Delco man sentenced for marijuana possession
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- Delco man sentenced for marijuana possession
- Ex-Jaguar pleads not guilty to drug charges
- Medical marijuana proponents want voters to decide
- Entrepreneurs blazing trail with medicinal marijuana
- Marijuana spray is K incoming CDC chief Thomas Frieden says
- Korea tensions…Fatal chopper crash…Medical marijuana in Ill …
Delco man sentenced for marijuana possession
Philadelphia Inquirer
place_ad_here(“half”); Posted on Thu May. 28 2009 Delco man sentenced for marijuana possession The Delaware County man who allegedly told police he had sold marijuana to two professional athletes was sentenced yesterday to four to eight years in prison followed by two years of probation. Beckles 36 of Clifton Heights was convicted March 19 of two counts of possession with intent to deliver marijuana within 1000 feet of a school triggering a mandatory minimum sentence of two years on each count. Deputy District Attorney Katayoun Copeland argued that they should run consecutively and Delaware County Court Judge Barry Dozor agreed. During his trial Beckles denied police statements that he told officers he had sold drugs to Correll Buckhalter a former Eagle and Keita Crespina a former Temple University and Philadelphia Soul football player.
Ex-Jaguar pleads not guilty to drug charges
The Associated Press
(AP) — Former Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Jimmy Smith pleaded not guilty to several charges Thursday including possession of cocaine and marijuana. Smith 40 also pleaded not guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with a suspended license. A fifth charge possessing or selling a controlled substance was dropped. Smith did not attend the arraignment at Duval County Courthouse. He was represented in court by his attorney Hank Coxe who did not comment on the case after the hearing.
Medical marijuana proponents want voters to decide
Worthington Daily Globe
Supporters of medical marijuana in Minnesota may try to put the question directly to voters. Medical marijuana backers are preparing to try to put a constitutional amendment _ ensuring the right of the sick and dying to smoke marijuana _ on the state ballot next year. If backers can persaude the Legislature _ a big if _ to put the measure on the ballot a statewide campaign won’t come cheap. However the Marijuana Policy Project a national group pushing the legislation appears to have the money to launch a serious campaign. Since 2005 the group has spent nearly $900000 lobbying the Minnesota Legislature with money raised at events like its recent fourth annual Playboy Mansion fundraiser.
Entrepreneurs blazing trail with medicinal marijuana
Chicago Tribune
In the infant business of medical marijuana the sweet smell is spreading. Success however remains elusive. More than a dozen states have approved the use of pot with a prescription and similar legislation is under review by the Illinois General Assembly where the state Senate voted Wednesday to approve a measure. Although the federal government outlaws the cultivation possession and sale of the drug it has indicated that state rules will prevail.
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Marijuana spray is K incoming CDC chief Thomas Frieden says
New York Daily News
Frieden who is leaving early next month to become President bama’s chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said he favored developing a spray form of Marinol a manmade form of cannabis that is a legal medicinal alternative for marijuana. Marinol is prescribed for treating vomiting in chemotherapy patients and other uses. It provides relief not a high. But it comes only in pill form in the U.
Korea tensions…Fatal chopper crash…Medical marijuana in Ill …
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There’s no word on what caused the accident. (AP) The Illinois Senate has voted to allowpeople to use marijuana for relief of diseases like cancer AIDSand MS. The bill now heads to the Illinois House where a medicalmarijuana bill was approved earlier this year. PHENIX (AP) The world swine Flu death toll has climbed to108 with a fourth death in Arizona one in Illinois and six morein Mexico. At least 16 people have died from swine flu-relatedcases in the U.