Barton Smoked Marijuana Prior To DUI Arrest
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- Barton Smoked Marijuana Prior To DUI Arrest
- Charge over cannabis plant find
- San Diego opposes county on pot suit
- County Wants Relief of Duty Providing ID Cards for Medical Marijuana…
- Man admits creating secret cannabis room
Barton Smoked Marijuana Prior To DUI Arrest
San Francisco Chronicle – Dec 28, 2007
tmpl –>Barton Smoked Marijuana Prior To DUI ArrestActress Mischa Barton had been smoking marijuana when she was arrestedby police for driving under the influence on Thursday morning,according to reports. ” star was pulled over by West Hollywood cops in the earlyhours of Thursday when she was spotted straddling two lanes of traffic. She wastaken into custody on suspicion of DUI, but was also booked for possession ofnarcotics and driving on a suspended license.
Charge over cannabis plant find
BBC News – Dec 28, 2007
Devon and Cornwall Police officers carried out a raid on the house in Torquay in October and seized 48 cannabis plants. A 23-year-old man was arrested after the raid and was later released on police bail. He was charged after answering bail and is due to appear before South Devon magistrates on 10 January.
San Diego opposes county on pot suit
San Diego Union Tribune – Dec 28, 2007
San Bernardino County is a co-plaintiff in the case. Merced County had joined the suit, but supervisors there opted out and agreed to issue the ID cards. Marijuana is illegal to use and possess under federal laws, even though California and 10 other states have adopted legislation permitting medicinal use of the drug. Patients and their advocates have said for years that marijuana relieves chronic symptoms of cancer, AIDS and other diseases. California voters adopted a legal allowance for the medicinal use of marijuana in 1996, with 56 percent in favor. In San Diego County, the initiative received 52 percent support. But implementation of the law has been slow because of the federal ban… In San Diego County, the initiative received 52 percent support. But implementation of the law has been slow because of the federal ban. The initiative did not specify how much cannabis a person could grow or possess, or outline how the drug would be acquired or transported. Follow-up legislation passed in 2003 said qualified patients can possess up to 8 ounces of dried marijuana and cultivate up to 12 plants. Amicus briefs have no official bearing, other than to alert judges of third-party interest in a case. Attorneys defending the state medical marijuana laws welcomed support from San Diego, one of the largest cities in the nation to pass guidelines spelling out how much marijuana a patient can cultivate. “San Diego's brief very strongly makes some points that I don't think any of the other parties can adequately make, which is how very important it is to have these ID cards and the burden it's placing on police to not be able to easily distinguish medical marijuana patients from recreational users,” said Joe Elford of Americans for Safe Access, an advocacy group co-defending the case against the state.
County Wants Relief of Duty Providing ID Cards for Medical Marijuana…
XETV FOX6 San Diego – Dec 28, 2007
To date, 35 or California’s 58 counties have complied. San Bernardino is a co-plaintiff in San Diego County’s case against the new law. Proponents of medical marijuana use argue that it relieves the painful side effects and symptoms related to cancer, AIDS and other diseases. Opponents point out it violates federal laws. County-sanctioned cards are intended to make it easier for law enforcement to differentiate between legitimate medical users and recreational pot smokers.
Man admits creating secret cannabis room
Suffolk Evening Star – Dec 28, 2007
The plants were found by police when they raided the home that Keith Bowers, 31, shares with his parents in Cranwell Crescent, Ipswich, on November 30. Acting on information that something suspicious may have been going on at the house, officers found he had created a partition in his bedroom where he was cultivating the plants, without his parents’ knowledge. Gareth Davies, prosecuting, told South East Suffolk Magistrates’ Court that as well as the plants, lamps, foil sheets and growing products were found behind the partition. Mr Davies said: “He had created a ‘room within a room’ – it was quite a sophisticated operation and it would seem his elderly parents did not know what was going on.