Purple Kush News Round-Up 11/20/2011

Yuba supervisor tough on medical marijuana Appeal-Democrat By Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat If you want strong opinions from Yuba County Supervisor Andy Vasquez, just mention "prescription for medical marijuana." Using "prescription" and "medical" implies a standard Vasquez said he believes can't be applied ...

Lack of answers on medical marijuana focus at Lansing expo Lansing State Journal It was clear Saturday the state's medical marijuana law remains in a haze as several Michigan residents asked experts to clarify it during the first-ever Medical Marijuana Expo, Convention and Symposium in Lansing. "I can't give you a definite answer ...

Coachella envisioned as medical marijuana capital The Desert Sun Owner Stacy Hochanadel said the not-for-profit medical marijuana collective has 1200 plants right now and can meet 80% of their demand. Hochanadel already has plans to expand the plant growing area but if Proposition 19 passes he will expand even more ...

Alleged marijuana use ends with bang in Cottonwood Heights Salt Lake Tribune By Janelle Stecklein Three people escaped injury Saturday night when their alleged marijuana use touched off an explosion in their home. Cottonwood Heights police Sgt. Mark Askerlund said the three were allegedly smoking marijuana inside an apartment ...

Former Morristown man arrested on marijuana charges Knoxville News Sentinel By Lance Coleman A former Morristown man was arrested Friday night on two separate warrants for possession and possession for resale of approximately $78000 worth of marijuana, Morristown police said. According to a press release, Nicholas James ...

Retail Insurance Broker Offers Medical Marijuana Coverage San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Scott Sherwood at www.scottsherwoodins.com has been placing coverage options to medical marijuana businesses for over five years. Many medical marijuana business owners don't know insurance is available for their unique operations. ...

Man facing marijuana charges misses hearing Livingston Daily A Unadilla Township man accused of growing 47 marijuana plants at his home is wanted on a bench warrant after failing to show for a hearing Friday, according to court records. Richard William Nicely, 53, who claims he has a valid medical marijuana card ...

'Green rush' causing ruckus in Colorado San Francisco Chronicle At the 2011 Hempcon medical marijuana convention in Denver in October, business lectures and panel discussions shared the program with more provocative events, like a Miss Hempcon pageant, in which scantily clad women - many dressed as nurses - danced ...

Marijuana meeting to be held at Allentown High School The Times of Trenton - NJ.com By Erin Duffy/The Times UPPER FREEHOLD — A proposed medical marijuana farming operation is expected to be the center of conversation at a township committee meeting Tuesday. The rescheduled meeting will take place at 7 pm in the Allentown High School ... The Times of Trenton - NJ.com

Marijuana grow house found in upscale Atlanta neighborhood; neighbor says ... The Republic Police tell WSB-TV a chain of events led them to the house after they stopped a U-Haul truck full of marijuana. Sgt. Scott McBride tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution officers arrested three men and one woman at the home. Police didn't immediately ...