Purple Kush News Round-Up 11/16/2011

California Medical Assn. calls for legalization of marijuana Los Angeles Times An employee sorts merchandise at a Southern California medical marijuana dispensary. (Los Angeles Times) By Anthony York, Los Angeles Times The state's largest doctor group is calling for legalization of marijuana, even as it pronounces cannabis to be ... Los Angeles Times

Question 300 debate: Marijuana is a personal issue in Fort Collins The Coloradoan Jim Dunlap of Fort Collins sits in his living room with a tray of prescription drugs he says he pays $6000 for monthly, and a medical marijuana skin cream and herb, he says he pays $200 per month for. Dunlap said the medical marijuana lets him live a ...

Medical marijuana expo idea quickly burns out Yakima Herald-Republic by Mike Faulk Jodi Gonzalez lets William Smith inhale some of her freshly purchased medicinal marijuana Saturday at an exchange event in a Grandview backyard, hosted by Smith. GRANDVIEW, Wash. -- What would have been the first medical marijuana expo in ... Yakima Herald-Republic

Smoking Marijuana, Getting Behind the Wheel Nearly Triple Crash Risk International Business Times By Laura Matthews | October 15, 2011 8:47 PM EDT Drivers who smoked marijuana and then got behind the wheel of a vehicle nearly tripled the risk of crashing when compared to others not under the influence, a new study from Columbia University's Mailman ... International Business Times

Candy shaped like marijuana alarms parents Staunton News Leader Felicia Williams, community liason for Buffalo City Council member Darius Pridgen, holds a package of "Ring Pots" candy Oct. 6 in Buffalo, NY / The Associated Press The Associated Press BUFFALO, NY — Candy shaped like marijuana that's showing up on ...

Amtrak rider nabbed in Naperville with 45 lbs. of pot Chicago Sun-Times BY BILL BIRD wbird@stmedianetwork.com October 14, 2011 9:02PM A young man from Florida remained Saturday in DuPage County Jail on $250000 bail, after he allegedly debarked from a passenger train in Naperville with 45 pounds of marijuana hidden in his ...

North state pot ads lucrative; but feds say such business is not legal Record-Searchlight By Ryan Sabalow While other businesses may be hesitant to disclose whether they make money off the north state medical marijuana trade, local media outlets that sell medical-marijuana related advertising are among the most visible beneficiaries in what ...

Judge Backs Los Angeles' Marijuana Ordinance Patch.com By Ajay Singh In a major coup for the City of Los Angeles, a judge on Friday upheld a medical marijuana ordinance whose enforcement had been challenged by a flurry of lawsuits from 29 local pot dispensaries, according to news reports. ...

Foster City man arrested for transporting $3.1 million worth of marijuana Lagonian.com Two Bay Area men, including 21-year-old Nadeem Khan of Foster City, were arrested this week by Butte County authorities, who confiscated thousands of pounds of dried and processed marijuana and more than 400 plants. On Wednesday evening, two Butte ...

Medical marijuana continues to face opposition Fenton Tri County Times Linden City Attorney Charles Mckone recommended that the Linden City Council not pass an ordinance on medical marijuana. The Michigan Supreme Court may make a decision on it soon. Posted: Saturday, October 15, 2011 9:28 pm | Updated: 9:39 pm, ...