensary in Santa Cruz. This was the first reading of the vote and there will be a second vote in two weeks to finalize the ruling.Under the new ordinance, Greenway Compassionate Relief and Santa Cruz Patients Collective (SCPC), the two existing medical marijuana dispensaries, will be permitted to operate a cultivation facility up to 3,000 square feet, which must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The new ordinance specifically bans any new dispensaries from opening, and it also specifies that the entire city is off-limits for dispensaries, except for two industrial zones in the Westside and Harvey West area.
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Feb 10 2010
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Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Shut Down in Fresno |
On Monday, February 9, police arrested Rick Morse, the owner of Med Mar, the last medical marijuana dispensary in the City of Fresno. Morse was arrested for violating a court order which closed about one dozen dispensaries in January.
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Jan 24 2010
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WAMM Remains Vigilant While Settling Case Against Feds |
The Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana (WAMM), a collective providing cannabis under California's 1996 Compassionate Use Act (Prop. 215), along with the city and county of Santa Cruz, have reached a settlement in their unprecedented lawsuit against the federal government. WAMM's case was prompted by the US Drug Enforcement Administration's raid of their medicinal garden in Davenport on September 5, 2002, in which armed agents terrorized residents and patients, and seized more than 160 cannabis plants.
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Jan 06 2010
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Miami's 12th Annual Medical Marijuana Benefit Concert at Tobacco Road - Jan 16 |
Miami's 12th Annual Medical Marijuana Benefit Concert at Tobacco Road - Jan 16