Latest in LA: pot vending machine Medical marijuana dispensary offers…
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The News Review:
- Latest in LA: pot vending machine Medical marijuana dispensary offers…
- Warning over cannabis lung harm
- Medical marijuana story draws protesters to Channel 4
- Wheelchair cannabis haul seized
- ND farmers renew hemp licenses
- Know your Rights: Medical marijuana use could put job at risk
- Vet’s Medical Marijuana Story Under Friendly Fire
Latest in LA: pot vending machine Medical marijuana dispensary offers…
San Francisco Chronicle – Jan 31, 2008
The computerized machine requires fingerprint identification and a prepaid card with a magnetic stripe. Once the card and fingerprint are verified, a bright green envelope with the pot drops down a slot. Mehdizadeh says any user approved for medical marijuana and registered in a computer database at his dispensaries can prepurchase the drug, then use the machine to pick it up. At the Timothy Leary Medical Dispensary in the San Fernando Valley, the vending machine is accessible only during business hours. An employee there said the machine was introduced about five months ago and provides speedy service. “It helps a lot of patients who are in a lot of pain and don’t want to wait around to get help,” Robert Schwartz said. “It’s been working out great… By eliminating a vendor behind the counter, he said, the machine offers users lower drug prices. The eighth-ounce packet would cost about $40 – $20 less than the average price at other dispensaries. Marijuana use is illegal under federal law, which does not recognize the medical marijuana laws in California and 11 other states. The Drug Enforcement Agency and other federal agencies have been actively shutting down major medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the state over the last two years and charging their operators with felony distribution. Mehdizadeh said the Herbal Nutrition Center was the target of a federal raid in December. He said no arrests were made and no charges have been filed against him. This article appeared on page A – 2 of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Warning over cannabis lung harm
BBC News – Jan 31, 2008
One study found a higher risk of lung cancer for those who smoked one joint a day compared with those who smoked 20 cigarettes a day over the same period. Another found bullous disease – a form of emphysema – occurs 20 years earlier in cannabis smokers. The studies appear in Respirology and the European Respiratory Journal. Both studies come at a time when the government is considering whether to change the laws on the possession of cannabis… He added that inhaling smoke from any burning object was intrinsically harmful, and that policy should focus more on educating people about the risks of taking the drug – which can be taken using other methods – in this way. The British Lung Foundation said the debate about cannabis’s effect on the lungs had tended to focus on the mental effects, overlooking the impact on the lungs. "Many people don’t know that smoking a joint is more harmful to the lungs than smoking a cigarette, as marijuana is often inhaled more deeply and held for longer," said Dr Noemi Eiser, honorary medical director of the British Lung Foundation. "The New Zealand study highlights the carcinogenic properties of cannabis smoke and it is a great worry that these exist in similar or even greater proportions to tobacco smoke. " The UK Government may decide later this year whether it will reclassify cannabis as a class B drug, having downgraded it to a class C substance in 2004. There is evidence to suggest that usage has fallen since reclassification occurred.
Medical marijuana story draws protesters to Channel 4
Denver Post – Jan 31, 2008
And they are misguided in terms of what the story reports, station officials say. In fact, it’s not an attack on medical marijuana or the propriety of that treatment. It’s an expose of one veteran who apparently abused the system. Kevin Dickes, a former Marine, was arrested in Aurora in March 2007 and charged with felony cultivation. Police confiscated 71 marijuana plants from his house. Because he was a registered medical marijuana patient, all charges were dropped… It’s an expose of one veteran who apparently abused the system. Kevin Dickes, a former Marine, was arrested in Aurora in March 2007 and charged with felony cultivation. Police confiscated 71 marijuana plants from his house. Because he was a registered medical marijuana patient, all charges were dropped. Reporter Rick Salinger was contacted by an out-of-state former member of Dickes’ platoon, Rich Taylor. Taylor tipped Salinger to the fact that Dickes injuries were not sustained as a result of a war injury, as Dickes claimed. After much legwork, Salinger confirmed there was no suicide grenade attack at the time and place Dickes claimed.
Wheelchair cannabis haul seized
Independent Online – Jan 31, 2008
All four suspects, from the village of Fnideq in the far north of Morocco, were being held pending a court hearing. Also, Moroccan officials in the Tetouan region that borders Ceuta seized more than 24 tons (26,1 short tons) of drugs over a three-day period last week, the Moroccan news agency Map reported Wednesday.
ND farmers renew hemp licenses
Life Style Extra – Jan 31, 2008
‘We just wanted to keep the licenses going,’ he said. Early last February, the North Dakota Agriculture Department granted commercial hemp farming licenses to Hauge and Monson, a state lawmaker who farms near Osnabrock in northeastern North Dakota. Hemp, a cousin to the illegal drug marijuana, can be used in products ranging from paper to lotion. Hemp proponents say that unlike marijuana, it does not produce a high. Hauge and Monson last year suffered several setbacks to their efforts to be the first in the country to legally grow industrial hemp. The licenses were granted under state regulations that required the farmers to get approval from the DEA. That approval never came, though the agency says it is still processing the applications… Early last February, the North Dakota Agriculture Department granted commercial hemp farming licenses to Hauge and Monson, a state lawmaker who farms near Osnabrock in northeastern North Dakota. Hemp, a cousin to the illegal drug marijuana, can be used in products ranging from paper to lotion. Hemp proponents say that unlike marijuana, it does not produce a high. Hauge and Monson last year suffered several setbacks to their efforts to be the first in the country to legally grow industrial hemp. The licenses were granted under state regulations that required the farmers to get approval from the DEA. That approval never came, though the agency says it is still processing the applications. Monson said it probably is unrealistic to think the DEA will change its position.
Know your Rights: Medical marijuana use could put job at risk
Santa Fe New Mexican.com – Jan 31, 2008
Air Force, Gary Ross sustained injuries from which he still suffers back pain and muscle spasms. When other remedies failed to relieve his pain, based upon his doctor’s recommendation and in accordance with California state law, he began using marijuana to lessen his discomfort. But after only eight days on a new job, Ross was fired because his pre-employment drug test indicated his use of marijuana. Ross thought he understood his right to employment under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act. The act prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee based upon a disability that doesn’t interfere with his duties.
Vet’s Medical Marijuana Story Under Friendly Fire
cbs4denver.com – Jan 31, 2008
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A CBS4 investigation has found a former Marine with a medical marijuana permit may have lied about his war injury. Kevin Dickes is considering a lawsuit against Aurora police for more than $300,000. He claims police destroyed his marijuana after seizing it during a raid on his home. Acting on a tip from a neighbor and carrying a warrant, Aurora police raided the home of Kevin Dickes in April 2007. They entered Dickes’ marijuana growing room and confiscated 71 of his plants, which were later placed in a police evidence locker. Several others were left behind. The case was later dropped and what was left of the plants was returned when it was learned that Dickes was listed on the state registry to legally use medical marijuana… He claims police destroyed his marijuana after seizing it during a raid on his home. Acting on a tip from a neighbor and carrying a warrant, Aurora police raided the home of Kevin Dickes in April 2007. They entered Dickes’ marijuana growing room and confiscated 71 of his plants, which were later placed in a police evidence locker. Several others were left behind. The case was later dropped and what was left of the plants was returned when it was learned that Dickes was listed on the state registry to legally use medical marijuana. He claimed to police and others he needs it to ease pain from a 1991 Gulf War injury. He even showed off his scar, claiming it happened in Kuwait while serving in the Marines.