2 arrested in Sonoma County marijuana farm bust
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- 2 arrested in Sonoma County marijuana farm bust
- Taxing Marijuana
- Right time for health care reform; Legalize medical marijuana …
- Cartels Turn US Forests Into Marijuana Plantations Creating Toxic …
- Calif. man sentenced in Ill. in marijuana case
- Comparing California cannabis/marijuana legalization initiatives
2 arrested in Sonoma County marijuana farm bust
San Jose Mercury News
—Two men are under arrest after authorities raided a Sonoma County marijuana farm with about 5000 mature pot plants. Sheriff’s officials estimate the marijuana plants plus 30 pounds of processed pot had a street value of $5. Deputies also found a loaded Remington 600.
Taxing Marijuana
Huffington Post
While the concept of taxing marijuana is a new one for most people to consider it actually has a long history. The very first federal law dealing with (pun intended) marijuana was the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. Earlier laws outlawing “narcotics” had left out marijuana (or in the spelling more common at the time “marihuana”) so this was a more specific law dealing only with cannabis (and hemp). It ostensibly levied a tax on marijuana which was widely used in medical products of the day. The tax was pretty low (the base rate for a doctor was one dollar for.
Right time for health care reform; Legalize medical marijuana …
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
The timing is rightIt seems the nation’s broken health care system has finally reached the top of the domestic agenda and our lawmakers need to tackle the problem in earnest. The mounting problems in health care breed cynicism stress and even despair. Groups like AARP are fighting to make the system work for everyone. They believe that Congress should take these six steps to guarantee that all Americans have the choice of quality health care plans they can afford: Guarantee affordable coverage for Americans ages 50-64; close the Medicare Part D “doughnut hole;” create access to generic versions of costly biologic drugs; prevent costly hospital readmissions by creating a Medicare follow-up care benefit to help people transition home after a hospital stay; increase federal funding and eligibility for home and community-based services through Medicaid; and improve programs that help low-income Americans in Medicare afford the health care and prescription drugs they need. ur health-care system costs too much wastes too much makes too many mistakes and gives us back too little value for our money.
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Cartels Turn US Forests Into Marijuana Plantations Creating Toxic …
New York Times
“The massive operation that began in February has already seized about 318000 marijuana plants worth an estimated $1. 1 billion officials announced last week. In addition to 82 arrests the multi-jurisdictional federal state and local operation netted 42 pounds of processed marijuana more than $40000 in cash 25 weapons and three vehicles. “Mexican drug trafficking organizations have been operating on public lands to cultivate marijuana with serious consequences for the environment and public safety” said Gil Kerlikowske chief of the White House’s ffice of National Drug Control Policy at a briefing on the investigation.
Calif. man sentenced in Ill. in marijuana case
San Jose Mercury News
—A California man has been ordered to spend five years in federal prison for his role in a nationwide marijuana-distribution ring that included sending the drug to Illinois. A federal judge in East St. Louis sentenced 32-year-old Trevor Bertlesman of San Anselmo Calif. Bertlesman pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to distribute marijuana with 13 other defendants convicted in the scheme.
Comparing California cannabis/marijuana legalization initiatives
Examiner.com
Thus underage marijuana patients would not be prevented from taking their medicine while attending school under THC 2010. RT 2010 specifically authorizes amendment by the legislature. In summary THC 2010 – The Tax Regulate and Control Cannabis Act of 2010 gives amnesty for marijuana prisoners in California decriminalizes hemp legalizes marijuana and exempts medical marijuana patients from having to pay tax on medicine. It protects children who are medical marijuana patients. It prohibits discrimination based on marijuana use. It is short sweet and clear as a bell. RT 2010 – The Regulate Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010 is a treacherous byzantine maze of obfuscation.