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No more excuses on medipot law
May 22 2009 – Bits of evidence keep turning up suggesting that the country is ready – more ready than most politicians are yet – to rethink outright prohibition as the only way to deal with certain drugs or substances. Some elements of the government seem ready to take baby steps in the direction of…
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Get a Medical Marijuana Card in Los Angeles
If you live in Los Angeles and are looking to obtain a medical marijuana card, you are in luck. There are many establishments you can go to that will give you one of these, and chances are there is one in your area. Ever since the state of California legalized medical marijuana, more and more…
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California -Religious, Medical Defenses Go Up in Smoke as Pot Farmer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
May 20, 2009-Northern District of California Judge Marilyn Hall Patel might have anticipated some tears from ganja guru Charles “Eddy” Lepp’s supporters when she handed down a 10-year prison term. But the crowd of medical marijuana activists ventured into unruly territory Monday after Patel refused to imitate Judge Charles Breyer and sentence below the mandatory…
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Supreme Court Will Not Review California Medical Marijuana Law
Monday, May 18, 2009-The Supreme Court announced Monday it will not get involved in a dispute over California’s medical marijuana law. The case presented a direct conflict to the justices of California’s Compassionate Use Act which its detractors say contravenes federal laws prohibiting drug use. A California appeals court ruled last summer that the state’s…
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Marijuana Bills introduced by Congress & State legislatures
United States Congress HR 858 – would prohibit the marketing, sale or shipment in interstate commerce of products designed to assist in defrauding a drug test Alabama HB 434 – would authorize the use of medical marijuana by certain qualifying persons who have been diagnosed by a physician as having a debilitating medical condition California…
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How to Get a Medical Marijuana Card-State-by-state guide on how to register and obtain a card
February 2, 2010 Guide Note – Most states that have passed laws legalizing marijuana for medical use have some type of registration program and require patients and caregivers to obtain a medical marijuana card. This page includes a state-by-state guide on how to register and obtain a card. Introduction * As of March 2009, 14…