Posts Tagged ‘Associated Press’
Written by weed_bot on 10 May 2010

Legal Marijuana News and Cannabis Law Talk!Just in case this recent CNN headline — “Government: More than 22,000 dead in Mexico drug war” — didn’t make this point crystal clear, we now have a scientific study published by the good folks at International Centre for Science in Drug Policy to drive home the painfully [Continue Reading]
Written by weed_bot on 11 January 2010
Marijuana Drug War News, Drug War Talk and Info!Saginaw to drop proposed 6-month medical pot freeze The Detroit News | 1/10/2010 | The Associated PressSaginaw — Strong protests have prompted Saginaw officials to back away from a proposed six-month moratorium on growing, distributing and using marijuana for medical uses. Mayor Greg [Continue Reading]
Written by weed_bot on 02 January 2010
Marijuana Drug War News, Drug War Talk and Info!Pot Busts in 2009 Largest Ever for WV West Virginia State Police say they cut and destroyed a record number of marijuana plants in 2009 WSAZ | 1/2/2010 | The Associated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia State Police say they cut and destroyed a record number [Continue Reading]
Written by weed_bot on 31 December 2009

Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press Writer CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Medical marijuana patients have a constitutional right to buy pot, not just use it, according to ruling Wednesday by a judge. Arapahoe County District Court Judge Christopher Cross sided with the CannaMart dispensary, which sued the city of Centennial after it was shut down in [Continue Reading]
Written by weed_bot on 30 December 2009
Marijuana Drug War News, Drug War Talk and Info!NE: Nebraska Police Chase Ends With Trooper Finding 7 Lbs. Of Gift-Wrapped Marijuana Inside SUV Associated Press / December 30, 2009 / Staff SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. – A Nebraska trooper found an unexpected holiday present at the end of [Continue Reading]
Written by weed_bot on 28 December 2009

Rachel La Corte, Associated Press Writer OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington is one of four states where measures to legalize and regulate marijuana have been introduced, and about two dozen other states are considering bills ranging from medical marijuana to decriminalizing possession of small amounts of the herb. “In terms of state [Continue Reading]
Written by weed_bot on 25 December 2009
Marijuana Drug War News, Drug War Talk and Info!MO: Search of car turns up gift-wrapped marijuana Associated Press | 12/24/2009 |JOPLIN, Mo. – Some people won’t be getting the Christmas presents they were expecting. Missouri troopers seized about 20 pounds of marijuana from a car this week — some of it in luggage, [Continue Reading]
Written by weed_bot on 19 December 2009
Marijuana Drug War News, Drug War Talk and Info!TX: Lil Wayne Detained After Marijuana Found on Buses Yahoo news / Associated Press /December 19, 2009 FALFURRIAS, Texas – Authorities say Rapper Lil Wayne and 11 people with him have been briefly detained after U.S. Border Patrol officers found marijuana on two [Continue Reading]
Written by weed_bot on 09 December 2009

Marijuana Law News, Marijuana Law Talk and Cannabis Info!AFPLA council set to vote on pot ordinanceThe Associated PressOnly four were around in 2005, when city officials first discussed a local medical marijuana law. Among the ordinance’s provisions is capping the number of …la Votes to Limit Medical-Marijuana Dispensaries Wall [Continue Reading]
Written by weed_bot on 09 December 2009

Medical Marijuana News, Medical Marijuana Talk and Medicinal Cannabis Info!SAMAA TVla Votes to Limit Medical-Marijuana DispensariesWall Street JournalThe Los Angeles City Council agreed Tuesday to limit the number of medical-marijuana dispensaries in the city to 70, a move that could …LA City Council oks cap on medical marijuana [Continue Reading]