Santa Rosa police refuse to release medical marijuana
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- Santa Rosa police refuse to release medical marijuana
- How cannabis use causes schizophrenia
- All Blacks deny cannabis failure
- EDITORIAL: Medical marijuana bill.(Editorial)
- County approves health agency as medical marijuana ID card resource
- Norco, Calif., files for injunction to close marijuana dispensary.
- Medical marijuana bill introduced.
Santa Rosa police refuse to release medical marijuana
San Diego Union Tribune - Jan 30, 2007
The order from the judge followed. But officers have refused because they said federal law, which doesn’t recognize medical marijuana use, prohibits them from returning Jenkins’ cannabis. “We’re not a dispensary, we’re not going to give out marijuana,” said Sgt. Eric Litchfield, who supervises the detectives who arrested Jenkins. “It’s illegal. ”
Such showdowns have become familiar since California voters in 1996 passed Proposition 215, which authorized medical use of marijuana.
How cannabis use causes schizophrenia
Telegraph.co.uk - Jan 30, 2007
Recent research by Yale University School of Medicine suggests the drug may induce psychosis by its action on receptors in the brain. The use of cannabis is not thought to be a primary cause of schizophrenia, although there is strong evidence to suggest that the drug can trigger the onset of mental illness in some people with a prior disposition. In 2002 the Government announced plans to reduce the classification of cannabis from category B to C, after a recommendation from the Police Federation that it was far less harmful than other drugs. The reclassification took place the following year, despite concern among psychiatrists about the future impact of the softening of the law. Article continues advertisement.
All Blacks deny cannabis failure
TVNZ - Jan 30, 2007
An international rugby news website reported on Friday thatFrench newspaper Midi Olympique had claimed an unnamed All Blackhad tested positive for cannabis following the All Blacks’ Testagainst France in Paris in November last year. All Blacks Manager Darren Shand said neither the New ZealandRugby Union nor All Blacks management were aware of any playertesting positive for cannabis and would have expected to have beenadvised if that was the case.
EDITORIAL: Medical marijuana bill.(Editorial)
Free with registration - The Herald - AccessMyLibrary.com - Jan 30, 2007
| Herald (Rock Hill, SC) (January, 2007). 30–Count the medical marijuana bill introduced by S. Bill Mescher as one without a prayer of passing this session. Oddly, though, the reasons it won’t pass will have very little.
County approves health agency as medical marijuana ID card resource
SmallTownPapers News Service - Jan 30, 2007
To help solve this problem and others associated with the 1996 proposition, Senate Bill 420 was passed by the legislature in 2004. SB420 required the Department of Health Services to set up a statewide medical marijuana identification program. This program would encourage medical marijuana users to register and obtain cards.