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Observers needed from any city for Berkeley recount of Measure R. As you know the original count of the Berkeley vote showed Measure R loosing
by 191 votes. Measure R was proposed to the voters of Berkeley to correct some
guidelines passed by members of the City council that severely restricted
Grow limits, permitting new Cannabis Clubs, or the relocation of old ones. In a
city this large, that is a very small amount of people to lose to....
Posted: Wed, Dec 8, 2004 5:30pm PST
Grower in Oakland CHP Bust Gets Probation A Santa Clara woman was sentenced to two years' probation Monday for
her role in the cultivation of 4,000 marijuana plants found in a West
Oakland warehouse that supporters say was a legitimate grower of
medical cannabis....
Posted: Tue, Dec 7, 2004 11:49am PST
Lawsuit Against the CHP for Taking People's Medicine The CHP, in defiance of SB420 (allowing for the transportation of
medical marijuana), has a policy that instructs officers to seize
patient and caregiver medicine regardless of any documentation provided.
CHP General Law Enforcement Policy Manual states that, "[e]ven if
[medical marijuana patient status] is alleged, all marijuana SHALL be
confiscated and booked as evidence..." (emphasis added)....
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 4:09pm PST
Action of the Week On October 4, 2004 ASA presented a petition to the Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) to demand that they recognize the medical value
of cannabis. (See: http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=1467 for
details.)...
Posted: Wed, Dec 1, 2004 11:42pm PST
Berkeley Marijuana Measure Still Has A Chance Marijuana Measure Still Has A Chance
Absentee, Provisional Ballots Could Reverse Decision on Measure R...
Posted: Thu, Nov 25, 2004 3:11pm PST
Salinas: MMJ patient spends 80 days in jail/Charges dropped Drug charges have been dismissed against a man who claimed
he was growing marijuana for medical use.
Fifty-two-year-old John Pendo spent 80 days in jail because he couldn't
post bail after his April arrest....
Posted: Fri, Nov 19, 2004 3:30pm PST
Misdemeanor plea entered in pot case in Oakland Two of the five defendants in the Oakland MMJ warehouse bust have
pled to a misdemeanor deal. Three others face felony cultivation
charges. Their cases are scheduled to be heard in January....
Posted: Fri, Nov 19, 2004 9:59am PST
Support Dr. Molly Frye on Friday 11/12/04 at Cross-Examination *Who:* Dr. Molly Frye
*When:* Friday Nov. 12, 2004 10 am
*Where:* California Medical Board Office of Administartive Hearings
1515 Clay St.2nd floor Oakland...
Posted: Thu, Nov 11, 2004 11:31pm PST
DPFCA: Calaveras Extends Ban on MMJ Clubs Calaveras County supervisors raised questions on the legality of
medical marijuana Monday while they approved an extension to a
temporary ban on medical marijuana dispensaries here....
Posted: Sat, Nov 6, 2004 10:44am PST
US CA: Tax to Expand Police Slightly Ahead; Marijuana Measure Likely to Pass Tax to Expand Police Slightly Ahead
MARIJUANA MEASURE LIKELY TO PASS...
Posted: Wed, Nov 3, 2004 11:38pm PST
Berkeley Measure R in doubt The final result of the balloting for the Berkeley medical
marijuana initiative Measure R is still in doubt....
Posted: Wed, Nov 3, 2004 11:59am PST
Oakland Measure Z Wins Big; but Prop 66, Berkeley Measure R Fail CA Election: Oakland Measure Z Wins Big; but Prop 66, Berkeley Measure R Fail...
Posted: Wed, Nov 3, 2004 10:11am PST
Oakland Cannabis Initiative Poised to Win The Oakland Cannabis Initiative, Measure Z, is heading towards a
convincing victory, attracting 64.1% of the vote with 72% of the
precincts reported....
Posted: Wed, Nov 3, 2004 7:20am PST
Willits weighs moratorium on dispensaries The City of Willits has joined at least two California counties and
six cities in declaring a temporary moratorium on medical marijuana
dispensaries....
Posted: Mon, Nov 1, 2004 9:01pm PST
Forfeiture Hearings Begin on Lepp Property -- Slippers Returned Judge Rules Eddy Can Attend Fete in Amsterdam Over Thanksgiving...
Posted: Mon, Nov 1, 2004 7:41pm PST
Measure Z is a step in the right direction THE federal government's war on drugs has failed. This year, Oakland
voters have a chance to support an alternative by passing Measure Z....
Posted: Mon, Nov 1, 2004 12:04am PST
report: Alameda County Debates Cannabis Dispensaries All of the concerned neighbors who were expressing their complaints
acknowledged that cannabis is medicine and that patients have the
right to safe access. They seemed primarily concerned that seven
clubs have sprung up in a small region of the county....
Posted: Mon, Nov 1, 2004 12:02am PST
Examination of Berkeley ballot initiatives Asked about Berkeley's proclivity to support medical marijuana--the
city voted 86 percent in favor of the Compassionate Use Act which
decriminalized it--Bates said he thought Berkeley voters "will see
through this as an effort to get past local zoning rules."...
Posted: Mon, Nov 1, 2004 12:01am PST
Voters Will See Sex, Drugs, Cows on Ballots Initiatives in some cities include a bid to ease limits on the
growing of medical marijuana and an effort to keep giant dairies out
of town....
Posted: Sun, Oct 31, 2004 11:59pm PST
Berkeley: MEASURE TO RESCIND LIMIT ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA Swirling in the alphabet soup of initiatives voters will face Tuesday
is Berkeley's controversial Measure R--The Patients Access to Medical
Cannabis Act of 2004--which aims to abolish current medical marijuana
amount limits for homes and dispensaries and establish a peer review
committee made up of members of currently operating clubs to certify
new dispensaries....
Posted: Fri, Oct 29, 2004 9:39pm PDT
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