Area Has Many Who Rely on Drug Five years ago, Michelle London would burn marijuana into a butter and spread it on toast for her mother, dying of lung cancer. "She couldn't smoke it anymore," she recalled. "We put it on wheat toast. It worked. It was really a shock. It prolonged my mom's life." Today, London, 34, of Livermore, deals with diabetes, which has extended into gastroparesis, or nerve damage in her stomach. "My food stays in there for days and it ferments," she said. "I vomit a lot and get sick. ... People think I'm healthy or they think I'm a drug addict or a prankster or something." [continues 1129 words]
Pleasanton Moratorium Due To Expire Aug. 5 PLEASANTON -- With a temporary moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries close to expiring, the City Council will revisit the issue tonight. The moratorium took effect in August 2005 and was extended the following month for a year, largely because the council felt it did not have enough information about crime associated with dispensaries and the implications of federal law prohibiting marijuana. When it came before the council a year ago, they felt there wasnt enough information, so they put a moratorium in place for one year, said Pamela Ott, the citys economic development manager. [continues 198 words]
