Marijuana is thought by some to be a gateway drug among young people who eventually go on to try stronger substances. But that may be the exception rather than the rule, a new study finds.
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire looked at data from a random group of 1,286 children, teens and young adults who were in Miami-Dade public schools in the 1990s. Ream more »
Medical Marijuana has been a hot and controversial topic in Rhode Island. Now a man licensed to grow medical marijuana is in trouble with the law for allegedly growing too many plants. According to press release State Police arrested 65 year old Louis Magiera of Scituate after discovering 20 marijuana plants at his home, by state law licensed medical marijuana growers are only allowed to possess 12 plants. Ream more »
The rapper “Juvenile” pleaded guilty to marijuana possession in St. Bernard Parish and received a suspended three-month sentence and must pay a $250 fine, authorities said.
The New Orleans rapper, whose real name is Terius Gray, pleaded guilty Thursday before state District Judge Manny Fernandez to misdemeanor possession stemming from his arrest for less than an ounce of marijuana Feb. 25 at an Arabi house he was using as a recording studio. Ream more »
OAKLAND — It’s official: Oakland is set to become the first city to allow large-scale pot growing for medical use — and the standard-setter for the lucrative and largely uncharted territory of industrial-scale medical marijuana businesses. Support this morning among the City Council, which met to finalize the proposal, was not unanimous. Council members Nancy Nadel and Jane Brunner abstained despite weeks of drawn-out discussion about the plan.
But support among the eight-member council was unanimous for laying the groundwork for labor, environmental and product safety standards. Ream more »
(July 12) — Synthetic marijuana has law enforcement agencies and state legislatures buzzing. Last week, Missouri became the sixth state in only a year to ban the substance, which is touted as a legal alternative to pot and widely available across the country.
Also known as K2, the combination of herbs mixed with a lab-produced strain of marijuana is usually marketed as incense or bath salts. Ream more »
Celebrity Crime Beat – Reality TV bad boy Jason Wahler has again found trouble with law enforcement. He was placed under arrest in Los Angeles for allegedly assaulting a woman at a party. He was arrested and booked for misdemeanor battery, reports TMZ. Meanwhile pop star Justin Bieber was not arrested.
Associated Content reports the the singer’s recent comments were misconstrued and that led to some reports that claimed he was under arrest.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) – A loophole in drug testing laws could allow employees to smoke weed, and go undetected by their boss.
By state law, employers can choose not to employ anyone who uses drugs, for any reason. Many companies, particularly where workers operate heavy machinery, randomly drug test employees.
But the lab, or medical review office (MRO), that determines the results, could be keeping workers with medical marijuana cards, under wraps.
“In Colorado, there is no law that says MRO’s must report a positive marijuana test, if the employee shows medical marijuana registry card,” says Cheri Vandergrift, an attorney at the Mountain States Employers Council.
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The products with names like Freezeland, Bazooka and Excalibur sat in a glass case while sales to customers — with Ferndale Mayor Craig Covey looking on — seemed like transactions to cheer in any new business opening amid Michigan’s recession.
Except that these were strains of medical marijuana being sold at Clinical Relief, which quietly opened this month, without a sign, in a commercial space that had been vacant for months, Covey said.
On Thursday, he conducted what he called “a walk-through inspection, to see how this business works as we get ready to see a lot more of it in our state.”
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