Christopher Frizzo of Royal Oak said marijuana helps him battle symptoms of his multiple sclerosis.
But during a routine traffic stop Jan. 11, police took his medical marijuana and refused to return it, said Frizzo, 47.
Although he was approved by the state to use medical marijuana, he didn’t ...
Archive for January, 2010
Written by greenmachine on January 31st, 2010
Written by greenmachine on January 31st, 2010
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Friday ordered an Eagle Rock dispensary to stop selling medical marijuana in a decision city prosecutors believe is the first to conclude that state law does not allow collectives to sell the drug.
Judge James C. Chalfant’s preliminary injunction applies only ...
Written by greenmachine on January 31st, 2010
Baltimore, M.D. — Even as a proposal to legalize medical marijuana emerges in Maryland, a backlash over the burgeoning industry has developed in other states – and is likely to influence legislation here.
Last week, the Los Angeles City Council tried to rein in the growth of marijuana dispensaries, limiting the ...
Written by greenmachine on January 31st, 2010
California — It’s ironic that the straightest path toward clarity in laws surrounding marijuana may just be through the initiative process.
By now, it’s no secret that various groups have put forth ballot measures this election year to completely legalize the drug, which until now has only been legal as ...
Written by greenmachine on January 31st, 2010
Colorado’s public policies regarding the use of medical marijuana are a complete mess — and as the medical director of a busy adolescent substance abuse treatment program in Denver, I get to contend with this mess every day.Take, for example, the 19-year-old whom I have treated for severe addiction for ...
Written by greenmachine on January 30th, 2010
Call it the Walmart of weed.
In a 15,000-square-foot warehouse just down the road from the Oakland Airport, an entrepreneur is opening a one-stop shop for medicinal marijuana cultivation that’s believed to be the largest in the state.
Don’t know the first thing about growing pot? The folks at iGrow have a ...
Written by greenmachine on January 30th, 2010
CNN Radio, Sunday, January 31, 3:40 - 4:20pm Pacific... it just worked out that way!
I’m happy to let you all know that I will be on national radio this Sunday, which just happens to be my 42nd birthday!
I’ll be the guest of Kyle Allison and Shane Bell on the CNN ...
Written by greenmachine on January 30th, 2010
Colorado — Here’s the dope, Aurora: Mary Jane is coming, and it looks like she’s going to stay. While Denver and much of the rest of the metro area has been inflamed by the medical-marijuana controversy, Aurora officials have decided to take a look-and-see attitude about the whole thing.
Not any ...
Written by greenmachine on January 30th, 2010
The City Council’s vote Tuesday to shut hundreds of so-called medical marijuana dispensaries across Los Angeles was a welcome move, but the larger battle over pot has just begun.
Across the country, lawmakers and residents of cash-strapped states are edging ever closer to legalizing — and taxing — ...
Written by greenmachine on January 29th, 2010
“Sarah” puts her lips to the vapour-filled bag, inhaling medicine and worry in one intoxicating breath.
The 52-year-old Windsor woman, who did not want her real name used, is a Health Canada-approved medical marijuana user. Or, at least, she used to be.
Right now she lives in limbo, largely ...
