Marijuana store manager
gets 5 years probation

Marijuana store manager gets 5 years probation

LOS ANGELES — The former manager of a Los Angeles medical marijuana store was sentenced to five years probation on Wednesday after pleading guilty, court officials said.

John Carberry, 56, could have been jailed for up to 20 years but was instead ordered to perform 1,500 hours of community service, in the latest example  Read More...

Added: 10 days ago

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Marijuana dispensary
scores victory in court

Marijuana dispensary scores victory in court

Judge rules search warrant served on CannaHelp invalid; D.A. to appeal

The criminal case against the owner and managers of a Palm Desert medical marijuana dispensary was dealt a setback Friday when a judge invalidated the search warrant used to investigate the defendants.

Prosecutors said they will appeal the ruling.

If the ruling is not overturned,  Read More...

Added: 1 month ago

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MMA Fighter's Medical
Marijuana Leads to
Trouble With California
Athletic Commission

Nick Diaz is a mixed martial arts fighter who was scheduled to fight in Saturday night's EliteXC event in San Jose, California.

But the California State Athletic Commission has refused to license him for the fight. And the reason, according to EliteXC President Gary Shaw, is  Read More...

Added: 1 month ago

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Among Calif. Pot Clubs
There Stirs a Budding
Rebellion

When the Drug Enforcement Administration sent letters last year to California landlords who rent to marijuana dispensaries, reminding them -- not so subtly -- that it's a federal crime to do so, they opened another front in the battle to define how pot clubs operate in the hazy border between state and federal law.

The letters state that "federal law  Read More...

Added: 1 month ago

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Chicago City Looks to Ban
Small Plastic ZipLock
Bags

Plastic Bags Under 2 Inches In Height Or Width Would Be Illegal

CHICAGO (STNG) ― Tiny plastic bags used to sell small quantities of heroin, crack cocaine, marijuana and other drugs would be banned in Chicago, under a crackdown advanced Tuesday by a City Council committee.

Ald. Robert Fioretti (2nd) persuaded the Health Committee to ban possession of "self-sealing  Read More...

Added: 2 months ago

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Marijuana dispensary
scores victory in court

Marijuana dispensary scores victory in court

Judge rules search warrant served on CannaHelp invalid; D.A. to appeal

The criminal case against the owner and managers of a Palm Desert medical marijuana dispensary was dealt a setback Friday when a judge invalidated the search warrant used to investigate the defendants.

Prosecutors said they will appeal the ruling.

If the ruling is not overturned,  Read More...

Added: 1 month ago

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Views: 6086

Tags  :  medical marijuana dispensary court

Couple Reclaim Marijuana

Colorado -- James and Lisa Masters pulled a broken 2-foot glass bong, large sacks of moldy marijuana - a total of 39 dead plants - and a small, usable quantity of the drug from the back of a white minivan.

The public display of illicit drugs in the parking lot of the police department Monday morning marked a critical step in a 16-month saga  Read More...

Added: 5 months ago

From: sundance.

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Pot shop raid reflects
legal divide

The owner of a medical marijuana dispensary that was shut down in May continues to fight the order

The owner of a Morro Bay medical marijuana dispensary that was shut down in May continues to fight the U.S. Attorney’s Office over charges that he grew and sold cannabis for profit and distributed it to minors.

Charles Lynch of Arroyo Grande pleaded not guilty  Read More...

Added: 4 months ago

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