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- US CA: Recall Effort Moves Ahead; Medical Pot Activists Seek
Record Searchlight, 08 Mar 2023 - The group looking to oust three Redding City Council members for their vote to ban medical marijuana dispensaries can now begin collecting signatures on the recall petitions, the local man orchestrating the recall said Thursday. But they'll now need to convince more than 9,000 Redding voters to sign the petitions to put the matter on a future ballot. - New York Police Stop Every Young Black Man in the City…For Safety
The latest data on stop and frisks in New York City is nothing short of horrifying. Kristen Gwynne at AlterNet reports.read more - US CA: Dispensary, Landlord Face $1,500 Daily In Fines
Daily Press, 15 May 2012 - DISPENSARY, LANDLORD FACE $1,500 DAILY IN FINES HESPERIA With a new medical marijuana dispensary in town, Hesperia officials are touting a tough policy that could hit both the dispensary and its landlord with fines that can reach $1,500 a day after a 24-day warning period. - US DC: Marijuana May Help Relieve Muscle Tightness Linked To
Washington Post, 15 May 2012 - MARIJUANA MAY HELP RELIEVE MUSCLE TIGHTNESS LINKED TO MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THE QUESTION Marijuana has been investigated as a medicinal aid for people with cancer, AIDS, glaucoma and other conditions. Might smoking marijuana help relieve the muscle spasticity in people with multiple sclerosis? - Mitt Romney's Crazy Comments on Medical Marijuana
The instant I write something suggesting that Romney wouldn't be any worse than Obama on medical marijuana, along comes Romney flipping out on a reporter for merely asking about it. The fun starts at 2:10:read more - Moms Say, “No More Drug War!”
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- US VA: Survey: Student Marijuana Use Up
Martinsville Bulletin, 14 May 2012 - Still, Two-Thirds Don't Smoke Pot, Say Results of Survey in County The percentage of Henry County Schools high school students who say they smoke marijuana every day has increased dramatically in the last few years, and some other measures of marijuana use also have increased significantly, all mirroring national trends. - CN NS: Charges Against Cannabis Crusader Withdrawn
Amherst Daily News, 14 May 2012 - Cannabis Crusader Has Been in Europe Since 2009 AMHERST - A series of drug charges against an Athol man who says he's exiled in Europe have been withdrawn. Rickey Logan Simpson, 62, was charged with the production of cannabis marijuana, possession of cannabis marijuana for the purpose of trafficking and possession of cannabis marijuana and possession of cannabis resin following a raid of his Athol Road home in November 2009. Simpson was in Amsterdam, Holland accepting the Freedom Fighter of the Year Award at the annual Cannabis Cup when the raid occurred and it's believe he has been in Europe since then. - CN ON: Police Corruption Trial: I Didn't Beat Stripper, 'Good-Looking'
Toronto Star, 14 May 2012 - A former drug squad officer accused of beating a Montreal stripper in a Toronto police interview room says he didn't have any contact with her. Aida Fagundo has testified that a tall, good-looking police officer with blue eyes beat her with a telephone book after she was arrested on a cocaine trafficking charge on Nov. 2, 1997.
