| Judge Orders Return Of 2 Pounds Of Marijuana |
| KCRA - May 23rd, 2011 |
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A Sacramento Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered the California Highway Patrol to return two pounds of marijuana seized during an arrest in August 2010. Read More |
| Lawmakers debate giving municipalities more taxing authority |
| The Orange County Register - May 23rd, 2011 |
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A pot tax to pay for police? How about sin taxes to pay for schools?
California lawmakers are tip-toeing toward giving cities and schools broad new authority to ask voters those questions. Read More |
| Horses And Pot - The Perfect Use For Waste? |
| News 10 - May 28th, 2010 |
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SACRAMENTO, CA - Saddled with costly charges each month for manure removal, a Sacramento horse ranch recently decided to take a different approach toward getting rid of their excrement. Read More |
| Judge Refuses Restraining Order Against Galt Pot Dispensary |
| The Modesto Bee - May 28th, 2010 |
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A judge has denied a temporary restraining order sought by the City of Galt against a medical marijuana dispensary.
The City Council passed an ordinance last year prohibiting medical marijuana facilities. But last week the Galt Wellness Center marijuana dispensary opened at 520 Lincoln Way.
On Tuesday, the city filed for a ... Read More |
| Patient's Injury, Panic And Relief Offer A Medicinal Narrative |
| The Sacramento Bee - May 27th, 2010 |
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Todd, a 40-year-old Sacramento man, had a series of back injuries during an active youth and young adulthood of playing football and riding dirt bikes.
He wound up with chronic pain.
"When I tried to get up one morning and could not move my legs without excruciating pain...I kind of panicked," he says. Read More |
| Galt Seeks Shutdown Of Medical Pot Dispensary |
| The Sacramento Bee - May 26th, 2010 |
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Galt has filed for a temporary restraining order to close a medical marijuana dispensary that opened in the city last week.
The Galt City Council passed an ordinance last year prohibiting medical marijuana facilities. But last week an operation called the Galt Wellness Center set up shop at 520 Lincoln Way. Read More |
| Family's Saga Illustrates Changing Attitudes About Marijuana |
| Lexington Hearld Leader - May 26th, 2010 |
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Down a rutted dirt road from Garden Highway and the Sacramento River levee, organic farmer David Tat Chow cultivates a crop that sent his hippie mother and stepfather to state prison.
On his tiny, hardscrabble plot, he tends to apple trees, radishes, bell peppers, tomatoes, crookneck squash - and a few dozen marijuana plants.
He ... Read More |
| Marijuana Clinic Owner Pushes Against Legalization |
| 13 The CW 31 - May 26th, 2010 |
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A surprising critic is publicly rallying against the recent push for the legalization of marijuana in California.
The owner of Unity, a Sacramento medical marijuana clinic, said his experience dealing with government bureaucracy has convinced him local leaders can't regulate even limited, medical marijuana use, and he has no confidence ... Read More |
| Napa County - St. Helena's Pot Shop |
| Yahoo News - May 27th, 2010 |
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At the urging of council members Eric Sklar and Bonnie Schoch, our intrepid City Council is primed to vote on an ordinance to allow not one, but two Pot Shops in town.
Apparently, the thinking is that if we call them "medical marijuana dispensaries," no one will know what's really going on. Like many of you, I support medical marijuana. ... Read More |
| Lax Oversight Creating A Boomtown For Illegal Medical Marijuana Shops |
| Sacramento Press - May 24th, 2010 |
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Sacramento has become a boomtown over the past year for medical marijuana dispensaries, but the influx of businesses may not be a boon to medical marijuana patients or the city in general.
"We don't want Sacramento to become like Los Angeles," which has been overwhelmed by a rampant proliferation of medical marijuana operations, said ... Read More |
| Marijuana 'Micro-Brewer' Says He's A 'Neighborhood Pharmacist' |
| The Sacramento Bee - May 24th, 2010 |
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Around the time the construction industry took a tumble, John Shiner took one himself. The long-time subdivision builder suffered a severe back injury and couldn't return to the industry he had worked in for 22 years. Read More |
| Sacramento Pot Farmer's Mom Went To Jail For What He Does Legally |
| The Sacramento Bee - May 23rd, 2010 |
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Down a rutted dirt road from Garden Highway and the Sacramento River levee, organic farmer David Tat Chow cultivates a crop that sent his hippie mother and stepfather to state prison.
On his tiny, hardscrabble plot, he tends to apple trees, radishes, bell peppers, tomatoes, crookneck squash – and a few dozen marijuana plants. Read More |
| It's After Midnight For Cannabis Planet Debut In Sacramento |
| The Sacramento Bee - May 21st, 2010 |
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The marijuana-themed program will bring its tips on pot cultivation, cooking and culture to the local airwaves just past midnight tonight - at 12:30 a.m. Saturday. The show, in English, will run on KTNC - the local affiliate for the Spanish-language network Estrella TV. Read More |
| California Voters Split Over Legalizing Marijuana |
| Mercury News - May 20th, 2010 |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California voters are divided over an initiative on the November ballot that would legalize marijuana for recreational use.
The Public Policy Institute of California poll out Wednesday found that 49 percent of likely voters support legalization and 48 percent oppose it. The poll has a margin of error of plus or ... Read More |
| Burning Question - Medical-Marijuana Ads |
| News Review - May 20th, 2010 |
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You may have noticed that the Sacramento News & Review is running several pages of medical-marijuana advertising each week. Sacramento Magazine publisher Mike O’Brien has also noticed. In a recent column, he asked his readers, “Should we advertise pot?” Mike wrote that he is concerned about marijuana use because of fears that it might impair ... Read More |
