Swiss appear to be approving heroin program
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- Swiss appear to be approving heroin program
- Medical marijuana facility robbed in Mission Hills
- CA Supreme Court: Caregiver must do more than provide marijuana
- Highway stop leads to marijuana bust
Swiss appear to be approving heroin program
The Associated Press
The marijuana issue was based on a separate citizens’ initiative to decriminalize the consumption of marijuana and growing the plant for personal use. Jo Lang a Green Party member of parliament from the central city of Zug said he was disappointed in the failure of the marijuana measure because it means 600000 people in Switzerland will be treated as criminals because they use cannabis. “People have died from alcohol and heroin but not from cannabis” Lang said. The government which opposes the marijuana proposal said it feared that liberalizing marijuana could cause problems with neighboring countries. “This could lead to a situation where you have some sort of cannabis tourism in Switzerland because something that is illegal in the EU would be legal in Switzerland” government spokesman Oswald Sigg told The Associated Press. The heroin program is offered in 23 discreet centers across Switzerland which offer a range of support to nearly 1300 addicts who haven’t been helped by other therapies. Under careful supervision they inject doses carefully measured to satisfy their cravings but not enough to cause a big high.
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Medical marijuana facility robbed in Mission Hills
Los Angeles Times CA
By Tami Abdollah 2:18 PM PST November 29 2008 Police searched today for two men who robbed a medical marijuana facility in Mission Hills getting away with cash and drugs. Officers responded to reports of gunfire at 10 p. Friday at the dispensary in the 1500 block of Sepulveda Boulevard Los Angeles Police Lt.
CA Supreme Court: Caregiver must do more than provide marijuana
Times-Standard CA
”It was completely viewed with Los Angeles or Bay Area eyes” Allen said. “If you live in Alpine County what good does it do you if everything’s channeled through cooperatives in Humboldt County Los Angeles and the Bay Area?” Careful to say he’d only read a summary of the decision and not the court ruling itself Allen said he has some other concerns as well. Because many cooperatives don’t grow all the marijuana they sell or give out they often rely on buying cannabis from individuals like Mentch who grow in their homes as caregivers and sell excess marijuana to dispensaries. If these “caregivers” aren’t allowed to grow Allen wondered will that result in a shortage at the dispensaries? If dispensaries bulk up their growing operations to make up for the possible shortage Allen asked will that make them a more likely target for federal raids? The ruling might also completely change the caregiver landscape Allen said as medical caregivers may now be expected to grow marijuana in addition to their other duties. For a profession that often garners minimum wage locally at least Allen said that’s a lot to ask. ”Let’s just say (the Supreme Court) didn’t miss by a little bit on this they missed by a whole lot” Allen said. What this all means for the hordes of Humboldt County grow houses with 215 recommendations on the walls remains to be seen.
Highway stop leads to marijuana bust
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The county’s Mobile Enforcement Team stopped a car Friday afternoon on KirkwoodHighway in Newark. The car’s owner Benjamin Epstein was arrested after police found marijuana on him. A search of the vehicle by police found more marijuana drug paraphernalia and a setof brass knuckles. Officers then secured a search warrant for Epstein’s home in the 100 block of EastPark Place in Newark. Authorities then discovered a major grow operation in Epstein’s basement that had 9potted plants with combined weight of 15 pounds. Epstein is charged with drug and weapons offense and is out on 55 thousand dollarsbail.