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Posted on March 23rd, 2009 by Cali Cannabis

Charles Lynch and his attorney Rueven Cohen speak with reporters outside US Federal Court after sentencing is postponed on March 23, 2009

Video of Charles Lynch and his attorney Rueven Cohen, outside the US Federal Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 23, 2009. Charlie’s hearing was postponed by Judge George H. Wu until April 30, 2009.

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Posted on March 19th, 2009 by Cali Cannabis

Obama Administration to Stop Raids on Medical Marijuana Dispensers

Truly a landmark event in the medical cannabis movement!
Obama Administration
to Stop Raids on
Medical Marijuana Dispensers
From the NY Times:

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Wednesday outlined a shift in the enforcement of federal drug laws, saying the administration would effectively end the Bush administration’s frequent raids on distributors of medical marijuana.

Speaking with reporters, [...]

Posted on January 2nd, 2009 by Cali Cannabis

2008: The Year In Review – NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy

NORML’s Top Ten Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy in 2008

#1 Landslide At The Ballot Box: Election Day Voters Reject Bush War Doctrine

Millions of Americans nationwide voted on Election Day for marijuana law reform, approving nine out of ten ballot measures to liberalize penalties on cannabis use and possession. In Massachusetts, [...]

Posted on December 25th, 2008 by Cali Cannabis

MPP presents The Top 5 Marijuana Reform Stories of 2008

From the MPP. Read the full article here.

Top Five Marijuana Reform Stories of 2008:

MARIJUANA DECRIMINALIZED IN MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN BECOMES 13TH MEDICAL MARIJUANA STATE
A NEW PRESIDENT PLEDGES TO END FEDERAL RAIDS IN MEDICAL MARIJUANA STATES
NEW RESEARCH VERIFIES MARIJUANA PAIN RELIEF
FEDERAL REPORTS DOCUMENT FAILURE OF CURRENT POLICIES

Posted on December 25th, 2008 by Cali Cannabis

The War on Drugs in 100 Seconds

Another video from the Marijuana Policy Project. Includes excerpts from Michael Pollan’s book “The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s Eye View of the World.”

Posted on November 18th, 2008 by Cali Cannabis

More coffee shops than cannabis shops in San Francisco?

The White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy is claiming on their “blog” that in downtown San Francisco alone, there are 71 marijuana dispensaries, compared to 66 Starbucks Coffee shops. However, a closer look reveals that alot of the data is wrong and hence these maps are totally inaccurate.

More details:

SF Gate “Marijuana hotspots vs. [...]

Posted on September 21st, 2008 by Cali Cannabis

Cannabis news across the USA

Cannabis news in the other 49 states:

* Fort Collins, Colorado – A Fort Collins couple wants the police to reimburse them $200,000 for their 39 cannabis plants, which were confiscated and died from neglect while in police custody. The LA Times says that , “a year later, the case against the Masterses — who claimed [...]

Posted on September 6th, 2008 by Cali Cannabis

Maker of Cannabis Candies in Oakland sentenced by Feds

Michael Martin, who joined the medical marijuana movement after seeing his father die painfully of prostate cancer in 2002 after a 10-year battle, was sentenced yesterday to a year in a halfway house and a year of home detention for conspiring to manufacture and distribute marijuana.

Martin’s attorneys wrote that their client had been manufacturing candy [...]