| Bonnie Dumanis Continues War On Collective Cultivation |
| San Diego Chapter Of Americans For Safe Access - May 25th, 2011 |
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Cultivation charges re-filed against legitimate medical marijuana patient after being previously dismissed in the same courthouse by different Judge. Read More |
| Local tax proposal plays into budget debate |
| Sign On San Diego - May 23rd, 2011 |
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Sacramento — A pot tax for police? How about sin taxes for schools?
California lawmakers are tip-toeing toward giving cities, counties and school districts broad new authority to ask voters those questions. Read More |
| Guard Thwarts Robber At Marijuana Dispensary |
| Sign On San Diego - October 13th, 2010 |
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A security guard at a southeastern San Diego medical marijuana dispensary triggered a robbery alarm Wednesday night when confronted with a gun-toting man, San Diego police said.
The guard at Truly Green on Federal Boulevard in the Ridgeview/Webster neighborhood thought the gun was fake, so he activated the alarm and told the gunman what ... Read More |
| The How To On Getting A Medical Marijuana License |
| Daily Titan - October 13th, 2010 |
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The Medical Marijuana Program was created as a voluntary means for people to inform the state that they are in need of marijuana for medical purposes.
In order to purchase marijuana from a dispensary all one needs is a doctor’s referral, but some people may feel more comfortable with a state-issued I.D. card. Read More |
| Should California Legalize Marijuana? |
| Stanford Magazine - October 13th, 2010 |
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California voters will have a wide range of issues to consider on November 2 when they go to the polls, from choosing a new governor to deciding the fate of the state's global warming law. But perhaps no election contest on the state ballot has gained more national attention than Proposition 19, a measure that would make California the first state ... Read More |
| Festival Promotes Medical Marijuana |
| The Daily Aztec - October 7th, 2010 |
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Marijuana enthusiasts, live music enthusiasts and people who describe themselves as both will be pleased to know the lineup for next week's SmokeOut festival is as diverse as the inventory held at any marijuana dispensary.
On Saturday, Oct. 16, Cypress Hill's SmokeOut Festival, a presentation by Guerilla Union, will be held at the NOS ... Read More |
| Ban On Santa Barbara Pot Shops At Center Of Measure T |
| Nooz Hawk - October 4th, 2010 |
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Santa Barbara residents will vote on two marijuana-related ballot initiatives this November — one that proposes a ban on citywide medical marijuana dispensaries, and one that proposes legalization of personal possession and cultivation of marijuana. Read More |
| Facing Legalization Measure, Schwarzenegger Decriminalizes Pot |
| Mercury News - October 2nd, 2010 |
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n November, Californians will have an opportunity to make marijuana legal. But a new state law is already doing everything but legalize it -- making possession of less than an ounce of pot no more serious than driving faster than the speed limit.
A bill signed Thursday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reduces the crime from a misdemeanor ... Read More |
| San Diego Medical Marijuana Dispensary Operator Convicted Of Possession & Sales |
| GLT NN - October 1st, 2010 |
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San Diego , CA — Local medical marijuana dispensary operator Jovan Jackson was convicted by a jury today on all three counts of possession and sales. However, the conviction came after San Diego Superior Court Judge Howard H. Shore refused to allow Jackson a medical defense at trial. Read More |
| Schwarzenegger Signs Marijuana Infraction Measure! |
| Normal Blog - October 1st, 2010 |
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Yesterday, outgoing California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 1449 — which reduces adult marijuana possession charges from a criminal misdemeanor to a civil infraction. NORML would like to thank the 2,500+ of you who took the time to write the Governor over the past week via NORML’s ‘Take Action Center’, and the many ... Read More |
| Ex-San Diego Medical Pot Seller Convicted |
| SF Gate - September 29th, 2010 |
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The ex-manager of a medical marijuana dispensary in San Diego has been convicted of drug crimes and faces up to six years in state prison.
The San Diego Union-Tribune says Jovan Jackson was convicted Tuesday of three counts of illegal possession and sale. Prosecutors said he sold pot for non-medical reasons at now-defunct Answerdam ... Read More |
| California Marijuana Vote Closely Watched South Of The Borderalifornia ... |
| The Sacramento Bee - September 29th, 2010 |
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Some of the most anxious observers of California's November vote to legalize marijuana for recreational use are ineligible to vote because they are located south of the border in Mexico.
Prop 19 proponents argue that the most nervous observers are the Mexican drug cartels, whose operations could be undercut by legal marijuana in the ... Read More |
| Legal Marijuana Provider In San Diego Guilty Of Selling Pot |
| Opposing Views - September 28th, 2010 |
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If you’re thinking, wait a minute, Jovan Jackson, where have I heard that name before? Oh, yes, it was a year ago when we were reporting on Jackson being acquitted on similar charges. In fact, this case involved the same prosecutors, the same investigators, and the same evidence that a jury of twelve peers decided did not rise to the level of ... Read More |
| Man Convicted In Medical Marijuana Case Will Appeal |
| Sign On San Diego - September 28th, 2010 |
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SAN DIEGO — The manager of a now defunct medical marijuana dispensary in San Diego was convicted Tuesday of three charges of illegal possession and sales of marijuana. Read More |
| California's Marijuana Initiative - A Problem For Obama? |
| The Atlantic - September 28th, 2010 |
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If California voters decide to legalize marijuana throughout the state, President Obama will have a decision on his hands.
Politically, it will be a tough one.
Polling now suggests that, if the vote were taken today, the Proposition 19 legalization ballot initiative would pass--Field Research shows 49 - 42 percent support, ... Read More |
