US agents seize 640 pounds of marijuana on private shipping boat
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- US agents seize 640 pounds of marijuana on private shipping boat
- Clio wants to ban medical marijuana businesses
- Feds raid SF medical marijuana dispensary
- President Used Marijuana but Mocks & Dismisses Legalization
- Ahead of 2010 lympics violence stalks Vancouver
- akland council could raise cannabis tax rate
- Estranged wife convicted in setup of husband
US agents seize 640 pounds of marijuana on private shipping boat
Los Angeles Times
agents seize 640 pounds of marijuana on private shipping boat – Los Angeles Times. citizens onboard both men in their 20s were arrested on suspicion of smuggling but their identities were not immediately released.
Clio wants to ban medical marijuana businesses
Forbes
The Flint Journal reports an ordinance would bar a business license for a store that violates local state or federal law. The city about 65 miles northwest of Detroit says it would block medical marijuana businesses because federal law bans marijuana. com%2Ffeeds%2Fap%2F2009%2F03%2F29%2Fap6226464.
Feds raid SF medical marijuana dispensary
San Jose Mercury News
S Drug Enforcement Administration agents descended on Emmalyn’s California Cannabis Clinic Wednesday afternoon. Agents loaded up several pickup trucks parked outside as they carried out marijuana plants grow lights and other equipment. Saying the specific reason for the raid is under court seal the DEA would only say the dispensary is suspected of violating federal and state law. Emmalyn’s had been providing free marijuana to the poor on Wednesdays. The dispensary had been operating with a temporary permit issued by the Department of Public Health.
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President Used Marijuana but Mocks & Dismisses Legalization
Salem-News.Com
bama doesn’t think that legalizing cannabis (marijuana) is a good idea and we aren’t going to go there? Huh. I can’t say as I’m shocked. I will say that I am disappointed. As a former pot smoker himself the President should realize th.
Ahead of 2010 lympics violence stalks Vancouver
The Associated Press
border and a vast backcountry with a climate ripe for growing potent marijuana. Police say British Columbia marijuana known as B. bud is often traded for cocaine and Vancouver is known for marijuana grow-ops or growing operations. “Vancouver has become a safe place in which to grow and produce a variety of drugs” Gordon said. “It’s a combination of our geography a somewhat more laid-back approach to drugs and drug use and the proximity to the border easy export routes primarily to the United States_ I can’t think of any other city in Canada that shares those characteristics.
akland council could raise cannabis tax rate
Bizjournals.com
He also said the industry is fully behind it. “We believe we should be paying more taxes and we want to help the city more in its economic crisis” Lee said. He also said that the taxes should extend beyond the cannabis clubs and be applied to suppliers and nurseries. Lee estimates that medical marijuana in akland is a $20 million industry and that further taxing will help further legitimize it. The council members could not immediately be reached for comment. Read the entire agenda report.
Estranged wife convicted in setup of husband
San Jose Mercury News
—The wife of an range County high school teacher has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to one year of home confinement for planting drugs and a gun in the trunk of her estranged husband’s car. Authorities said Friday thirty-three-year-old Devon Eileen Abbott and her boyfriend Soloman Brian Silver conspired to hide a shotgun marijuana and prescription pills in the car of Sunny Hills High School teacher Gregory Abbott. The teacher was arrested on drug and weapons charges but these were dropped when it became apparent he was the victim of a setup. Silver pleaded guilty to a felony count of possession of a firearm by a felon and was sentenced to three years in prison. Abbott also entered a plea to one misdemeanor count of transportation of marijuana. Advertisement yld_mgr.