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Posted: Fri, Feb 9, 2007 9:40pm PST
The trial is scheduled to begin on July 31st, 2007, but there will be a
trial confirmation hearing with Judge Damrell before that -- on June 22nd at
10am on the 15th floor of 501 I Street in downtown Sacramento....
Posted: Thu, Feb 8, 2007 6:05pm PST
Axis of Love San Francisco is Putting a Call out to all Medical Marijuana Patients, Disability Activists, Aids Activists and Our Allies in San Francisco to Come and Protest the IMMENSE Increase in the FEE for a State Medical Marijuana Card by Over $125 bucks – Ross Mirkarimi has put a resolution to reinstate the city card program that would cost 25-50 bucks. It is facing an uphill battle....
Posted: Thu, Feb 8, 2007 4:54pm PST
Six people have been arrested in Oakland and San Francisco as part of a crackdown on a Northern California marijuana-growing ring that produced 1,500 plants with a street value of $6 million, according to state authorities....
Posted: Thu, Feb 8, 2007 4:42pm PST
Peter Keyes and I attended the scheduled arraignment of Damon Frach in
Vallejo yesterday, and I thought I would share Damon's story for those who
are interested....
Posted: Thu, Feb 8, 2007 1:42pm PST
The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to consider whether being a primary caregiver can be a defense against criminal charges of cultivating marijuana under the state's 1996 medical marijuana law....
Posted: Thu, Feb 8, 2007 11:30am PST
A San Diego Superior Court today handed a critical victory to medical
marijuana patients nationwide, affirming the ability of states to exempt
qualified patients from criminal penalties, despite federal policy that
prohibits all marijuana use....
Posted: Mon, Feb 5, 2007 12:55pm PST
Here is background information on the illegal trial of a peasant leader from Colombia, Sonia, from the International Herald Tribune. The IHT article parrots the false charges that she and the FARC are narcoterrorists.
On 2/15/07, there will be a meeting in the Mission to discuss this the two trials of Colombian FARC members in Washington DC. Extradited illegally to the US, they are denied the right to their own attorneys, and their witnesses have been prohibited.
For more info on the 2/...
Posted: Mon, Feb 5, 2007 7:46am PST
Eddie Lugan, a San Diego medical marijuana caregiver who was
arrested in Oceanside while carrying 2 ounces of medicine in his car,
agreed to accept a plea bargain rather than go to trial for felony
distribution. Here is his story.
- D. Gieringer, Cal NORML...
Posted: Sun, Feb 4, 2007 1:44pm PST
Sonoma County's Board of Supervisors approved by a 5-0 straw vote
this afternoon a proposed ordinance regulating medical marijuana
dispensaries in unincorporated areas of the county. A final vote is
scheduled for March 20....
Posted: Sun, Feb 4, 2007 1:00pm PST
An arbitrator has ordered a medical marijuana dispensary that
opened more than two months ago to close by Feb. 9....
Posted: Sun, Feb 4, 2007 12:53pm PST
What happened to SF woman who snitched?...
Posted: Sun, Feb 4, 2007 12:29pm PST
a.. MINNESOTA: State Considers Cannabis Measure
b.. MONTANA: Lawmakers Asked to Expand Patient Protections
c.. WASHINGTON: Technicality Convicts Patient
d.. HAWAII: Fed’s Pressure Gives Lie to Government Denials
e.. COLORADO: Prosecutor Spies on Medical Cannabis Legal Training
f.. CALIFORNIA: Police Refuse Order to Return Patient’s Cannabis
g.. CALIFORNIA: Dispensary Regulation Issues
h.. CALIFORNIA: ID Card Cost Increase Rippling Across State
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Posted: Sat, Feb 3, 2007 11:24pm PST
1) ID Card Program Update & Stephanie Landa Moved to Federal Prison
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Posted: Fri, Feb 2, 2007 6:13pm PST
(Lots of news this week.)...
Posted: Fri, Feb 2, 2007 6:12pm PST
Plumas County has joined a number of counties in California that now issue medical marijuana identification cards....
Posted: Thu, Feb 1, 2007 10:33pm PST
Welcome to the third issue of this year's The
Vote Hemp Weekly News Update! Today, we are
happy to
introduce our updated
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Posted: Thu, Feb 1, 2007 6:38pm PST
Thursday, February 1, 2007 at 8pm
Friday, February 2, 2007 at 8pm & 10:15pm
Saturday, February 3, 2007 at 8pm & 10:15pm
Cobbs Comedy Club
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Posted: Thu, Feb 1, 2007 11:31am PST
Stephanie has been transferred....
Posted: Wed, Jan 31, 2007 7:11pm PST
In the latest skirmish across the confused terrain of medicinal
marijuana law, Santa Rosa police are refusing a judge's order to
return a large amount of marijuana seized by detectives....
Posted: Wed, Jan 31, 2007 4:15pm PST