Medical-marijuana law could be expanded
The News Review:
- Medical-marijuana law could be expanded
- Lynch charged with 3 gun misdemeanors in Calif.
- Cow manure hid 1700 pounds of Canadian pot
Medical-marijuana law could be expanded
Seattle Post Intelligencer -
The pain nearly consumes her making it almost impossible to begin her day. “The doctors said they can’t give me enough medicine to take care of the pain. So I do what I can with the pharmaceuticals but marijuana is what keeps me from becoming totally overwhelmed by the pain” said McKee 65. “Without the marijuana to distract my focus of the pain I wouldn’t be able to get out of bed in the morning. McKee lives in Seattle where access to a physician is fairly close. Under current law passed by voter initiative in 2007 qualifying patients may possess marijuana upon obtaining documentation citing that a physician recommends that the patient may benefit from its use. That exempts them from legal prosecution for possessing marijuana.
Lynch charged with 3 gun misdemeanors in Calif.
The Associated Press -
Police Detective Ryan Thompson says Lynch was charged Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court with possessing a concealed loaded and unregistered firearm. Lynch was arrested on Feb. 11 after police smelled marijuana coming from a parked car that Lynch occupied with two other men. fficers searched the vehicle and found a loaded pistol and four marijuana cigarettes. They did not book any of the men for any drug offenses. Lynch’s attorney Gerald Schwartzbach says he is pleased his client faces misdemeanors instead of felonies and feels the lesser charges are appropriate for the situation. Lynch’s arraignment is scheduled for March 3.
Cow manure hid 1700 pounds of Canadian pot
MSNBC -
About 1700 pounds of potent “B. Bud” marijuana was stuffed in hidden compartments beneath cow manure and urine said Thomas Schreiber chief officer for U. Customs and Border Protection in Blaine.
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