Counties, cities set their own marijuana limits Paul Marini | July 31, 2007 Paul Boerger, Mt. Shasta News (CA) It hasn't happened in Siskiyou County yet, but elected officials in other California counties and cities have passed ordinances governing how many marijuana plants and how much processed plant a legitimate user of medical... Read more
U.S. Judges Kill the Ninth Amendment Paul Marini | March 18, 2007 Fred E. Foldvary, Editorial, The Progress Report As reported by the Associated Press, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed on March 14, 2007 that the Ninth Amendment to the United States is now null and void, and that... Read more
No jail for medical marijuana grower Paul Marini | January 17, 2007 Kevin Martin, Calgary Sun (Canada) Growing pot for medical marijuana crusader Grant Krieger won’t mean jail for a former Calgary man, a judge ruled today. Read more
Gardena joins bans on medical marijuana outlets Paul Marini | November 15, 2006 Gene Maddaus , Daily Breeze (CA) Weeks after ordering two medical marijuana dispensaries to close, the Gardena City Council imposed a moratorium on such facilities Tuesday night. Read more
4 Face Charges After Raid Of Green Cross Dispensary Paul Marini | October 26, 2006 Ian Hanigan, Daily Breeze Federal agents raided the Torrance shop and jailed four who allegedly tried to sell marijuana to agents from a countywide task force. Federal agents seized about 70 pounds of marijuana along with nearly 100 pot plants,... Read more
County will issue pot cards Paul Marini | May 02, 2006 Tim Morancan, Modesto Bee Stanislaus County residents will be able to get county-issued medical marijuana identification cards in the future. But they won't be able to buy the drug legally here, if county Board of Supervisors Chairman Ray Simon has... Read more
Inter-Agency Advisory Regarding Claims That Smoked Marijuana Is a Medicine Paul Marini | April 19, 2006 , U.S. Food and Drug Administration Claims have been advanced asserting smoked marijuana has a value in treating various medical conditions. Some have argued that herbal marijuana is a safe and effective medication and that it should be made available... Read more
Legal pot use can make jobs go up in smoke Paul Marini | December 29, 2005 Kimberly Trone, Press-Enterprise Donna Dixon found out the hard way that a state law allowing her to use marijuana for glaucoma didn't keep her from getting fired from a casino job after a positive drug test. Read more
Medical Marijuana, American Federalism, and the Supreme Court Paul Marini | December 28, 2005 Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, LLD (Hon), Journal of the American Medical Association In Gonzalez v Raich, the US Supreme Court held that federal law enforcement authorities could criminally prosecute patients for possessing marijuana prescribed by a physician in accordance with... Read more
Probation or Prohibition? Paul Marini | November 22, 2005 Josh Indar, Chico News & Review A Butte County medical marijuana patient who is on probation for domestic violence is hoping she won't be made an example of, as she fears county prosecutors are gearing up to "take [her] to... Read more