Medical Marijuana From Sea to Shining Sea? A Lawsuit Wants to Force Feds to Say Yes to Pot

Marijuana advocates filed a suit in a U.S. Circuit Court today to force the Obama administration to answer a petition that seeks to have the federal government recognize cannabis as a drug with acceptable medical uses.

The suit wants the court to order the administration to answer the original request within 60 days. This after nine years of stalling on the matter, according to California NORML, which is party to Monday's suit.

If the coalition of pro-pot organizations is successful, marijuana would be taken out of the federal Schedule I category -- the group of outlaw drugs with no legitimate uses, to which cocaine doesn't even belong -- and, presumably, made available as a medicine from coast-to-cost. Wishful thinking?

According to a statement, the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis says the administration (first Bush's, now Obama's) never responded to its 2002 petition to reschedule marijuana, "despite a formal recommendation in 2006 from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the final arbiter in the rescheduling process."

The case has been going on so long that one of the patients named as a plaintiff has died, according to the coalition.

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Pa. woman to stand trial for pot-laced margarine

Article from the AP.

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman will stand trial on charges she fed marijuana-laced margarine to a 12-year-old girl she was baby-sitting, as well as two other children at her home.

The 12-year-old's mother called Upper Burrell Township police after discovering the drugs in a tub of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter in 22-year-old Stevie Hickey's freezer. The woman tells police Hickey spread the substance on two pieces of toast that Hickey gave to the girl.

Police say Hickey told the girl it was "parsley butter" but later acknowledged to police that it was marijuana.
The Valley News Dispatch in Tarentum reports Hickey remains free after waiving her right to a preliminary hearing on marijuana possession and child endangerment charges May 10.
Her home phone is disconnected.

Information from: Valley News Dispatch, http://www.valleynewsdispatch.com

The Five Worst States To Get Busted With Marijuana In

 Even a minor marijuana bust can be life-altering for people that are unlucky enough to be arrested in one of these five states.

Police prosecute over 800,000 Americans annually for violating state marijuana laws. The penalties for those busted and convicted vary greatly, ranging from the imposition of small fines to license revocation to potential incarceration. But for those arrested in these five states, the ramifications of even a minor pot bust are likely to be exceptionally severe.

The worst states to get busted with marijuana in are, Oklahoma,  Texas, Florida, Louisiana, and Arizona. In the article it explains the reasons why.

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Funny Video For The Day! Wanna Be Rapper Passes Out After A Blunt Hit!

LOL! Here's a funny video clip. A wanna be rapper passes out after taking a hit from a blunt. Either he is a lightweight or it's some real strong stuff!


**WARNING: Contains STRONG language!**

The 'Walmart of Weed': Coming to a town near you?

The ambitious pot farmers superstore weGrow opens its first franchise. Has medical marijuana gone mainstream?

posted on March 1, 2011, at 2:00 PM

The first weGrow superstore - the one-stop shop for legal pot growers - opened over the weekend, and its owners say it will become "the Walmart of Weed." Photo: Facebook SEE ALL 36 PHOTOS

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The video: Oakland-based weGrow, a hydroponics store that bills itself as "the Walmart of Weed," opened its first franchise over the weekend, in Sacramento. And if business is good in California, weGrow plans to expand to other states flirting with the medical marijuana craze: Arizona, Colorado, New Jersey, and Oregon. The growing-supply warehouse store doesn't sell marijuana itself, but proudly proclaims itself the first one-stop supply shop for legal pot growers. "We're all about coming out of the shadows," says company founder Dhar Mann. (Watch a news report below.)

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Drug Bust at the Extended Stay Motel in Chattanooga

Chattanooga, TN: A man in his middle 60's has found himself in trouble with the law enforcement.  Bennie Douglas Hullender was found in possession of marijuana, methamphetamine, prescription  pills, and several weapons and a large amount of cash.  He was arrested on Wednesday.
Hullender was charged with felony possession of meth, marijuana, controlled substances. and unlawfully carrying a firearm.  He was booked and is being held at $46.,000 bond!

Holder promises to enforce U.S. drug laws if Prop. 19 passes

Attorney general joins local law enforcement officials in opposing legalization of marijuana. Prop. 19 supporters say the U.S. has no legal ground to challenge the measure. [Read more by clicking here.]

For more information on Proposition 19 Click HERE.

Police: Man smoked all his pot during stop

FOREST PARK, Ill., Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Police in Illinois said a man admitted to smoking the last of his marijuana in his car during a traffic stop so officers wouldn't be able to find any drugs.
River Forest police said Giovanni Lyles-Dawson was pulled over at 6:09 p.m. Sept. 9 for allegedly driving with expired plates, and officers detected a strong odor of marijuana when they approached the vehicle, the Forest Park (Ill.) Forest Leaves reported Wednesday.
Police said they asked Lyles-Dawson to exit the car, but he instead locked his door and rolled up his window. The man's mother, Jayne Dawson, who was in the passenger seat, also locked her door and refused to exit when ordered by police.
Lyles-Dawson was eventually coaxed out of the vehicle and he allegedly told police: "I smoke weed. There's no weed in the car because I smoked it all."
Lyles-Dawson was ticketed for expired plates and arrested on charges of obstructing a police officer, possession of drug paraphernalia and a previous warrant for non-payment of child support.
Dawson was charged with obstructing police.

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First Gourmet Marijuana Restaurant Opens In Denver

A medical marijuana dispensary in Denver has decided to get creative and make the business into a full-service restaurant that caters to those who need to use medicinal marijuana to ease physical ailments.

More At:  Cbs4devnver.com

This never gets old..

Marijana plants found in Sequatchie County

A snitch gave up the location of around 200 marijuana plants to The Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office. The weed was found on Cagle Mountain where the marijuana murderers cut down the plants and carted it off. (I wonder where?) The estimated value of the precious plants is $90,000. Sheriff Ronnie Hitchcock said there are no suspects in the case and finding any suspects is highly unlikely.