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can help you win your case. Source: http://www.southerncaliforniadefenseblog.com/2007/12/busted_for_marijuana.html December 18, 2007 11:00 AM Eastern Time
<br />17 California Healthcare Provider, The HealthCare Solution, Finds Backdoor to Insure Marijuana-Users WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The HealthCare Solution (THCS), a California-based
<br />health insurance brokerage, has launched an effective program that gets marijuana-users instant approval for California health insurance. Due to strict underwriting guidelines set by
<br />California’s major health insurance institutions, marijuana-users run-the-risk of losing their health, jobs and relationships by being denied health insurance. However, a Los Angeles
<br />Healthcare provider, http://www.thcsonline.com, has found a legal backdoor to get these ineligible applicants the healthcare they need. On December 11th, 2007, The Healthcare Solution
<br />released a new program called California Health PLUS, aimed at supplying medical insurance to marijuana-users. Source: http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&new
<br />sId=2007121800 5636&newsLang=en Marijuana and other drugs manufactured in California are finding there way into other states as well; Drug Bust Nets Marijuana, Cocaine on Interstate
<br />80 Article Last Updated: 11/10/2007 04:05:55 PM MST Its marijuana harvest time in northern California, and Utah's interstates are flowing with millions of dollars in drugs and cash.
<br />Drug traffickers will go to great lengths to hide drugs and cash to ensure police don't find their stashes, said Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Steve Winward. In a span of three days, UHP officers
<br />arrested 19 people and confiscated more than $2 million in drugs in Summit County……Sixteen of those stops netted 213 pounds of marijuana, 55 pounds of cocaine and about $11,000 in cash,
<br />according to UHP. Source: http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_7427729 Prescription For Marijuana Doesn't Fly In Utah The Salt Lake Tribune /10/27 6:08 pm ST GEORGE -Two men......were stopped
<br />for speeding by a Washington County Sheriff's deputy on Oct. 18. After learning that Greenfield had an outstanding arrest warrant, the vehicle was searched. Inside the vehicle, officials
<br />found several different types of marijuana and glass smoking pipes. Each man then produced a physician's prescription for cannabis, which they obtained in California --where it is legal
<br />to smoke the drug for medicinal purposes, according to a 1996 law. However, authorities say that doesn't matter in Utah…… Source: http://www.kutv.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=6d73b427-3885-49
<br />27-bd68-bfa9ae695861 California Men Charged in Marijuana Bust Nov 27, 2007 06:46 PM PST The two men charged with transporting more than a half ton of marijuana in a semi-truck could
<br />face up to 15 years in prison. 54-year-old Marco Corzo and 37-year-old Gurmit Singh, both of California, have been charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver……According
<br />to the criminal complaint, Singh claimed he was transporting fresh tomatoes from San Diego to New York City……A drug dog detected marijuana in cardboard boxes in the semi, where authorities
<br />found more than 1,000 pounds of the drug. Both men are being held on $100,000 dollars cash bond. They could also face federal charges. Source: http://wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=7416774
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<br />18 As we have seen in years past, trends in California are closely tied to those in neighboring countries and states; Report: Marijuana production still blossoming in Canada www.chinaview.cn
<br />2007-12-18 04:26:20 OTTAWA, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) --Marijuana production continues to flourish in Canada, fueled by the involvement of organized crime, according to report released Monday….
<br />Canadian marijuana growers sell their products in the United States to finance other illegal activities, including purchasing cocaine and guns, according to the report. In some new developments,
<br />some organizations that once specialized in a single drug have began to branch out into various substances, the report noted. Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/18/content_7269378.htm
<br />Authorities Seize Nearly 9 Tons Of Marijuana POSTED: November 11, 2007 SAN DIEGO --Authorities seized a truckload of marijuana worth more than $67 million at the Calexico port of entry.
<br />U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers said the truck driver was supposed to be hauling a shipment of flat-screen televisions. Authorities said a narcotics dog detected the drugs.
<br />When agents opened the trailer, several large packages of pot fell out, authorities said. There were more than 1,000 packages of marijuana totaling more than 17,700 pounds. The accused
<br />smuggler is a 25-year-old Mexican and registered participant in the FAST program. FAST is an agreement between Mexico, Canada and the United States to expedite trade. "Low-risk" drivers
<br />must submit an application and agree to a security profile. Source: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/14565676/detail.html Pot growing operation booby-trapped, police say October 14, 2007
<br />CANAAN, Maine --A 43-year-old man faces marijuana trafficking and cultivation charges after police raided a suspected pot growing operation that was booby-trapped with electric wires,
<br />spikes and razor blades. Lt. Carl Gottardi of the Somerset County Sheriff's Department said police found a dangerous situation when they got to the home of Lauriston Cochran, who also
<br />faces a charge of reckless conduct. Police found spikes had been positioned in the floorboards and razor blades were set in the windows. Wires were arranged so that anyone entering the
<br />growing area would trip and fall into the spikes and razor blades, Gottardi said Friday. The detective said barbed wire was also placed by doorways, and other wires were hooked up to
<br />electric sockets so that anyone coming in contact with them would be shocked…. Source: http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2007/10/14/pot_growing_operation_booby_trapped_pol
<br />ice_say?mode=PF A SMOKESCREEN FOR CRIMINALS PORTLAND OREGONIAN ……The Oregon Medical Marijuana Act was sold to voters nine years ago with the prediction that about 500 people a year would
<br />apply to get relief from debilitating conditions such as cancer, glaucoma, HIV and multiple sclerosis. Today, the program has swelled to 14,831 patients, with 1,700 filing new or renewal
<br />applications each month, including a few diagnosed with common afflictions afflictions such as asthma, back pain and menstrual cramps…... Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/n
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<br />19 Salem Police Arrest Several for Marijuana Violations Salem-News.com /Oct-24-2007 17:39 This incident involved a legal medical marijuana patient, but his status as a medical patient
<br />is separate from the crimes he and the others are alleged to have committed. (SALEM, Ore.) -Salem Police have arrested four people for selling marijuana to minors from a residence. Police
<br />Lt. Dave Okada says they were selling marijuana to minors. "Mr. Freeman was out of compliance with the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program due to the fact that he was selling and providing
<br />Marijuana to non Medical Marijuana card holders," Okada added. All three of the adults and one of the juveniles were arrested on narcotics related charges and one of the adults was arrested
<br />on a weapons offense. Two semi-automatic pistols were located in the house as well as one revolver……. Source: http://www.salem-news.com/articles/october242007/pot_bust_102307.php Oregon
<br />seizures of marijuana plants double in 2007 The Associated Press /By JOSEPH B. FRAZIER 11/3/2007, PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — It's autumn and the crops are in, but for the state's marijuana
<br />growers, more of what may be Oregon's most lucrative harvest didn't make it to market. The Oregon Department of Justice says a record 245,000 plants were pulled up this year, more than
<br />double the 120,000 a year before……"If something shows up in Northern California it's not too long before you see it in Oregon," said Jackson County Sheriff Mike Winters. "The (Mexican)
<br />cartels are growing it, and if they plant 100 gardens and 50 get taken off, they still make a lot of money."….. Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-21/1194130741
<br />68890.xml&storylist=orlocal&thispage=4 Alberta man badly burned in marijuana oil lab fire Charges pending after marijuana oil lab blows up near Lloydminster Mon, November 19, 2007 BLACKFOOT,
<br />Alta. — RCMP say a man was badly burned when a house in east-central Alberta went up in flames after an explosion in a marijuana oil lab…..The man, along with a girl, were sent to hospital
<br />in Lloydminster for treatment before he was transferred to a hospital in Edmonton. Police say….investigators discovered more than 150 marijuana plants and equipment used in grow operations.
<br />They also say charges are pending. Source: http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/2007/11/19/4668740.html Large marijuana grow busted after thieves break into wrong house to steal pot
<br />By Daniel Savickas LocalNewsDaily.com, Dec 5, 2007 Officers from the Portland’s Southeast Precinct Neighborhood Enhancement Team stumbled across a large indoor marijuana growing operation
<br />with more than 350 plants while investigating a home invasion robbery where would-be burglars targeted the wrong house. “This was a dope rip,” said Sgt. Larry Graham of the Neighborhood
<br />Enhancement Team street crimes unit. “They were trying to steal this guy’s dope, but they got the wrong house.”….. Source: http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=119690272924839100
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<br />20 Marijuana Farms in Seattle Operated by Vietnamese Americans International Examiner, News Report, Diem Ly, Posted: Dec 12, 2007 An outbreak of marijuana farms are in Seattle — run
<br />by Vietnamese Americans…..The Seattle Police Department said Vietnamese marijuana growing organizations purchase homes throughout the Puget Sound and construct elaborate indoor cultivation
<br />factories on the premises. Investigators are just now pulling open the curtains on a secretive world. Many of which end deadly. Source: http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_
<br />id=33243c4357ab3c94c801247b780cee 2e&from=rss $373,000 and 127 pounds of marijuana seized at Sumas WA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS /Last updated December 19, 2007 3:05 p.m. PT SUMAS, Wash. --U.S.
<br />Customs and Border Protection reports its officers at the port of entry at Sumas seized $373,000 and 127 pounds of marijuana concealed in a false roof compartment of a Canadian truck…..The
<br />federal agency says the money and marijuana were aboard a truck-trailer carrying a shipment of aluminum railing components bound for California….. Source: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_w
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