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Rally To Save Medical Cannabis In Washington State June 19

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The Washington State House and Senate have both added budget amendments that, if passed, will turn control of medicinal cannabis in the state over to the Liquor Control Board — which has said that medical marijuana is the biggest external threat to the success of the recreational pot stores created by legalization measure Initiative 502.

“The goal of the legislation is to ‘bring medical cannabis laws into compliance with I-502,’” said Seattle activist Steve Sarich of the Cannabis Action Coalition. “That’s a solution that just won’t work for patients.”

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Nevada Legislature Approves Measure to Establish Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

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Times are changing. [MarijuanaDoctors.com]

Times are changing.
[MarijuanaDoctors.com]

Proposal establishes taxes that will be directed toward education and implementation of the regulatory system

Advocates are hopeful Gov. Sandoval – who has said he is open to the idea of medical marijuana dispensaries – will sign the bill into law

Nevada state lawmakers on Monday approved a measure to establish a state-regulated system of dispensaries to provide medical marijuana to licensed patients. The bill must receive a final procedural vote today in the Senate, where it previously received strong support, before being transmitted to Gov. Brian Sandoval for his signature. The governor has said he is open to dispensary legislation.

“Nevadans with serious illnesses who are using medical marijuana under the supervision of their doctors should have a safe and legal way to obtain it,” said Karen O’Keefe, director of state policies for the Marijuana Policy Project. “We applaud the Nevada Legislature for taking action to protect patients and promote a safer and healthier state for their constituents.

“We are hopeful that Gov. Sandoval will join legislators and the voters of Nevada in supporting a system of state-regulated medical marijuana dispensaries that is long overdue,” O’Keefe said. “Regulating medical marijuana works.”

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We Were Shut Down By The DEA: Seattle Collective Garden

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oppression-1-thumb-400x266Editor’s note: Medical marijuana access point Seattle Collective Garden sent this message to its email list on Friday. I’ve been on SCG’s email list ever since I reviewed the shop  for the Seattle Weekly last November (they were quite good, and Ruby was one of the best budtenders I’ve seen).

With heavy hearts and a heap of frustration we regret to inform you that Seattle Collective Garden recieved a terroristic style letter from the DEA strong-arming us to close our garden.

As many of you know this past year has been very challenging for Ben, with losing his brother and multiple trips out of state to tend to Mom, the burglaries, thefts, extreme competition, and now this.

It’s a lot for one person, and there are no resources or energy left to fight.

Effective immediately SCG is closed.

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Show Up At This Wednesday Court Hearing, Get A Free Joint

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The Bellingham Cannabis Three: from left, [Rally For The Cross/Facebook]

The Bellingham Cannabis Three: Saroj Sidhu, Martin Nickerson, and Chris Ramsey, all of The Northern Cross Collective Gardens in Bellingham, Washington
[Rally For The Cross/Facebook]

A Washington man says he will give out free joints to everyone who can show up at a court case in Bellingham on Wednesday morning, May 8 — if they provide identification and are 21 or older, or have a medical marijuana authorization.

Mitch Moquin, associated with The Northern Cross Collective Gardens in Bellingham, Washington, told Toke Signals Monday evening that he hoped to hand out up to 80 free joints to court attendees Wednesday morning.

“We’re hoping for 80-plus joints,” Moquin told us. “We always have 20 to 25 close friends of volunteers, and patients will match that. So at least 50 joints, but we’re aiming HIGH.” Read Full Article →

No Public Vote Required on Proposed Medical Marijuana Tax

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San Diego Mayor Bob Filner [Nuggetry]

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner
[Nuggetry]

A San Diego-based association of medical marijuana providers said on Saturday that no public vote will be needed to approve medical marijuana taxes proposed by Mayor Bob Filner.

“After careful independent analysis, it appears evident that a public vote will not be needed for the tax provisions of the medical marijuana ordinance proposed by Mayor Filner for the City of San Diego,” medical marijuana distributors’ trade association the United Patients Alliance (UPA) said in a prepared statement.

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MA Marijuana Dispensaries May Need $1 Million To Open

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urlHigh Price of Admission Weeds Out the Little Guys

Goodbye, Mom and Pop; Hello, Big Weed? Under the proposed rules drawn up by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, there’s a steep price of admission for those wishing to operate a medical marijuana dispensary.

Under the 45 pages of draft rules, issued March 29, the cannabis outlets would have to have $500,000 in escrow before they could receive an operating license, according to the Boston Herald.

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P.O.W. 420 of the Week: Cezar Lopez

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On Tuesday, I was at court support for POW 420 Cezar Lopez, a director for Pharma Green, a medical marijuana delivery service located in San Diego. It was his preliminary hearing. In attendance were six witnesses, five of whom were members of the collective.

In attendance was I think Mr. Lopez’s wife, brother, and of course Mr. Lopez’s attorney Lance Rogers. In addition, Dennis Boisvert and I were there for court support.

We witnessed an undercover cop by the name of Paxton take the stand. Paxton stated that all “cannabis sells are illegal,” except for him as a police officer, because ”police can sell marijuana.”

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Study Following Migration of Marijuana Patients From Wisconsin to Michigan

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Patients who need medical marijuana are moving from Wisconsin to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to gain safe access
[Miklian Antiquarian Maps]

Medical marijuana patients who in states where cannabis is still illegal for any purpose — but who decide to move to a state next door which allows MMJ — are the subjects of a new study in Wisconsin. This study will look specifically at patients who have moved from Wisconsin to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan which is immediately adjacent.

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Jay Selthofner:
“Over the past year, I have helped people relocate, patients and caregivers”

Participants are needed for the undergraduate research study, being conducted by a student/staff team specializing in geography at the University of Wisconsin Fox Valley, according to activist Jay Selthhofner.

Jay told us he became involved with the study after he was approached by Andrew Shears, a professor at the University who follows his cannabis activism. The professor and a student had the idea after seeing Selthofner’s recent work helping medical marijuana refugees move from Wisconsin to Michigan. ”Over the past year, I have helped people relocate, patients and caregivers,” Selthofner told Toke Signals.

“After using marijuana production and distribution as an example of a black market economic geography in class, one student, Jonathan Steffen, approached me about examining that specific topic in more depth,” Dr. Shears writes on his website. “To do so, Jonathan and I are collaborating on this project for a spring independent study.”

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