Purple Kush News Round-Up 11/21/2011

Editorial: NJ medical marijuana law fears serve as block to intended compassion The Star-Ledger - NJ.com By Times of Trenton Editorial Board Last month, the Maple Shade zoning board turned down an application for a medicinal marijuana dispensary on a busy highway far from neighborhoods but convenient for motorists. Last week, a meeting in Upper Freehold ...

Medical marijuana, subsurface water on Butte supervisors' agenda Tuesday Mercury-Register By ROGER H. AYLWORTH - Staff Writer OROVILLE -- Medical marijuana will be back on the supervisors' agenda Tuesday, but this time it shouldn't generate crowds or controversy. In fact, the item is on the board's consent agenda and could well be handled ...

Weed360.com Sparks Up Success at the Kush Expo Connecting the Medical ... MarketWatch (press release) The Kush Expo was in town, and not even the rain could stop those medicated patients from heading outside to smoke under the dedicated medical marijuana smoking tents. As the Anaheim Police Department watched and observed hundreds of cannabis users ...

Marijuana Reform Advocates Face Uphill Financial Battle In California Neon Tommy (Cannabis Culture/Flickr) Proposition 1518 to reduce marijuana penalties picks up where last year's failed legalization efforts left off, this time with a higher chance of becoming state law. But this latest push might not have the significant economic ...

Lawmaker eyes changes to synthetic marijuana ban Chicago Tribune AP Indiana communities say they're still worried about sales of synthetic marijuana despite a new state law banning the substance, and one lawmaker says it may be time to take "aggressive steps" to attack the problem. State legislators made it illegal ...

Pinal County deputies seize 4000 pounds of marijuana AZ Central.com 20, 2011 10:49 PM Pinal County Sheriff's Office deputies cracked a human- and drug-smuggling ring, nabbed more than 4000 pounds of marijuana, made 10 arrests and seized a gun during a busy week that ended Saturday, authorities said Sunday. ...

USPS Intercepts Package Containing Marijuana Gant Daily The package was scanned via the K9 unit and contained 3.2 pounds of marijuana, according to the Clearfield-based state police. On Friday, representatives of the USPS Troop C Vice and the Clearfield State Police conducted a controlled delivery of the ...

Explosion caused by men smoking marijuana Boston Herald By AP SALT LAKE CITY — The windows of an apartment in suburban Salt Lake City were blown-out after authorities say an explosion was caused by three men using a leaking lighter while smoking marijuana. Cottonwood Heights police say Saturday night the ...

Handgun fired, suspected marijuana recovered at large party in Salisbury Delmarva Daily Times Officers got into the building with the assistance of the homeowner and recovered a loaded revolver and suspected marijuana, according to police. While clearing the area, three adults and a minor refused to leave the area and were arrested on charges ...