| 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 |
| Pot Research Center May Be Winding Down Work |
| KMPH Fox 26 - February 17th, 2010 |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A research center established by the California Legislature to look into the possible medical benefits of marijuana is wrapping up its work after 10 years and nearly $9 million. Read More |
| Two California Men Arrested In Arizona On Drug Charges |
| The Sacramento Bee - February 2nd, 2010 |
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Arizona authorities say two California men have been arrested on drug possession and transportation charges.
An Arizona Department of Public Safety officer pulled over the driver of a pickup truck for speeding Sunday on Interstate 40 near Williams.
The officer smelled the odor of burnt marijuana and the two ... Read More |
| Committee OKs Pot Regulation Bill |
| KCRA 3 News - January 21st, 2010 |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A state Assembly committee has approved a bill to tax and regulate marijuana in California.
The California State Assembly Health Committee will hear the bill next. However, the bill won't be moved out of the Assembly by the Friday deadline Read More |
| Committee Advances Bill To Legalize And Tax Pot |
| SF Gate - January 14th, 2010 |
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California lawmakers on Tuesday endorsed an overhaul of the state's marijuana laws by pushing forward a bill to legalize adult recreational use and taxation of the drug.
The 4-3 vote by the Assembly Public Safety Committee was the first in the nation by a legislative body supporting recreational use of the drug. But several of the ... Read More |
| How Not To Grow Marijuana |
| News Review Sacramento - December 19th, 2009 |
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Since the passage of Proposition 215 in 1996, Californians have been permitted by law to grow marijuana for personal medical use. Even though it has been legal for almost 13 years now, regulations vary from county to county. In Sacramento, which hasn’t established its own rules, patients are subject to the guidelines set forth by Senate Bill ... Read More |
| Marcos Breton: West Sac Gets Sober About Pot |
| The Sacramento Bee - December 17th, 2009 |
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It seems our marijuana laws were crafted by people who are stoned.
Federal law says pot is illegal. It's also illegal under California law, except when it's "medical pot." Then users and sellers are given legal cover, with certain stipulations.
Storefronts selling pot have popped up like mad in Sacramento, and no one is certain ... Read More |
| No Tattoo Parlor Deal For Old Town |
| Egcitizen - December 17th, 2009 |
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Elk Grove residents will have to continue to look elsewhere for tattoos, as the Elk Grove City Council last week voted 3-2 to deny a proposal to convert a vacant building in Old Town to a tattoo parlor.
Patrick McGuire, the applicant and owner of Old Sacramento’s Capital Ink and Body Piercing, said he’ll try to find another location ... Read More |
| The Week Ahead |
| The Sacramento Bee - November 30th, 2009 |
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The Sacramento City Council's Law and Legislation Committee is developing a law to regulate medical marijuana operations. The city has a one-year moratorium on new pot shops or modifications to current dispensaries. The moratorium expires July 13, 2010. Read More |
