MEDICAL MARIJUANA: Drug-policy official fails to sway Senate.
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- MEDICAL MARIJUANA: Drug-policy official fails to sway Senate.
- Reefer madness: cannabis is not harmless, says Ross Clark, and…
- 60 pounds of marijuana seized following hot line tip
- The return of Sir Talk-A-Lot
- Del Rio News-Herald
- Search leads to drug charges
MEDICAL MARIJUANA: Drug-policy official fails to sway Senate.
Free with registration – Santa Fe New Mexican – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jan 28, 2006
Murray, a special assistant to national drug czar John Walters, had little or no effect on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which gave the measure a do-pass with bipartisan support. And some senators said Murray’s presentation was heavy-handed. Murray told the committee that marijuana is an addictive substance with very serious health consequences, has no proven medical value and can lead to “serious mental illness,” depression and suicide. He likened medical-marijuana proponents to.
Reefer madness: cannabis is not harmless, says Ross Clark, and…
Free with registration – Spectator – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jan 28, 2006
You wouldn’t get dopeheads and smalltime dealers being let off with a caution on the grounds that it isn’t fair to burden young people with a criminal record; they would be heavily fined, branded a danger to the public and named and shamed in the local papers. Just ask any former sandwich bar-owner who was imprudent enough to serve an egg sandwich made with mayonnaise that was a few days out of date. Whether cannabis is Class B or Class C is an irrelevance. Technically, the difference is whether users can be jailed for two or five years. But it hardly matters, given that few.
60 pounds of marijuana seized following hot line tip
Valencia County News Bulletin – Jan 28, 2006
The officers told the couple that they would get a search warrant, but, in the meantime, everyone needed to leave the house in order for officers to secure it. It was at this time that Jenzen changed his mind and allowed officers into his home, the complaint said. “We located 20 pounds of marijuana in the freezer, which was located in the kitchen, and 40 pounds in a suitcase underneath a bed,” the agent said. “The marijuana in the freezer was separated in one pound bags for distribution. ”
The agent estimated that the street value for the marijuana exceeded $28,000. Jenzen and his wife, Mayra Marquez, 35, have been arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana and conspiracy. Both have pleaded not guilty to the charges and are being held on a $25,000 cash-only bond… It was at this time that Jenzen changed his mind and allowed officers into his home, the complaint said. “We located 20 pounds of marijuana in the freezer, which was located in the kitchen, and 40 pounds in a suitcase underneath a bed,” the agent said. “The marijuana in the freezer was separated in one pound bags for distribution. ”
The agent estimated that the street value for the marijuana exceeded $28,000. Jenzen and his wife, Mayra Marquez, 35, have been arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana and conspiracy. Both have pleaded not guilty to the charges and are being held on a $25,000 cash-only bond. The agent said this case is just one example of how the new hot line is operating.
The return of Sir Talk-A-Lot
London Free Press – Jan 28, 2006
Because right now, Emery is silent. After I join him at his breakfast table, Emery introduces me to his partner, Jodie Giesz-Ramsay. In addition to living together, the two Vancouverites co-ordinate the multi-pronged aspects of Emery’s pro-pot empire: Cannabis Culture magazine, Pot TV (an online news service), the B. Marijuana Party, the B. Marijuana Party bookshop and a “vapour lounge” where patrons inhale the fruits of his efforts… Emery dismisses an on-air suggestion that he’s in it for personal gain, claiming to have given away about $4 million in profits to various radical political causes. “I used that money to subvert the democratic process,” he says. “To get our people free from bondage and legalize marijuana. ”
When asked to defend his prideful personality, Emery argues that anyone who’s confident and trying to spread a message has to be arrogant. “But all that evades the central issue,” he says. “Is what I’m saying true?”
Strangely, for the first half of the radio show there are no callers. Perhaps sensing this, Emery quips that, “If there weren’t Nazis in Ottawa, what would I be doing?”
After the radio bit, Emery admits that when he received the notice of extradition from U.
Del Rio News-Herald
Del Rio News Herald – Jan 28, 2006
The amount of contraband involved in each count, according to the indictment, is