Showing posts with label Marijuana. Show all posts
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Sunday, June 7, 2015

Employers Have Rights, Too

June 07, 2015 Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce , Illinois 0 Comments
Concealed Carry, Marijuana Laws Raise Questions For Employers

By Chris Dettro, Jun. 6, 2015, The State Journal Register

Two relatively new Illinois laws may cause unexpected headaches for businesses, but The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a seminar intended to help ease the pain.
The state's concealed carry gun law is already more than a year old, but its medical marijuana pilot program is just getting started.

Attorneys with the statewide law firm Heyl Royster last year started presenting seminars on concealed carry and how it could affect both employers and employees.

Chrissie Peterson of Heyl Royster's Peoria office said businesses have reacted responsibly to the concealed carry law and have placed the appropriate signs on their doors if they don't want to allow guns.

"Where you have problems is when a building owner is of one opinion and the person who leases from them is of another," she said. "The law is that the property owner gets to make the decision."

Peterson, Brian Smith of Heyl Royster's Urbana office, and Theresa Powell, managing partner of its Springfield office, will make up the panel for a two-hour discussion June 24 on "Concealed Carry, Medical Marijuana: What you Need to Know."

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Saturday, May 16, 2015

Here's What Happened --"nonsmokers did report experiencing some symptoms"

May 16, 2015 Contact High , Johns Hopkins University 0 Comments
Study Put Nonsmokers In An Unventilated Room With People Smoking Pot

By Liz Klimas, May 15, 2015, The Blaze

Studying the effects of secondhand pot smoke is not entirely novel, but a group of scientists recently conducted a new “hotbox” experiment in light of the increased potency of marijuana over the last few decades and to better understand how nonsmokers were affected emotionally and behaviorally.

A member smokes a marijuana joint in a cannabis club on August 22, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. Researchers with Johns Hopkins University recently tested the effect of secondhand marijuana smoke on nonsmokers in an extreme situation. (David Ramos/Getty Images)

“This study is a significant update in our knowledge of cannabis smoke effect on nonsmokers and has implications in many arenas, including drugs and driving,” Dr. Edward Cone, who performed some of the early secondhand marijuana smoke studies in the 1980s, said in a statement.

The effect of marijuana, including secondhand exposure, is increasingly being called up in front of lawmakers as many states have approved the use of medical marijuana as well as others that have gone so far as to legalize recreational use.

Scientists at Johns Hopkins University created a 10-by-13-foot plexiglass room where they had six somewhat regular weed smokers sit there and smoke in the presence of six nonsmokers — people who had not used cannabis within at least six months prior to the experiment and who tested negative for other drugs and alcohol. 

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Sunday, January 18, 2015

too much dope; not enough dopers

January 18, 2015 AP , Economics 0 Comments
Too Much Pot: Growers Struggle With Glut Of Legal Weed

Gene Johnson, Jan. 15, 2015, AP

State data show that licensed growers had harvested 31,000 pounds of bud as of Thursday, but Washington's relatively few legal pot shops have sold less than one-fifth of that. Many of the state's marijuana users have stuck with the untaxed or much-lesser-taxed pot they get from black market dealers or unregulated medical dispensaries — limiting how quickly product moves off the shelves of legal stores.

"Every grower I know has got surplus inventory and they're concerned about it," said Scott Masengill, who has sold half of the 280 pounds he harvested from his pot farm in central Washington. "I don't know anybody getting rich."

Read more: www.komonews.com

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Sunday, November 30, 2014

Not sure what he meant

November 30, 2014 Catherine Taibi , Don Lemon 0 Comments
Don Lemon Sparks Outrage With Marijuana Comment In Ferguson

Catherine Taibi, Nov. 25, 2014, Huffington Post

The CNN anchor was describing the scene from outside the Ferguson police station Monday night, just moments after the announcement that police officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted for killing unarmed teenager Michael Brown. Speaking with Anderson Cooper, Lemon reported hearing the sounds of gunfire and seeing protesters jumping on cars.

And then he said: "Obviously, there is the smell of marijuana in the air."

But to viewers at home, that wasn't obvious at all. The comments immediately sparked backlash on Twitter.

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Friday, November 14, 2014

Entitled to a job?!

November 14, 2014 ACLU , Employment 0 Comments
Marijuana Patient Sues After Firm Won't Hire Her

Michelle R. Smith, Nov. 12, 2014, AP

Christine Callaghan, who is studying textiles at the University of Rhode Island, sued Westerly-based Darlington Fabrics Corp. and its parent, the Moore Company, on Wednesday. The Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing Callaghan, said it believes it's the first lawsuit of its kind in the state.

A lawyer for the company, Timothy Cavazza, said it had not yet been served with the lawsuit and it was company policy not to comment on litigation. He added that they were confident they acted in compliance with state and federal law and that the lawsuit would be dismissed.

Read more: abcnews.go.com

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Friday, October 24, 2014

Can't handle high tech

October 24, 2014 Alvin Cross Junior , Jim Wallace 0 Comments
Man Accidentally Texts Probation Officer In Pot Deal

By Jim Wallace, Oct. 21, 2014, Wave3.com

ALBANY, GA (WALB) - An Albany man is going back to to prison, after he texted his probation officer while looking to buy marijuana.

Alvin Cross Junior plead guilty Monday to possession of cocaine and was sentenced to one year in prison.

He was also sentenced to serve another year for violating his probation.

Prosecutors said Cross' probation officer received a text from Cross asking, "You have some weed?"

Probation officers and drug agents raided Cross' home and found a bag of cocaine.

Source:  www.wave3.com

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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Sharpton on life support!

Sharpton on life support!

October 22, 2014 Autopsy , Darren Wilson 0 Comments
Autopsy, Toxicology Report On Michael Brown Reportedly Reveal Marijuana, Cast Doubt On Witness Claims He Was Running Away

 By Foxnews.com, Oct. 22, 2014

Michael Brown, the 18-year-old black man whose fatal shooting by a white police officer in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson in August touched off weeks of racially-charged rioting, had marijuana in his system, was initially shot at close range and does not appear to have been killed while running away, according to experts who reviewed the official autopsy and toxicology report.

 The documents, obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and analyzed by two experts not directly involved in the case, appears to contradict witness accounts that claimed Brown was running away from Police Officer Darren Wilson, 28, when he was killed on Aug. 9. The new information comes on the heels of reports that Wilson told authorities Brown had reached inside Wilson’s police SUV and struggled for his gun, resulting in Wilson firing twice, hitting Brown once in the hand. Moments later and outside of the vehicle, Wilson fired the fatal bullets that sparked a national controversy.

 The newspaper had St. Louis medical examiner Dr. Michael Graham, who is not part of the official investigation, review the autopsy report, and he determined that it “does support that there was a significant altercation at the car” including a shot that hit Brown’s right hand. Dr. Judy Melinek, a forensic pathologist in San Francisco who also reviewed the documents, concurred that the autopsy “supports the fact that this guy is reaching for the gun" and that it did not support claims Brown was shot while running away from Wilson, or with his hands up.

 The toxicology test. also obtained by the newspaper and performed by a St. Louis University laboratory, revealed marijuana in Brown’s blood and urine. Alfred Staubus, a consultant in forensic toxicology at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, told the newspaper THC could impair judgment or slow reaction times but that there was no reliable measurement to make those conclusions.

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Can't buy booze, but dope=ok?

September 10, 2014 Colorado , Marijuana 0 Comments
Welfare Recipients Can Use Debit Cards For Marijuana

By S.A. Miller, Sept. 9, 2014, Washingtontimes.com

 Welfare recipients can’t use their EBT cards at liquor stores but they can at marijuana dispensaries in states such as Colorado that have legalized pot, Sen. Jeff Sessions revealed Tuesday.

 The Alabama Republican announced that he was drafting legislation to close the welfare-for-weed loophole after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed to him that marijuana shops were not off limits to EBT cards, which replaced food stamps, or other federal benefits.

 “The federal government current spends roughly $750 billion each year on means-tested welfare programs across 80 different accounts. This money is administered by a vast, sprawling bureaucracy with little oversight and no moral vision,” said Mr. Sessions, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee.

 “Surely we can all agree that the guiding principle ought to be that benefits are reserved for those in real need,” he said.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

First of many new products

August 26, 2014 Colorado , Drug Policy 0 Comments
Cannabis-infused Fizzy Drinks On Sale In U.S.: 10mg Of Marijuana In Cherry, Lemon Or Pomegranate Flavour

By Raf Sanchez, Aug. 26, 2014, Telegraph.co.uk

A cannabis-infused fizzy drink is now on sale in the state of Washington as part of the ever-expanding US market for legal pot products.

Less than two months after recreational cannabis became legal in the west coast state, Washingtonians can now get their highs out of a soda bottle.

The drinks, called Legal, come in cherry, lemon and pomegranate flavours but are all infused with 10mg of liquid cannabis. The drinks cost around $10 (£6).

They are being marketed as a gentler alternative to smoking that could be attractive to those still wary about cannabis.

"It's much more approachable, as opposed to 'Hey, mom and dad, do you want a joint?'" said Adam Stites, the founder of Mirth Provisions.

But the Washington-based company has not forgotten its more traditional stoner market. The Lemon Ginger flavoured drink is presented with the tagline: "Couch, meet butt".

It promises the drink is "so ridiculously relaxing that you may find yourself becoming one with your furniture".

The company is hoping to begin selling iced coffee shortly, promoting their Cold Brew as a drink with a mild high that could be drunk with breakfast.

Voters in Alaska and Oregon, Washington's neighbouring state, will have their say on similar measures during referenda in November.

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Friday, July 25, 2014

Snoop's role model--revealed!

July 25, 2014 Bob Beckel , Drug Use 0 Comments
FNC's Beckel: I've Done Dope in The White House



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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Gore, Obama were dopers, too

July 22, 2014 Bill Clinton , Drug Use 1 Comments
Friend Says Hillary Clinton Was ‘An Enthusiastic Pot User’ In Her Youth 

Bill and Hillary Clinton
By Ian Tuttle, Jul. 22, 2014, The Corner / Nationalreview.com

Asked last month for her opinion of marijuana, Hillary Clinton told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, “I didn’t do it when I was young, I’m not going to start now.”

Not so fast, says Daniel Halper. In his new book Clinton, Inc., which hits bookshelves today, Halper quotes a friend and law-school classmate of the former first lady and New York senator who says: “I think she’s acknowledged it, and if she hasn’t acknowledged it everybody else will tell you: She was an enthusiastic pot user.”

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Monday, May 19, 2014

L.A.Times: Conservatives Lobbying For Legal Marijuana --Democrat governor opposes legalization

May 19, 2014 Breitbart.com , California Governor Jerry Brown 0 Comments
By Joel B. Pollak, Mar, 23, 2014

The Los Angeles Times' Evan Halper documents what attendees at the recent Conservative Political Action Conference near Washington, D.C. also noted: namely, that there is a sharp rise among conservatives in enthusiasm for, and interest in, liberalizing marijuana laws. Conservative legislators are embracing a rising business constituency in marijana growers and dispensary owners, who are actively courting their interest.

Halper notes, for example, that some conservative lobbyists have found new careers as lobbyists for the marijuana industry. They have found a receptive audience with Republicans like Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), who was recently fêted at a fundraiser by the Marijuana Policy Project, which supports a bill co-sponsored by Rohrabacher's to prevent the federal government from attempting to override state laws on marijuana.

There is a distinctively California angle to the debate over marijuana. The state was among the first to legalize medical uses of marijuana--which are often abused, and which have sparked a backlash against proliferating dispensaries even in liberal cities. Now, as states like Colorado outpace California--and the rest of the world--in legalizing the drug, California's legislators debate whether the state should try to regain the reformist lead.

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Monday, April 7, 2014

SamOHi Kids Defend Teacher Accused In Wild Fight (Video) -At LAUSD, the kid's just "willfully defiant" (sarcasm)

SamOHi Kids Defend Teacher Accused In Wild Fight (Video) -At LAUSD, the kid's just "willfully defiant" (sarcasm)

April 07, 2014 Academia , Caught On Tape 0 Comments
SANTA MONICA (CBSLA.com) — A video showing a teacher and wrestling coach at Santa Monica High School fighting with a student that was captured on cell phone video has gone viral.

While the teacher and coach has been placed on leave, scores of students took to social media on Saturday to support him.

In a letter to parents, Sandra Lyon, the superintendent of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, said the altercation happened in a classroom Friday morning.

“A deeply disturbing incident involving a teacher and student occurred in a classroom at Santa Monica High School, resulting in the Santa Monica Police Department being called to the campus.


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