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Written by By KAHRIN DEINES Billings Gazette
Tuesday, 17 August 2010 20:25 |
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| Billings police take on duty of delivering medical pot when parcel services won't |
| BILLINGS - The conflict between state and federal laws over the legality of medical marijuana is forcing some law enforcement officers to take on the unwelcome duty of delivering pot that caregivers attempt to ship through a parcel service.
Over the past year, the Billings Police Department has received an increasing number of calls from FedEx and UPS workers who discover packages containing what appears to be legal medical marijuana. A police investigator must then pick up the package, make phone calls to determine whether it is a legal product produced by a medical marijuana caregiver who is registered with the state and notify the distributor to retrieve the shipment.
All that can add up to several hours of police time. Then, the caregiver may not pick up their product, saddling the cops with returning the marijuana to them personally.
"We don't want to be in the middle as a broker," said Billings Police Chief Rich St. John. "We're wasting a lot of time investigating and looking into legitimate businesses."
Montana's medical marijuana law allows caregivers to possess six plants or 1 ounce of marijuana for every patient. Both patients and caregivers must register with the state Department of Public Health and Human Services, and patients must identify who is their caregiver.
Despite this limited legalization of marijuana for some medical uses, the parcel services refuse to transport the drug, even if it stays within the state's borders.
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Written by BY JAMES GENOVA
Monday, 12 July 2010 21:21 |
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| ONSOLES |
| ONSOLES (pronounced sone-so-les) was formed in Los Angeles, CA in the fall of 2008 by founding members Steve Bal- tazar and Cesar Abrego, two friends who were looking to create a unique, modern Latin Rock sound. Jóse Hernandez, lead guitarist extraordinaire and longtime friend of the duo joined shortly there- after, having already been involved in several heady rock groups and also looking to delve into something fresh. With the addition of Los Angeles native Lonnie Moreno (drums) and Delwin G. Derived from an unusual Spanish name and fronted by Jose Her- nandez, SONSOLES is a Latin Rock band fusing several musical elements ranging from Rock, Pop and Reggaeton to Salsa and Staying In... American Beauty Folk, all within the realm of the rapidly emerging Spanish Rock or “Rock en Español” scene. With a truly global, musical collabo- ration of members from all over the map (Spain, Mexico, USA, Dominican Republic & El Salvador to name a few!), SONSOLES is a one of a kind fusion of Latin sounds that appeal to both Spanish and English ears alike. Lush guitars blast off over Latin rhythms combining many musical ingredients to deliver a sound familiar.
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Written by Written by The Cannabis Times Magazine.
Saturday, 10 July 2010 08:47 |
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| The Results of California’s “Tough On Crime” Policies |
| Bastard: Illegitimate, Bogus, Fraudulent, Having a Misleading Appearance
California’s prison population has peaked with 170,000 inmates! To put that in perspective, that’s 70,000 past the legal maximum capacity, and more inmates than all of the jails of France, Great Britain, Germany, Japan, Singapore, and the Netherlands – combined, according to journalist Eric Schlosser’s essay “The Prison Industrial Complex.” Inmates are literally pouring out of the facilities; onto the yards, into gymnasiums, dining halls, and elsewhere. This pandemonium is confined to about 35 penitentiaries, give or take, due to the continual rise in prison expansion, in which I’ll end upon.
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Written by BY JAMES GENOVA
Monday, 12 July 2010 21:20 |
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| Marijuana Current Bill has Problems |
| Regardless of how one feels about marijuana in general or medical marijuana in particular, it is clear that the current bill pending in the New York Legislature, to allow medicinal uses of marijuana, has too many problems to move forward in its current form.
Given the potential for abuse associated with marijuana, it is important that any bill proposed includes proper measures to ensure that the use of smokeable marijuana for "medicinal purposes" does not lead to further abuse. Strong legislation in this area should include mechanisms to prevent easy access to marijuana by people who are trying to circumvent current laws, and that the dispensing mechanisms are controlled enough that neighborhoods are not adversely impacted.
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Written by Chris
Tuesday, 22 June 2010 18:06 |
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| Ordinance proposed to regulate Lansing medical marijuana dispensaries |
| LANSING - Some local residents pounced today on a proposed ordinance that would regulate medical marijuana dispensaries in the city of Lansing.
If approved by the Lansing City Council, the ordinance would require a permit for commercial establishments growing, storing or dispensing of medical marijuana, including for home delivery.
Background checks would be required, and no one with a felony conviction involving illegal drugs could attain a permit.
Residents raised concerns about privacy and dispensaries being a potential catalyst for more crime.
However, “the majority of the medical marijuana community is very law abiding,” said Robin Schneider, president of the Capital city Compassion Club. “I hope that you guys will trust or have a little bit of faith.”
Lansing City Council’s Public Safety Committee started reviewing the proposed ordinance today. In two weeks, it will seek more input from representatives from the Michigan Department of Community Health and Lansing Police Department.
Read Wednesday’s Lansing State Journal for more on this report.
Provided by lansingstatejournal.com
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