Purple Kush News Round-Up 11/15/2011

Pot smoking may more than double crash risk USA Today By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Drivers who get behind the wheel after using marijuana run more than twice the risk of crashing compared to others, a new study finds. Don Ryan, AP The more marijuana smoked -- in terms of frequency and potency -- the ... USA Today

Barack Obama, drug warrior San Francisco Chronicle Last month, his Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued a memo that stated that it is unlawful for anyone with a state-issued medical marijuana card to possess a gun or ammunition. This month, four US attorneys in California ...

Public opposition a challenge for medical marijuana groups phillyBurbs.com New Jersey's medical marijuana law was penned nearly two years ago, but residents suffering from debilitating illnesses have not been able to legally light up a single joint because of myriad delays in the law's implementation. First, Gov. ...

Marijuana Busts Yield Towering Plants, 19 Arrests Patch.com Napa Special Investigations Bureau In September, a man discovered a marijuana grow near Pope Canyon Road in Napa County. On Sept. 22, 2011, agents with the Napa Special Investigations Bureau and Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement located the marijuana grow ...

Keep medical marijuana shops open The Coloradoan Many people are tired of the "I have a friend with 'XYZ' medical condition and marijuana helped them" stories. OK, I have a friend, and I am also registered with the state as a medical marijuana-approved patient. Like many other patients, ...

Alligator grabbed in marijuana bust Northwest Herald Police said they also found a marijuana growing operation, including 16 marijuana plants, about 100 grams of processed marijuana, grow lights, ballasts, growing chemicals, and other drug paraphernalia. The estimated value of the drugs is more than ...

Marijuana Dispensary Ordered to Close Again Patch.com By Maggie Avants CMG Outreach, a medical marijuana dispensary, reopened in Murrieta Saturday. Prior to that, notices placed on the door told customers it was appealing a court-ordered closure. A medical marijuana dispensary has been ordered to shut ...

Voters should close down marijuana shops The Coloradoan The opportunity comes in November for Fort Collins voters to close down medical marijuana dispensaries within city limits, by voting "Yes" on Ballot Initiated Question 300. This is a key issue for the future quality of life and general business ...

DEA rips out more pot plants Mail Tribune By Sam Wheeler Another Rogue Valley medical marijuana garden has been uprooted by agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the third such raid in Jackson County in the past three weeks. DEA agents could be seen Friday tearing out about 120 pot ...

Feds bust medical marijuana growers 9NEWS.com DENVER - Federal agents have seized two large-scale medical-marijuana grow operations in the Denver area and arrested four people, 9Wants to Know has learned. About 1000 plants were seized at a warehouse grow facility near East 38th Avenue and Forrest ...