St. Léonard warehouse fire reveals marijuana grow-op
St. Léonard warehouse fire reveals marijuana grow-op
Montreal firefighters prevented a warehouse fire from spreading throughout St. Léonard industrial park on Sunday.
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Rodney King admits using prescription marijuana
Rodney King admits using prescription marijuana
Rodney King, whose videotaped beating by police led to the 1992 Los Angeles riots, says he was under the influence of a “medical marijuana prescription” when police booked him this week on suspicion of driving while impaired.
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ODU student busted for selling and growing marijuana
ODU student busted for selling and growing marijuana
NORFOLK – Police have made a sizeable drug bust involving an Old Dominion University student. It all happened after a drug dog sniffed random packages at the post office. Authorities say 21-year old Daniel Reich was receiving between two and three pounds of marijuana, weekly, by mail from California. The bust happened at a home on West 41st Street near ODU. Neighbor Sarah Whittaker heard Reich …
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Value of Kansas marijuana field estimated at $3M
Value of Kansas marijuana field estimated at $3M
Value of Kansas marijuana field estimated at $3M
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Medical Marijuana Inc (PINKSHEETS: MJNA) to Distribute CBD and THC Free Product Lines in the United States
Medical Marijuana Inc (PINKSHEETS: MJNA) to Distribute CBD and THC Free Product Lines in the United States
SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwire – 07/11/11) – Medical Marijuana Inc (Pinksheets: MJNA – News ) announced today that as of August 1, 2011 its initial Cannabidiol (CBD) and THC Free Product lines will be available for consumers in the United States. The first lines of products are to be distributed to more than two thousand health and wellness centers throughout the United States as well as direct to …
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Woman, 70, gets probation, community service in marijuana case VIDEO
Woman, 70, gets probation, community service in marijuana case VIDEO
A 70-year-old Lake Orion woman who was convicted of a drug charge is now on probation for 90 days and must complete community service.
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Danville moves to permanently ban medical marijuana dispensaries
Danville moves to permanently ban medical marijuana dispensaries
Temporary ban adopted in 2009 set to run out Oct. 6
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No one is outside federal marijuana laws, U.S. says
No one is outside federal marijuana laws, U.S. says
A memo from the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington says state laws allowing medical marijuana opened the door to abuses and calls for legally targeting “large-scale, privately operated industrial marijuana cultivation centers” as well as distribution operations known as dispensaries.
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Deputies: Toddlers living in marijuana grow house
Deputies: Toddlers living in marijuana grow house
Deputies served a search warrant at a home and discovered a marijuana grow operation just feet from a nursery.
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Mind The Grass Gap: Nearly Nine Of Ten Chicagoans Convicted On Marijuana Charges Are Black Men
Mind The Grass Gap: Nearly Nine Of Ten Chicagoans Convicted On Marijuana Charges Are Black Men
A few weeks ago, hundreds of people, most of them white, gathered in Lincoln Park to celebrate Peace Fest, which featured DJ sets, jam bands, and enough open marijuana smoking that passersby on surrounding streets could get a contact high. Not that anyone was complaining.
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