Purple Kush News Round-Up 09/04/2011

Oakland hosts pot industry convention San Jose Mercury News The medical marijuana industry is growing, and professional industries need conventions -- cue the International Cannabis and Hemp Expo, a street fair beginning at the steps of Oakland's City Hall and spreading over several downtown blocks this weekend ... See all stories on this topic »

Why Michigan should form a state-regulated, independent medical marijuana ... The Saginaw News - MLive.com By Peter Luke AP File Photo Republican affection for free-market capitalism aside, the open sale of marijuana in dispensaries across Michigan was never going to fly. The concession for dispensary proprietors, shut down by the Michigan Court of Appeals ... See all stories on this topic » The Saginaw News - MLive.com

Patients asking courts for way out of medical marijuana bind Las Vegas Review-Journal Completely Legal 2.0 and other medical marijuana dispensaries provide marijuana under a state law but have been raided and charged under a conflicting law. » Buy this photo Jacob Lill, owner of Completely Legal 2.0, reaches for a jar of marijuana buds ... See all stories on this topic »

Mount Airy man charged in marijuana drug bust Mount Airy News by Wendy Byerly Wood DOBSON — A Mount Airy man was charged Friday night after Surry County Sheriff's deputies discovered a large amount of marijuana being grown in his residence in a sophisticated manner. Erik Michael McCarthy, 26, of 106 English Lane ... See all stories on this topic »

Violence stalks the mountains above a quiet coastal town Los Angeles Times The slaying of Fort Bragg City Councilman Jere Melo is the latest event in an area populated by marijuana growers drawn to the isolation, good weather and laissez-faire culture. Mendocino County law enforcement agents arrive at the Skunk Train depot in ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Final Count: 9200 Pot Plants Los Alamos Monitor By John Severance Two days after numerous branches of law enforcement swooped in to bust a $10-million marijuana grow at Bandelier National Monument, superintendent Jason Lott said crews are scrutinizing other areas of the park. ... See all stories on this topic »

Portland man arrested on domestic violence charges also had three guns, marijuana OregonLive.com Police found marijuana, guns and cash at a residence he was staying. Jeffrey Brian Kronenfeld, 27, was arrested Friday on domestic violence charges, including kidnapping and assault, according to a Portland Police news release. ... See all stories on this topic » OregonLive.com

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich Supports Marijuana Ology Reich commented that, if he could repeal one US regulation, it would be to legalize marijuana. He also mentions that, while at Oxford with fellow grad student Bill Clinton, they "didn't inhale together." This isn't that surprising, considering Reich ... See all stories on this topic » Ology

Lane County authorities bust pot-growing operation Houston Chronicle (AP) — Authorities in Lane County seized 400 marijuana plants and more than $20000 in cash from a rural property south of Cottage Grove. See all stories on this topic »

'Hemp Fest' Brings Together Advocates of Marijuana OzarksFirst.com Organizers say the goal of the festivities was to raise awareness of the benefits of hemp and different uses of the marijuana plant. "The cannabis plant itself provides a myriad of uses and we wanted to show that through domestication of exhibits and ... See all stories on this topic »