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Warren County Fiscal Court took the first step Friday toward banning synthetic marijuana within the county.
In a unanimous vote, Fiscal Court passed the first reading of an ordinance that would ban several types of synthetic cannabinoids or synthetic marijuana. It also has been referred to as 7H.
As was the case with the Bowling Green Board of Commissioners last week, the magistrates heard from Amy Stillwell, whose daughter Ashley Stillwell was hospitalized for several hours after smoking 7H in August.
Ashley Stillwell shared some of her experiences with the court, and encouraged the magistrates to pass the ordinance. She said she was told by friends that the high would last only an hour. Ream more »

Local police say they have uncovered one of the city’s largest drug manufacturing operations in recent history, and two of the ringleaders are now behind bars.

More than 500 marijuana plants and elaborate equipment designed to cultivate the drug were seized late last week from two Palm Street residences. Authorities estimate the street value of the plants at $2.9 million.
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I recently attended Pacific Coast Banking School. As part of the program, participants were required to write a management paper. We were able to choose our own topic but it had to relate to either the banking industry or our individual bank. I chose the topic of marijuana legalization and what the potential economic impact to Humboldt County could be if this happens. This is a question that is increasingly being asked by local businesses and residents. The probability of legalization has continued to increase, which is anticipated to lead to mass production of the plant. Ream more »

With California’s $1.5 billion medical marijuana industry under siege since a federal crackdown began earlier this year, some in the business feel that a pinch of good publicity might chill out the feds.

Might even make those who use, sell and grow medical cannabis appear more human to the folks who live in the 34 states where such medicine isn’t legal.
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Television personality Montel Williams wants to set up a medical marijuana dispensary in Adams Morgan as one of 17 applicants vying to set up shop in and around notable neighborhoods of the District.

A panel set up by the D.C. Department of Health will select five dispensaries from the pool of applicants, who list potential sites near Eastern Market, Dupont Circle, Shaw and the H Street corridor in a bid to be on the ground floor of the District’s burgeoning yet tightly regulated program. Ream more »

A county resident’s plan to open a medical marijuana collective near Nipomo was brought to a halt after the building owners — including former local lawmaker and Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado — indicated they had never agreed to lease or sell the property for that use. In October, David Rosenthal submitted an application to the San Luis Obispo County Planning and Building Department for a permit to open a collective at 115 Cuyama Lane that would also include some holistic health services and classes. Ream more »

Edwin Stickney’s guest opinion is ill-informed on both the law and the scientific facts regarding so-called “medical” marijuana. Stickney accuses the president of “reneging” on his pledge to support marijuana — but in reality the so-called “Ogden” memo was never the green light marijuana legalization advocates hoped for from the administration. The memo specifically acknowledges that federal law renders marijuana — for any use — illegal, Ream more »

A domestic incident Tuesday led to the seizure of several pounds marijuana in Clarksville, police say.

Clarksville Police Department officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Tucker Avenue in reference to a report of a domestic situation in progress, according to a CPD news release. When officers arrived, they heard screaming coming from the rear of the house.
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On Nov. 14 at 10:49 a.m., police responded to Joel Barlow High School after reports of a student there being in possession of drug paraphernalia. Elliot Lee, 18, of Redding was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, an infraction, and three marijuana smoking pipes were seized, police said. He was released on the scene.

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The debate over medical marijuana is raging across the country right now and, in many ways, Washington is the epicenter, as there’s confusion between state and federal law when it comes to medical marijuana.
Medical marijuana is legal in Washington, but try telling that to the multiple patients busted in their homes for growing pot.
KXLY’s interest in the medical marijuana debate began in early October, when a group of hysterical medical marijuana patients called our newsroom as their own grow and their neighbor’s grow was raided by local police. Ream more »