Deputies lose 75 pounds of pot and police car in Casa Grande
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(US) Pinal County chief deputy Jeff Kirkham says such failed stings are rare and played down the effect of losing the marijuana. (Sat Sep 06 10:47:55 2008 PDT)
Weeding out crims from legal tokers
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(New Zealand) Weeding out crims from legal tokers - 06 Sep 2008 - NZ Herald: Health, Health Services and Medical news Weeding out crims from legal tokers A medical marijuana patient smells the different offerings of the Love Shack medicinal cannabis shop, in the Mission District of San Francisco. A medical marijuana patient smells the different ... (Fri Sep 05 09:39:22 2008 PDT)
Casa de los Ninos crowded with kids
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(US) Huhn and Valdez say there is help out there, and they want parents to ask for it before the pressures of life or the cycle of abuse or alcohol or drug addiction lead to another child being hurt. (Thu Sep 04 18:19:49 2008 PDT)
TOP: El Sobrante man sentenced for running Oakland marijuana food business - ContraCostaTimes.com
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(US) Was beaten the morning she died Police: Antioch girl lived in squalor. Was beaten the morning she died El Sobrante man sentenced for running Oakland marijuana food business Police: Antioch girl lived in squalor. (Thu Sep 04 15:03:26 2008 PDT)
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El Sobrante man sentenced for running Oakland marijuana food business
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(US) El Sobrante man sentenced for running Oakland marijuana food business - Inside Bay Area Newspaper Subscriber Services Gas Prices Subscriber services El Sobrante man sentenced for running Oakland marijuana food business Bay City News Service OAKLAND (BCN) An El Sobrante man who ran a business that made marijuana-laced cookies and candy was sentenced in federal court in Oakland today to two years of non-prison ... (Thu Sep 04 10:20:27 2008 PDT)
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Ramsey skeptical of new med-pot guidelines
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(US) Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey is skeptical. The guidelines are the first attempt by a state agency to define the types of organizations that are legally permitted to dispense marijuana. (Thu Sep 04 08:39:33 2008 PDT)
Editorial: Guidelines for medicinal pot
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(US) Marijuana use is still illegal. Meaning it does have an accepted medical use in treatment. Even cocaine is a Schedule 2 drug. Some 200000 Californians are doctor-qualified cannabis users. (Thu Sep 04 01:39:51 2008 PDT)