Cannabis law change ‘illogical’
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- Cannabis law change ‘illogical’
- Seattle’s Hill facing marijuana charge
- Drug Agents Raid Medical Marijuana Dispensary
- Drug bust yields 162 pounds of marijuana
- versight now has meaning for SF pot clubs
- Marijuana crop found inside Birmingham home
Cannabis law change ‘illogical’
BBC News UK
getEmpEmbeddedParams(“emp_7850588″);Story of a former Cannabis userThe reclassification of cannabis as a Class B drug has come into effect in England and Wales amid complaints the new laws are “illogical”. Ministers went against their advisors to upgrade the drug because of worries about its impact on mental health. Magistrates welcomed the reclassification but said planned fines for possessing small amounts undermined the more serious classification. They said it sent the signal cannabis is not as bad as other Class B drugs. Plans to introduce a “three strikes” system for cannabis possession start with a warning then an £80 spot fine for a second offence.
Seattle’s Hill facing marijuana charge
AFP
The National Football League player who could become a free agent at the end of next month was arrested in his car at 4 am after several people reported a car with a driver asleep at an intersection police said. “ne of the deputies found Mr. Leroy Hill passed out behind the wheel” said Sergeant Dwayne Taylor of the Douglas County Sheriff’s office. “He smelled marijuana coming from Mr.
Drug Agents Raid Medical Marijuana Dispensary
FXNews
— Federal agents raided a medical marijuana dispensary at South Lake Tahoe. Five agents from the U. Drug Enforcement Agency were joined by local and federal authorities when they served a search warrant Thursday on Patient to Patient Collective. DEA Special Agent Gordon Taylor says agents seized between five and 10 pounds of processed marijuana and a small amount of U.
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Drug bust yields 162 pounds of marijuana
Salt Lake Tribune United States
The trooper stopped the 56-year-old woman around 8 p. as she drove eastbound on Interstate 80 toward Salt Lake City said UHP Sgt.
versight now has meaning for SF pot clubs
San Francisco Chronicle USA
More than three years later the city has issued 10 permits to cannabis clubs and 13 more are in the pipeline according to the Department of Public Health. There are now 23 clubs in the city officials said as compared to more than 40 when the process began in 2005; five applications have been rejected and many others clubs apparently closed without bothering to apply for a permit. A number of medical marijuana advocates who had concerns when the legislation was introduced recently praised the program though they added that it is still a work in progress. The program has admittedly taken far longer to get started than city officials initially envisioned. The deadline for existing clubs to secure the permits was last Tuesday a date that was already extended twice over the past three years. Acknowledging how difficult it has been for clubs to secure the permits the Department of Public Health announced on Jan. 16 that some clubs could apply for temporary permits.
Marijuana crop found inside Birmingham home
WZTV TN
(AP) — A man accused of having an elaborate marijuana growing system inside his Birmingham home has been identified as 35-year-old Nathan Chesser of Hoover. Birmingham police raided Chesser’s home Thursday. fficers confiscated 57 marijuana plants nine trays of frozen marijuana treats and at least six pounds of harvested marijuana. They also seized other paraphernalia associated with the operation. fficers said the confiscated drugs had a street value of $162000.