Fullerton votes to ban medical marijuana dispensaries
The News Review:
- Fullerton votes to ban medical marijuana dispensaries
- 6 arrested in marijuana-growing case
- BC marijuana smoker wins human-rights ruling
- Medical Marijuana Activist Ken Gorman’s Homicide Remains Unsolved…
- P90 million marijuana seized
- Police find possible marijuana plants in campus botanical gardens
Fullerton votes to ban medical marijuana dispensaries
San Francisco Chronicle – Feb 20, 2008
Mayor Sharon Quirk, who previously supported the clinics, said that after meeting with Police Chief Pat McKinley she had a better understanding of the various enforcement and financial pressures that would have been placed upon the city. All on the council but Pam Keller supported the ban. Marijuana use is illegal under federal law, which does not recognize the medical marijuana laws in California and 11 other states. ___Information from: The Orange County Register,.
6 arrested in marijuana-growing case
Denver Post – Feb 20, 2008
District Court on Tuesday. Sheng Huang, Yue De Deng, Guang Dong Feng, Pingwen Bai, Fuyin Deng and Tran Van were arrested and face charges of cultivating thousands of marijuana plants. Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the North Metro Task Force initiated the investigation in January after a confidential source told law enforcement about an Asian marijuana organization that existed in the Thornton area.
BC marijuana smoker wins human-rights ruling
Globe and Mail – Feb 20, 2008
marijuana smoker wins human-rights ruling TERRI THEODORE The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — The B. Human Rights Tribunal has ruled that a window contractor discriminated against an employee because his physical disability allowed him to smoke medical marijuana. The company has been told to pay $500 for injury to the man’s dignity, feelings and self-respect. The full text of this article has 461 words.
Medical Marijuana Activist Ken Gorman’s Homicide Remains Unsolved…
Eworldwire – Eworldwire (press release) – Feb 20, 2008
The case remains unsolved. According to Alvis, Gorman was something of a paradox in his community. Described as an outspoken advocate for legalizing marijuana, he attracted a great deal of attention from people on both sides of the issue. Gorman’s activities made him something of a local celebrity. In fact, only days before he was murdered, local television station CBS4 Denver aired a piece on Gorman and his medical marijuana operations. “Many people who support the legalization of marijuana identify Gorman as a caring and compassionate individual who supported their cause,” said Alvis. “At the time of his death, Gorman served as the primary caregiver for several patients whose physicians recommended the use of medical marijuana to alleviate certain debilitating medical conditions… Gorman’s activities made him something of a local celebrity. In fact, only days before he was murdered, local television station CBS4 Denver aired a piece on Gorman and his medical marijuana operations. “Many people who support the legalization of marijuana identify Gorman as a caring and compassionate individual who supported their cause,” said Alvis. “At the time of his death, Gorman served as the primary caregiver for several patients whose physicians recommended the use of medical marijuana to alleviate certain debilitating medical conditions. In that role, he grew marijuana plants in his home. ”
Gorman had reported being robbed several times in the months before he died. “Apparently, he feared more trouble because he purchased a gun to protect himself, which turned out to be insufficient protection to keep him safe,” added Alvis.
P90 million marijuana seized
sunstar.com.ph – Feb 20, 2008
has commended the elements of PRO-Ilocos for their relentless anti-drug operation. He said RMG policemen were divided into two groups before the operation. Team 1 uprooted about 190,000 fully grown marijuana in a two-hectare land. Team 2, on the other hand, uprooted about 130,000 fully grown marijuana plants in a one hectare land. The estimated Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) value of uprooted marijuana plants, said Bataoil, was P90 million. He said the operating teams fired upon by unidentified armed men believed to be guarding the marijuana plantation. While the marijuana eradication was ongoing, other policemen pursued those men guarding the plantation up to the boundary of Alilem, Ilocos Sur and Cayapa, Benguet.
Police find possible marijuana plants in campus botanical gardens
Michigan Daily – Feb 20, 2008
A staff member at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens, where the class meets, found 11 “very small plants that appear to be cannabis” in the greenhouse, Department of Safety spokeswoman Diane Brown said. The apparent cannabis was found on a table along with several other plants being grown by students. Police have no suspects. “We don’t know at this point if it was a student in the class or if it was someone else who put the plants there or started the plants or was growing the plants,” Brown said. LSA sophomore Annie Bernstein, who’s enrolled in the class of about 80 students, said she didn’t think anyone else used the room where students grow plants. Instructors give students seeds to plant, she said, but they also have the option of bringing their own… “It’s not like people are going off and doing their own things secretly – we’re all in the same room,” she said. “I don’t know what time they would do it or when they would do it. Students will sometimes joke about growing marijuana, but although students are told at the beginning of the semester not to grow anything illegal, the possibility of growing cannabis isn’t talked about much. Deep down, though, students know it’s a possibility. “It’s kind of the elephant in the room,” she said. The questionable plants are currently undergoing testing, Brown said. Manufacturing illegal drugs is a felony charge.