Purple Kush News Round-Up 11/18/2011

Colo. medical marijuana dispensaries join union BusinessWeek By STEVEN K. PAULSON Colorado medical marijuana dispensaries are getting a boost in political clout after they joined the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. The US Justice Department has warned that marijuana dispensaries and licensed growers in ...

Study: Marijuana use doubles risk of crashing your car USA Today By Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY Drivers who test positive for marijuana or report driving within three hours of marijuana use are more than twice as likely as other drivers to be involved in crashes, Columbia University researchers find. ... USA Today

Marijuana legalization support at record high CBS News A man smokes a joint at a pro-marijuana "4/20" celebration in front of the state capitol building April 20, 2010, in Denver. (Getty Images) Never before have more Americans believed legalizing marijuana was the right course for the country. ...

Ex-LA fire chief's son accused of bribing TSA officer Los Angeles Times Millage Peaks IV tells authorities he and his associates paid the Transportation Security Administration officer at LAX $5000 to $6000 to help smuggle marijuana on nine separate trips, an FBI affidavit says. By Rick Rojas and Richard Winton, ...

Marijuana, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: HEMP) Retains EJM Advisors as Public Relations ... MarketWatch (press release) EJM Advisors' role is to expand the visibility of HEMP's capabilities through mainstream press coverage of its role in the marijuana industry. EJM Advisors will initiate a targeted publicity campaign, starting with the recently announced 'Eco-Harmony ...

Suspect thinks victim is 'marijuana goddess' Baltimore Sun When he spoke with detectives, he told them that he had been smoking a lot of marijuana the previous evening and woke up high the following morning. While he was in the park, when he saw the victim, he thought she was "the marijuana goddess" and that ...

Cannabis Cup goes on despite police visits Detroit Free Press BY BILL LAITNER Despite three visits by Detroit police and officers' warnings that no one should consume marijuana, organizers of the Detroit Cannabis Cup -- a two-day medical-marijuana convention in an Eastern Market jazz club -- said Monday that they ...

3 alleged pot growers held in Healdsburg slaying San Francisco Chronicle HEALDSBURG -- Three alleged marijuana growers have been arrested in the shooting death of a man in Healdsburg, authorities said Monday. Gabino Lopez Santiago, 46, of Healdsburg was shot in the chest, said Sonoma County sheriff's Lt. Glenn Lawrence. ...

Are today's parents going too soft on kids using marijuana? USA Today Roughly one in 10 people who try marijuana get addicted, and young users are more vulnerable than older ones, says Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. 1. Talk to teens early and often about the risks of drugs, ... USA Today

State troopers seize marijuana in weekend traffic stops North Platte Bulletin by George Lauby (North Platte Bulletin) - 10/17/2011 Nebraska state troopers seized 68 pounds of marijuana over the weekend in three separate traffic stops on Interstate-80. In the early morning Sunday, a trooper stopped an eastbound 2011 Chevy Sunset ...

Purple Kush News Round-Up 11/17/2011

AP Enterprise: Pot growers move to Calif. farms San Francisco Chronicle By GOSIA WOZNIACKA and MARCUS WOHLSEN, AP Gary Kazanjian / AP Fresno County Sheriff Officer, Lt. Richard Ko sifts through marijuana in the back of a trailer which was confiscated from a field Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 in Sanger, Calif. ...

California Medical Association Wants to Legalize Marijuana ABC News (blog) Advocates for the legalization of marijuana got a new, unprecedented member of their ranks: the California Medical Association. They adopted an official policy that recommends the legalization and regulation of cannabis. They are the largest physician ... ABC News (blog)

Up in smoke: Counselors warn against synthetic marijuana risks Northwest Herald By CHELSEA McDOUGALL - cmcdougall@shawmedia.com It looks like marijuana, only it's not. It is said to produce the same high as marijuana, only it doesn't. When smoked, synthetic cannabinoids mimic the effects of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, ...

Marijuana bad for Fort Collins' business health The Coloradoan The issue is commercialized, for-profit marijuana dispensaries. According to the Denver Post, 75 other cities and counties across the state have elected to prohibit them (make that 76 since Longmont recently passed their own ordinance). ...

MEDICAL MARIJUANA - BEHIND THE SMOKE: Law enforcement consistent despite ... Southgate News Herald Despite the growing network of medical marijuana dispensaries in Washtenaw County, Hiller said he hasn't noticed a trend upward or downward for marijuana-related cases and, for the most part, he sees law enforcement evaluating arrests on a case-by-case ...

Ohio's Bath Salt Ban Goes Into Effect WLWT Cincinnati John Kasich in July adds synthetic marijuana known as K2 or spice and six synthetic derivatives of cathinone that have been found in bath salts to the list of Schedule 1 controlled substances. The products have been sold legally at convenience stores, ...

WORCESTER COUNTY Fake marijuana ban considered Delmarva Now SNOW HILL -- The public has the opportunity to weigh in on Worcester County's proposed ban on fake marijuana and similar hallucinogens. The Worcester County Commissioners are scheduled to consider emergency legislation Tuesday that would ban ...

Check Up: Temple scientists explore marijuana derivative without the high ... Philadelphia Inquirer Federal prosecutors have alleged that some California dispensers of medical marijuana are peddling their product to recreational users. Meanwhile, a medical-marijuana program with stricter controls is getting under way in New Jersey. ... See all stories on this topic »

Marijuana, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: HEMP) Funds and Brings to Market the Eco-Harmony ... Marketwire (press release) LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - Oct 17, 2011) - Marijuana, Inc. ( PINKSHEETS : HEMP) is proud to announce that after over two years in the development, and the funding, costing over $1.2 million dollars, it has completed the Eco-Harmony Loyalty Benefits ...

Marijuana users more than two times more likely to crash eMaxHealth Smoking or ingesting marijuana is becoming more and more common, and an online study from Epidemiologic Reviews shows that drivers who smoke marijuana before getting behind the wheel are at roughly twice the risk of crashing motor vehicles than those ...

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, ...

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 ...

Purple Kush News Round-Up 11/14/2011

Zoning board turns down 1st NJ medical pot site BusinessWeek By GEOFF MULVIHILL The first local board in New Jersey to consider allowing a medical marijuana site turned the request down Wednesday, possibly a harbinger of more delays to come in getting New Jersey's medical marijuana program running. ...

California's medical marijuana industry rattled by federal prosecutors Sacramento Bee By Peter Hecht Berg's San Francisco firm, the ArcView Group, was pledging to find "angel investors" for startups offering products and services for California's $1.5 billion medical marijuana industry. But last week, US prosecutors in California ...

US attorney considering going after newspaper, other media running ads for pot ... Washington Post 1, 2011 file photo, medical marijuana clone plants are shown at a medical marijuana dispensary in Oakland, Calif. The chief federal prosecutor in San Diego is contemplating expanding a federal crackdown on the medical marijuana industry by going after ...

Marijuana bust yields 362000 plants with estimated street value of $434M Weakley County Press By KEVIN BOWDEN By the time they cut down the last marijuana plant from a heavily wooded hillside west of Hornbeak Wednesday evening, local authorities had seized an estimated 362000 marijuana plants with a street value of about $434 million. ...

Todd Dwyer: Legalizing marijuana, like alcohol, is the rational thing to do San Jose Mercury News By Todd Dwyer The federal prosecutors who are issuing cease-and-desist orders to medicinal marijuana clinics in California would have done well to watch the recent Ken Burns documentary on Prohibition, the failed government attempt to protect ...

James Bradley indicted in fatal schoolyard crash Rochester Democrat and Chronicle The driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a second-grader playing on a field at School 33 in May was high on marijuana, a court indictment alleges. And the boy's mother, once under the impression that the accident was caused only by a common ...

Ex-teacher sentenced in marijuana case KRQE.com The former Albuquerque Public Schools teacher busted with about 20 pounds of marijuana won't spend anytime behind bars.

Suspected Marijuana Dealer Arrested In Manchester Hartford Courant MANCHESTER — A 43-year-old marijuana dealer was arrested on two warrants Wednesday each charging him with sale of marijuana and sale of marijuana within 1500 feet of a school, police said. Angel Rivera, of 109 Foster St., was taken into custody ... Hartford Courant

Feds raid medical pot co-op near Ukiah Santa Rosa Press Democrat Matthew Cohen, founder of Northstone Organics, a medical marijuana co-op north of Ukiah, was left with just a sprig after federal agents seized his 99 plants just as they were being harvested. By GLENDA ANDERSON US Drug Enforcement Agents on Thursday ...

Marijuana theft nets four suspects in Vacaville TheReporter.com By Reporter Staff/ Four people were arrested following the discovery of stolen medical marijuana plants in a Vacaville motel room in which they were staying. Vacaville police were dispatched to the 500 block of Camellia Way at 2:52 am Thursday ...

Purple Kush News Round-Up 11/13/2011

Maple Shade rejects request to allow medical marijuana treatment center The Star-Ledger - NJ.com By AP David McNew/Getty ImagesDave Warden, a bud tender at Private Organic Therapy (POT), a non-profit co-operative medical marijuana dispensary, displays various types of marijuana available to patients in Los Angele in this 2010 photo. ... The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Medical marijuana crackdown gets reaction from those in industry Auburn Journal By Bridget Jones, Journal Staff Writer A recent directive from the federal government telling several California medical marijuana facilities to shut their doors inspired locals connected to the industry to speak out. According to Lauren Horwood, ... Auburn Journal

Marijuana, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: HEMP) Funds and Brings to Market the Eco-Harmony ... MarketWatch (press release) LAS VEGAS, NV, Oct 13, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Marijuana, Inc. (pinksheets:HEMP) is proud to announce the launch of the Eco-Harmony Loyalty Benefits and Rewards Card. After more than two years in development, at a cost of over $1.2 million ...

Pa. Man Allegedly Grew Pot at Ex-Country Club ABC News Authorities say a central Pennsylvania man ran a large-scale marijuana growing operation at a defunct Philadelphia-area country club. Investigators say 48-year-old Charlie Patterson, of Gardners, cultivated the marijuana plants on the overgrown grounds ...

At the Border, on the Night Watch New York Times The lanky young man with two bales of marijuana slung over his back who was apprehended by Border Patrol agents in a rugged area about a mile from the border here one recent night represented both the significant strides the country has made in ... New York Times

New Mexico woman sought marijuana via Craigslist: police Reuters By Dennis J. Carroll SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - A New Mexico woman was arrested this week after she sought out marijuana on Craigslist in a notice that said she was "new in town" and "looking for Mary Jane," police said on Wednesday. ...

San Francisco Medical Marijuana Doctors at Greenway See Surge in New Senior ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Greenway Medical Marijuana Physicians Evaluations doctors are consulting with an increasing number of elderly patients seeking relief from age-related medical issues. Over the past two years, Greenway Medical Marijuana Physicians Evaluations has served ...

Medical marijuana growers concerned following homicide ABC30.com (KFSN) -- Investigators said an unidentified man was killed during a medical marijuana heist in the South Valley Wednesday morning. Now, there's a concern about the safety of medical marijuana growers. The shooting happened at a home near Strathmore in ... ABC30.com

Marijuana bust nets 50000 plants Weakley County Press By KEVIN BOWDEN Obion County Sheriff Jerry Vastbinder has confirmed for The Messenger today one of the state's largest outdoor marijuana growing operations has been discovered in the hills south of Webb Store Road. A news conference was scheduled for ...

RAND Withdraws Medical Marijuana Study About Crime Stats Patch.com By Ajay Singh LAPD North Hollywood Division officers respond to a report of a burglary in progress at a medical marijuana dispensary at 13432 Sherman Way in North Hollywood on April 15. Two men found on the roof were taken into custody. ...