| Possession Of Hashish Is Legal |
| News Review Sacramento - March 12th, 2010 |
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American puffers have always had to deal with the fact that law-enforcement officials traditionally make a distinction between marijuana in plant form and concentrated derivatives such as hash and kief. Now that California has legalized marijuana for medicinal use, that distinction continues to send innocent patients to jail for possession of hash ... Read More |
| Jury Convicts Man With Marijuana In Luggage Of A Felony |
| The Sacramento Bee - March 11th, 2010 |
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In a test of how much marijuana reasonably can be carried for personal medical needs, a Sacramento jury Tuesday convicted a man of felony transportation for attempting to take 3 pounds of pot through Sacramento International Airport. Read More |
| Judge Halts Pot Sales At Clinic In Downtown |
| The Manteca Bulletin - March 11th, 2010 |
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Those hoping to score their medicinal marijuana in downtown Manteca are going to have to wait.
On Tuesday morning, San Joaquin Superior Court Judge Lesley Holland granted the City of Manteca a preliminary injunction and a temporary restraining order against Quick N’ Easy Cooperative Markets – a business at 311 W. Yosemite Avenue ... Read More |
| Verdict In Medical Marijuana Test Case |
| UPI - March 11th, 2010 |
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SACRAMENTO, March 10 (UPI) -- A California jury convicted a man of trying to take 3 pounds of what he said was medical marijuana through the city's airport in his bags, authorities said.
The case was seen as a test of how much marijuana can legitimately be carried for personal medical needs, The Sacramento Bee reported Wednesday. Read More |
| Proposed Dispensary Limit |
| The Sacramento Bee - March 11th, 2010 |
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Deliberations over how Sacramento will deal with its burgeoning dispensary trade are expected to heat up tomorrow evening at the old City Hall building. Read More |
| Jury Convicts Man With Marijuana In Luggage |
| The Sacramento Bee - March 11th, 2010 |
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In a test of how much marijuana reasonably can be carried for personal medical needs, a Sacramento jury Tuesday convicted a man of felony transportation for attempting to take 3 pounds of pot through Sacramento International Airport. Read More |
| Airport Pot Patient Jailed After Felony Conviction |
| The Sacramento Bee - March 10th, 2010 |
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Matthew Zugsberger, an injured former oil rig worker and medical marijuana user, was convicted today of felony transportation of marijuana for attempting to take three pounds of pot onto a Sacramento flight to New Orleans in December, 2008. Read More |
| Californians Consume 16 Million Ounces Of Pot A Year |
| The Sacramento Bee - March 10th, 2010 |
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According to a recent state Board of Equalization report prepared for the Legislature, it's 16 million ounces a year. That's a little less than one-half an ounce for each resident in California, in case you're counting every man, woman and child. Read More |
| California Company Offers Insurance For Marijuana |
| My FOX Phoenix.com - March 4th, 2010 |
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SACRAMENTO, CA - An insurance company is offering insurance..for marijuana - in case it's lost or stolen!
The California company, Statewide Insurance Services, is the first ever to do so.
Sara Sinclair, who owns Sara Jane, a medical marijuana shop, says "It's an incredible thing to be able to come somewhere in the morning where ... Read More |
| Sacramento Man On Trial For Taking Pot On Airplane |
| The Sacramento Bee - March 4th, 2010 |
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Matthew Zugsberger checked his luggage at Sacramento International Airport in December 2008, with marijuana bags concealed in a metal dominoes case and duct-taped inside a wetsuit.
He cleared security with another stash in his pants.
On Tuesday, the ex-deep sea diver – who says he has used marijuana to treat his pain since ... Read More |
| What's In A Name? It's All Taxable Just The Same |
| The Sacramento Bee - March 3rd, 2010 |
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The semantics of medical marijuana transactions can sound so good-hearted, down right communal. Since state law doesn't allow for profit-making operations, many cities declare the word "sale" to be a four-letter word for dispensaries.
But the state Board of Equalization says all pot store transactions are treated the same as taxable ... Read More |
| Trial Starts For Medical Pot User Caught With 3 Pounds |
| The Sacramento Bee - March 3rd, 2010 |
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Was Matthew Zugsberger illegally transporting marijuana for sale with his luggage - and pants - stuffed with three pounds pot as he passed through Sacramento International Airport?
Or was he a medical user, entitled to take his stash from Sacramento to New Orleans under California law and a Mendocino County physician's recommendation ... Read More |
| CA Company Now Offering Medical Marijuana Industry Insurance |
| My State Line - March 2nd, 2010 |
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(Rancho Cordova, CA) -- California-based Statewide Insurance Services has instituted what it calls the first insurance coverage designed for the medical marijuana industry.
According to the "Sacramento Bee," the coverage includes medical marijuana dispensaries, operations of marijuana growing, general liability, workers' compensation ... Read More |
| Chico Pot Grower Must Return To Prison After Years Of Freedom |
| The Sacramento Bee - February 26th, 2010 |
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Bryan James Epis, the first person associated with a California cannabis buyers' club to be tried in federal court for growing pot, must return to prison to serve the balance of a 10-year sentence.
Epis, 42, had been free for nearly six years on an order issued by the 9th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals after he had served more than two ... Read More |
| 'Gold Standard' Studies Show That Inhaled Marijuana Is Medically Safe And ... |
| E News Park Forest - February 23rd, 2010 |
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Sacramento,The results of a series of randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials assessing the efficacy of inhaled marijuana consistently show that cannabis holds therapeutic value comparable to conventional medications, according to the findings of a 24-page report issued to the California state legislature by the California Center for ... Read More |
