SAN FRANCISCO 10-year prison term for marijuana grower
The News Review:
- SAN FRANCISCO 10-year prison term for marijuana grower
- Bratton Wants City To Examine Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
- N. Dakota Man Aims to Be 1st Hemp Farmer.
- NBC Today Show SpotlightS “Healthy Hemp Foods”
- BNN: 2015, Indonesia Free from Marijuana Fields
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SAN FRANCISCO 10-year prison term for marijuana grower
San Francisco Chronicle – Jan 16, 2007
Timothy Dellas, 51, of Manila, west of Arcata, who was convicted by a jury in May of growing and possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute it, was sentenced Friday. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel in San Francisco gave him the minimum term required by federal law for a manager in a growing operation involving more than 1,000 marijuana plants… District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel in San Francisco gave him the minimum term required by federal law for a manager in a growing operation involving more than 1,000 marijuana plants. Agents found more than 5,000 plants and an indoor growing system in buildings at a home in a rural area of southern Humboldt County where Dellas was arrested, prosecutors said. One document found in Dellas’ truck estimated receipts from marijuana sales at more than $1 million, authorities said. This article appeared on page B – 3 of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Bratton Wants City To Examine Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
NBC4.TV – Jan 16, 2007
In October, the City Council’s Public Safety Committee agreed to a one-year moratorium on granted permits for new dispensaries as city official seek out stricter operating regulations. Councilman Dennis Zine proposed the moratorium in September, saying that too many of the dispensaries were operating in the city, oftentimes illegally selling pot to those without prescriptions. Nearly 100 medical marijuana dispensaries currently operate in Los Angeles, according to Bratton’s report. Calvin Frye runs a medical marijuana clinic in Studio City. He said federal agents raided a nearby clinic after residents complained. “Guys came in acting like stoned drug dealers — smoking pot outside in the parking lot, kids coming out and opening their bags, exchanging medicines because there are not regulations,” Frye said. “If there were regulations like the board of supervisors did for unincorporated L.
N. Dakota Man Aims to Be 1st Hemp Farmer.
Free with registration – America's Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jan 16, 2007
(From AP Online) Byline: DALE WETZEL State legislator David Monson began pushing the idea of growing industrial hemp in the United States a decade ago. Now his goal may be within reach _ but first he needs to be fingerprinted. Monson turned in an application Monday to the state Agriculture Department to become the nation’s first licensed industrial hemp farmer. State Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson said Monson provided fingerprints with his application, which will be used for a background check to prove he is not a criminal. The farmer, school superintendent and lawmaker.
NBC Today Show SpotlightS “Healthy Hemp Foods”
NPIcenter – NPIcenter (press release) – Jan 16, 2007
The segment highlighted hemp as a nutritional powerhouse that has many convenient culinary uses. NBC’s food editor and resident expert, Phil Lempert, led the discussion. “These are going to be the hottest products in 2007,” said Lempert, whom is also known as the Supermarket Guru. “This is powerful nutrition,” added Lempert. Several hemp foods and beverages were displayed including Manitoba Harvest’s Organic Hemp Seed Oil and Hemp Seed Butter, and Today Show hosts Ann Curry and Natalie Morales tasted many of the hemp food products on the set and their reaction was very favorable… “These are going to be the hottest products in 2007,” said Lempert, whom is also known as the Supermarket Guru. “This is powerful nutrition,” added Lempert. Several hemp foods and beverages were displayed including Manitoba Harvest’s Organic Hemp Seed Oil and Hemp Seed Butter, and Today Show hosts Ann Curry and Natalie Morales tasted many of the hemp food products on the set and their reaction was very favorable. “When we are concerned about health & nutrition, these products make it easy for us to really get a lot of good nutrition,” noted Lempert. “People are finding out that hemp foods are extremely nutritious – and then they try them and discover that they have a great flavor and gourmet appeal,” says Mike Fata, President and co-founder of Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods & Oils. “Having a leading mainstream news source like the NBC Today Show feature hemp foods is a validation that hemp is in fact one of the hottest food trends in North America,” adds Fata. Vote Hemp, an advocacy group that vigorously promotes the reestablishment of hemp agriculture in the U.
BNN: 2015, Indonesia Free from Marijuana Fields
tempointeractive.com – Jan 16, 2007