FLEMINGSBURG -- Learning about police methods and how the public can help law enforcement is being encouraged through a public forum Oct. 20 at Simons Middle School in Flemingsburg. According to the Crime in Kentucky 2009 report produced through Kentucky State Police, Fleming County had more than 40 arrests for non-narcotic dangerous drugs, in addition to 16 marijuana, four cocaine and one synthetic narcotics arrests in 2009. Arrests have been made through drug raids, tips from the public and incidental discovery of drugs during traffic stops and accident investigations, police said. [continues 343 words]
BIG BEND, Texas -- Hundreds of miles from the nearest big town, on a sandstone cliff by the Rio Grande, Mexican hands have left a few small trinkets for sale and glass jars for money. Unattended, the items are like offerings. There are no people in sight anywhere, on this rocky side of the border or in the tall reeds of the other. The items for sale are souvenirs from the harsh desert sold from a Mexican to an American, paid for entirely on the honor system. The shallow, muddy river is not so much a border between two countries as it is a place where the United States fades into the blue desert mountains of Mexico. [continues 1040 words]
There are a number of inaccuracies in this article, but it is understandable considering how much of a fiasco the situation really is. Medical Marijuana Alliance and Resources members can melt their pot into food, like into baked goods, coconut oil, olive oil, etc. At least that is what I was told on the phone by a Health Canada official. We cannot, however, make tinctures, as that is considered a concentrated form of cannabis. The absurdity continues: We cannot sift the tricromes off to make "hash" - which is safer to smoke - because it is considered a concentrated form of cannabis. We can, however, use a vaporizer, which eliminates the dangers associated with smoking. [continues 289 words]
Some people are trying to convince our residents that legalizing marijuana is a good thing. They have an ongoing campaign to convince you that making it legal makes all of our drug problems go away. They claim our jail and prison populations will go down. They say marijuana is less harmful than alcohol and our government will make lots of money by taxing it. They claim it is good for medicinal purposes and we are harming people by not making it available. They point out that some states have already taken steps to legalize it. [continues 775 words]
People have to realize that there's a limit to what the U.S. government can do for Americans caught up in the violence in Juarez. A group of Mexican businessmen recently asked U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso, for more protection for people with dual nationalities who still go to Juarez or who have to flee the city. He was asked to see what could be done about having U.S. agencies in Juarez become more active in protecting U.S. citizens and residents working in that city. [continues 176 words]
When the Majority Says Marijuana Should Not Be a Crime the Law Loses Its Legitimacy. It is hard to imagine that Eric Holder's letter threatening to "vigorously enforce" federal law if California votes for legalization of marijuana is serious. It seems timed to manipulate voters in California, but in this year when political elites are hated it is likely to backfire and lead Californians to vote to end the failed marijuana war. During one of the greatest failed experiments in American history, alcohol prohibition, a turning point was when New York told the federal government it would no longer enforce laws against alcohol. That left it to the federal government to enforce the law. Already "the feds" as they were derogatorily known were hated in rural areas where alcohol was often produced and the feds came in and disrupted their commerce. Then, the biggest urban area refused to enforce the law. The result, alcohol prohibition ended a few years later. [continues 682 words]
The Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, or MMMA, received 63 percent of the vote and the majority of the support of Michigan's 83 counties back in 2008. Now, the East Lansing City Council is looking for resident input on how to deal with distributing medical marijuana to licensed patients. East Lansing residents and city officials will discuss options at a council meeting tonight. The three proposals under consideration can be implemented singularly, in combination or drafted into new proposals as warranted. [continues 423 words]
GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP - Grand Haven Township residents interested in becoming medical marijuana "caregivers" could soon sell the drug in their homes. Following a public hearing Monday on the issue, the township's Planning Commission unanimously approved recommending a zoning ordinance amendment to the Township Board that would allow medical marijuana as a home occupation. "The Ordinance Review Committee looked at different ways to regulate medical marijuana in the township," township attorney Ron Bultje told planning commissioners. "The local units around here are regulating this through home occupation and the Ordinance Review Committee felt there is value in having uniformity among local units." [continues 749 words]
OWOSSO -- Medical marijuana in the city of Owosso will not be regulated by a city ordinance -- at least for the time being. The Owosso City Council did not move ahead with two proposed zoning ordinance amendments that would limit the areas that medical marijuana producers would be able to operate within the city limits during its meeting Monday night. The council voted to pull the two proposed changes from the consent agenda during the meeting at the request of city staff. By pulling the proposals, the council did not set a public hearing, which is required to have the ordinance changes move forward. [continues 593 words]
