Another Vengeful Pot Bust of Medical Users in California
Jan 1, 2011 Online Issue
It’s apt that the nickname of this community is ‘SLO’- it underscores the mentality of law enforcement in this semi rural county.
Salem-News.com
(SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.) – San Luis Obispo, California Sheriff Pat Hedges is up to his old tricks; making a mockery of California’s laws that protect sick people who use medical marijuana. This week his intensive ‘anti-drug’ efforts involved his tracking down “mobile marijuana dispensaries” that deliver medicine to those who have an otherwise difficult time accessing this legal herb. Remember, in California dispensaries can legally sell marijuana, unlike Oregon.
Fifteen people were arrested in Hedges’ big ‘drug bust’. The youngest was 33, the oldest was 60. One of those arrested; a resident of Paso Robles, told Salem
-News.com:
“Sheriff Hedges is making one last gasp against Medical Marijuana before his term is up next month. A girlfriend of a detective got a legal MM recommendation from a local doctor. She then used the print out of Dispensaries and Delivery services and asked for deliveries from all or most of the services listed on the print out. Anybody who made a delivery to Amy Dobson was raided by the Sheriff’s Drug Taskforce on or around Dec. 28.”
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Pot Deal Puts Noses Out of Joint…
Jan 31, 2010 Online Issue
Los Angeles, CA — After years of wrangling, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a medical marijuana ordinance that slaps tougher restrictions on pot clinics and will likely shut down hundreds of dispensaries across the city.
The 9-3 vote drew loud protests from clinic supporters, who plan to challenge it in court, but was also blasted by medical marijuana critics who said allowing any clinics flies in the face of federal law.
“To us it looks like the council has a de facto ban on medical marijuana,” said Kris Hermes, spokesman for the pro-medical marijuana group Americans for Safe Access.
Under the new law, which is expected to be signed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, clinics will be barred from operating within 1,000 feet of sensitive areas, such as parks, schools, libraries and churches.
While cash can be used to purchase marijuana, all sales must be documented and the dispensaries cannot make a profit; they can only recover operating expenses.
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Rethinking the whole Pot thing…?
Jan 31, 2010 Online Issue
California — It’s ironic that the straightest path toward clarity in laws surrounding marijuana may just be through the initiative process.
By now, it’s no secret that various groups have put forth ballot measures this election year to completely legalize the drug, which until now has only been legal as medicine. But that current qualified legality has led to mass confusion across the state, and a number of legal conundrums that threaten public safety in a number of ways.
For starters, it’s obvious that much of what is grown in California under the banner of Proposition 215 is instead channeled into the black market, where it’s turned to cash. Add to that the rash of home invasion robberies in this area and others in recent years, and it’s clear that something needs to change in regards to medical marijuana regulation.
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