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large-scale marijuana growers busted by police are claiming to be medical marijuana suppliers. Calonge also said one doctor recommended that 200 people get medical marijuana cards in
<br />one day. The cards allow patients to grow their own marijuana or get it from a designated caregiver. Opponents say the limits would make it harder for patients to get medical marijuana…...
<br />http://blog.taragana.com/n/colorados-top-doctor-backs-medical-marijuana-restrictions-says-programout-of-control-11
<br />5136/Medical Marijuana and Associated Issues California Chiefs of Police Association Medical Marijuana Task Force July to September 2009 49 New Mexico’s medical marijuana industry is
<br />about to bloom By: Dave Maass 07/22/2009 Want to break into the marijuana business? You too can learn how to grow it, cook it, distribute it and, best of all, it’s 100 percent legal.
<br />If Canntechs were to advertise on late-night television, that might be the pitch. As early as next month, the new company plans to offer training courses on New Mexico’s medical cannabis
<br />laws and its emerging marijuana industry. The basic-level class—which includes cultivation, cooking and New Mexico-specific legal issues—will cost $324.75 plus tax, according to the
<br />curriculum posted online at canntechs.com. In late December, the New Mexico Department of Health passed a series of rules that allow nonprofits to apply for licenses to grow and distribute
<br />pot to cardcarrying medical cannabis patients. Canntechs is a for-profit company and won’t be handling marijuana directly. Instead, Canntechs will serve as an all-purpose consulting
<br />and education firm, which will train the workers to fill jobs in growhouses and dispensaries, help patients register for the state program and help nonprofits craft their license applications.…..
<br />http://sfreporter.com/stories/cannabizness/4790/Complete Coverage: Marijuana Nation Trooper stops mobile pot crop By Roseann Moring /WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER /Thursday July 30, 2009
<br />A state trooper making a traffic stop on Interstate 80 on Thursday discovered a mobile marijuanagrowing operation — complete with fluorescent lights — in the car's trunk. Trooper Greg
<br />Goltz said he noticed several canning jars that contained a total of 18 packets labeled as California medical marijuana, including brands such as Maui Waui, Sour High, and Cheese, complete
<br />with a picture of a chunk of cheese. When Goltz searched the trunk of David Herman's car, he found 13 plants in two rubber totes with ice, a working fan, a digital thermometer and fluorescent
<br />lights. Wires that ran to the front of the car brought battery power to the contraption. Authorities also found business cards from California medicinal marijuana sellers and receipts
<br />for ice from California and Utah. Goltz, a 21-year patrol veteran, had never seen such a garden in the back of a car. “I guess you can do anything,” he said. “It's just (that) somebody
<br />actually did it on this one.” Goltz said such medicinal marijuana can be sold for $7,000 to $10,000 per pound in areas where the drug is illegal….. http://www.omaha.com/article/20090730/NEWS01/707319
<br />951 Bank-fraud probe includes car dealer, pot dispensary By John Ingold /The Denver Post /08/14/2009 Law enforcement raided Cannamed, a medical-marijuana dispensary in Denver. Bail set
<br />for 3 in Russian scheme that bilked banks of $80 million. Federal authorities arrested four people and served multiple search warrants in the Denver area this morning as part of a large
<br />bank-fraud investigation. Details are still sketchy, with more information expected this afternoon after court appearances by those arrested. Jeff Dorschner, a spokesman for the U.S.
<br />Attorney's Office in Colorado, said the case centers on a bankfraud investigation but that during searches today, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation found possible connections
<br />to a medical-marijuana business. "During the course of that investigation, search warrants were executed, and it happened that one of the locations turned out to be a medicalmarijuana
<br />dispensary," Dorschner said. "That was not the target of the investigation." 9News reported that federal authorities raided Maaliki Motors on Havana Street in Aurora and told the dealership's
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<br />Medical Marijuana and Associated Issues California Chiefs of Police Association Medical Marijuana Task Force July to September 2009 50 owner that they were interested in records of customers
<br />who purchased cars but failed to make payments on the loans. Updates on this story will be provided throughout the day here and at www.9news.com. http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13088294
<br />Mexico Legalizes Drug Possession By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS /Published: August 21, 2009 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico enacted a controversial law on Thursday decriminalizing possession of small
<br />amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs while encouraging government-financed treatment for drug dependency free of charge. The law sets out maximum “personal use” amounts
<br />for drugs, also including LSD and methamphetamine. People detained with those quantities will no longer face criminal prosecution; the law goes into effect on Friday. Anyone caught with
<br />drug amounts under the personal-use limit will be encouraged to seek treatment, and for those caught a third time treatment is mandatory — although no penalties for noncompliance are
<br />specified. Mexican authorities said the change only recognized the longstanding practice here of not prosecuting people caught with small amounts of drugs. The maximum amount of marijuana
<br />considered to be for “personal use” under the new law is 5 grams — the equivalent of about four marijuana cigarettes. Other limits are half a gram of cocaine, 50 milligrams of heroin,
<br />40 milligrams for methamphetamine and 0.015 milligrams of LSD. President Felipe Calderón waited months before approving the law. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/world/americas/21mexico.html?_r=1
<br />15 doctors behind most pot referrals in Colorado Aug 30, DENVER (Map, News) -Statistics from the Colorado health department show two doctors are responsible for referring more than a
<br />third of the patients on the state's medical-marijuana registry. The Denver Post reports that of the roughly 10,000 medical-marijuana patients on the registry, 75 percent received their
<br />recommendations from one of 15 doctors. State health department director Jim Martin says it's a cause for concern. Colorado Attorney General John Suthers suggests that the state Board
<br />of Medical Examiners investigate the doctors recommending medical marijuana the most often to see if everything is proper. Cannabis advocates counter that the clustering of referrals
<br />is understandable, given that many doctors specialize in a particular area. http://www.examiner.com/a-2193054~15_doctors_behind_most_pot_referrals_in_Colorado.html 2 days, 2 busts: OSP
<br />intercepts 168 pounds of marijuana in Southern Oregon FROM OSP /September 01, 2009 MEDFORD, Ore. --Two recent traffic stops 2 days apart by Oregon State Police troopers in southern Oregon
<br />on Interstate 5 netted nearly 170 pounds of marijuana and four arrests. The first incident led to arrest of two California residents and the second involved two Washington residents.
<br />In the first incident, at 1:55 PM Saturday an OSP trooper stopped a 2005 Dodge Caravan displaying California license plates northbound on I-5 near milepost 16 for a traffic violation……The
<br />trooper searched the vehicle and found approximately 106 pounds of marijuana with an estimated value in excess of $300,000. OSP Drug Enforcement Section detectives assisted with the
<br />follow up investigation…... http://www.ktvl.com/articles/marijuana-1191819-oregon-osp.html
<br />Medical Marijuana and Associated Issues California Chiefs of Police Association Medical Marijuana Task Force July to September 2009 51 Man admits causing fatal crash while under influence
<br />of marijuana By GREG TUTTLE Of the Gazette Staff | Posted: Monday, August 31, 2009 Matthew Murray Kewitt admits that he was under the influence of marijuana when he caused a crash that
<br />resulted in the death of a child and pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and negligent vehicular assault for the March 7, 2008 wreck near the intersection of Central Avenue and Florine
<br />Lane. A 24-year-old man admitted Monday that he was under the influence of marijuana when he caused a crash that resulted in the death of a child……Kewitt was driving a pickup truck at
<br />7 a.m. when he suddenly turned across oncoming traffic and struck a car driven by 19-year-old Alyssa Kline, who was seventh months pregnant. Kline was seriously injured, and her baby
<br />was delivered by emergency Cesarean section. The child, Ryeli Kline-Embry, died nine days after the crash. During his court appearance, Kewitt answered questions from his attorney, Michael
<br />Moses, about the crash. Kewitt acknowledged that he had ingested marijuana the night before and into early morning, admitting that the marijuana diminished his ability to drive safely.
<br />Kewitt also said he failed to clear frost from the entire windshield of his truck, limiting his vision as he drove.……As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors will recommend that Kewitt
<br />receive a sentence for vehicular homicide of 15 years with the state Department of Corrections with 10 years suspended and a $10,000 fine. The agreement calls for a suspended 10-year
<br />prison sentence for the negligent-vehicular-assault charge, and Kewitt will be ordered to pay restitution…. http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_017205c0-9650-11de-9f0d-001c
<br />c4c002e0.html Michigan Man Gets 5 Years For Flying With 300 Pounds Of Marijuana Posted: 5:51 PM Sep 2, 2009 A Michigan man will spend five years behind bars for flying into Salina with
<br />almost 300 pounds of marijuana on his plane. A Michigan man will spend five years behind bars for flying into Salina with almost 300 pounds of marijuana on his plane. According to the
<br />U.S. Attorney's Office, Aaron Hartwell stopped in Salina for fuel while en route to Michigan. The Saline County Sheriff's Office searched the plan and discovered the marijuana, following
<br />a tip from authorities in California. Two more men arrested in connection with the flight still await sentencing while a third has received 51 months. http://www.wibw.com/localnews/headlines/56751732
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