| Hidden Valley Lake Association Concerned About Medical Marijuana Growing |
| Lake County News - February 24th, 2009 |
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HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE – Hidden Valley Lake's leadership is looking at how to address the cultivation of medical marijuana in the gated community.
Hidden Valley Lake Association directors held an initial discussion on the matter at the Feb. 12 board meeting.
Association Secretary Rick Munroe presented the matter, which arose ... Read More |
| Illegal Growers Won't Be Ignored |
| The Ukiah Daily Journal - February 23rd, 2009 |
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Over the past 8 months, I have received an increasing number of anonymous letters and e-mails regarding commercial marijuana growers and the abusive attitudes they exhibit to their neighbors. These "in-your face" growers bully their way into usually quiet neighborhoods -- urban and rural. There are 4th and 5th generation Mendocino County residents ... Read More |
| Medical Pot Smoker Loses Latest Legal Round Against Merced County |
| Merced Sun Star - February 12th, 2009 |
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Merced County prevailed Monday in a lawsuit launched after the area's most vocal medical marijuana advocate was handcuffed and jailed, but not charged with any crime.
A federal judge in Fresno dismissed Grant Wilson's lawsuit that alleged false arrest by officers, a search-and-seizure civil rights violation and that he was held in jail ... Read More |
| New Tahoe Collective Says It’s ‘Here To Stay’ |
| Tahoe Daily Tribune - January 26th, 2009 |
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — Although federal agents shut down a purported medical marijuana collective in South Lake Tahoe last week, a second collective opened its doors this month, and operators said they plan to dispense marijuana to qualified California residents.
Tahoe Wellness Collective opened in the Bijou Shopping Center on Jan. 8 and ... Read More |
| Clearlake Council To Take Closer Look At Medical Marijuana Dispensaries |
| Lake County News - January 24th, 2009 |
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CLEARLAKE – The Clearlake City Council isn't closing down the city's medical marijuana dispensaries – at least not yet.
The council held a lengthy debate filled with disagreements and concerns over how to govern the dispensing of the drug within city boundaries at its Thursday night meeting. Read More |
| City Of Clearlake Battles Dilemma Of Medical Marijuana Access |
| Record Bee - January 23rd, 2009 |
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CLEARLAKE - The Clearlake City Council heard from 16 people during its regular meeting Thursday urging the city against blocking patient access to medical marijuana.
Following a discussion that lasted about two hours, the council voted to form a sub-committee and begin evaluating options for supporting the Medical Marijuana Program ... Read More |
| Cash Crop Now Accounts For Two-Thirds Of Mendocino County Economy |
| MSNBC - January 22nd, 2009 |
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MENDOCINO COUNTY, Calif. - Two hours from San Francisco, Northern California’s Mendocino County is a world away from the urban bustle. At first glance, it’s a picture postcard of the far West. But beneath its beauty lies a controversial, profitable and increasingly violent criminal enterprise.
The marijuana trade is an exploding ... Read More |
| Man Arrested For Violating Medical Marijuna Law |
| Redding.com - January 22nd, 2009 |
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RANCHO TEHAMA -- Tehama County sheriff's deputies arrested a 23-year-old man Wednesday on suspicion of growing pot while using California's medical marijuana law as a cover.
Shawn Paul Darghty was had grown six pot plants -- within the limit set by state law -- but had used someone's else's physician recommendation for medical ... Read More |
| Clearlake Will Discuss Closing Marijuana Dispensaries |
| Lake County Record Bee - January 21st, 2009 |
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CLEARLAKE - The Clearlake City Council will hear a recommendation today to prohibit medical marijuana operations in the city and to close the three existing medical marijuana dispensaries on grounds that they are in violation of the city's zoning regulations.
The recommendation is being brought forth by City Administrator Dale Neiman ... Read More |
| Prop 215 Regulations Changed In Arcata |
| The Lumber Jack - January 21st, 2009 |
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n November, the Arcata City Council voted to change the Proposition 215 regulations for medical marijuana cultivators and distributors.
The Council decided that there can only be four medical marijuana dispensaries in Arcata, and they will only be allowed in specific areas where they will not interfere with the surrounding community. If ... Read More |
| Behnke Allows Measure B Pot Limits To Take Effect |
| The Willits News - January 21st, 2009 |
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The last vestige of Measure G was set aside December 30 when Mendocino County Superior Court Judge John Behnke ruled medical marijuana possession limits imposed by Measure B were now the legal limits in Mendocino County.
This clearly sets the limit on how much marijuana is allowed for patients or qualified caregivers in the county, at ... Read More |
| More Pot Cases Coming To Courts |
| Press Democrat - January 17th, 2009 |
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Marijuana prosecutions in Mendocino County increased by 60 percent last year, further eroding the county's reputation as a haven for pot growers and swamping the criminal justice system.
"It's a challenge," said Mendocino County Assistant District Attorney Beth Norman. "We're filing an average of two cases a day every day." Read More |
| Mom Acquitted In Pot Brownie Case |
| Chico ER - January 16th, 2009 |
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OROVILLE -- A Chico woman, accused of giving her 5-year-old daughter a marijuana brownie, was acquitted Thursday of felony child endangerment, with the jury deadlocked over a lesser misdemeanor version of the same charge.
The prosecutor had asked the Butte County Superior Court jury to convict Madeline McChesney, 32, of "willful ... Read More |
| Don't Waste Resources - ID Program Is Overdue |
| The Reporter - January 12th, 2009 |
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It is hard to believe that a county looking at all possible ways to cut expenses has resources to waste on a losing court battle, but that would seem to be the case in Solano County.
Last week, the Board of Supervisors and the Health and Social Services Department were sued because Solano continues to disregard a state law that requires ... Read More |
| Medical Pot Zoning Sought In Mendocino County |
| Press Democrat - January 9th, 2009 |
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Mendocino County medical marijuana advocates have proposed that pot production be regulated through land-use requirements in the county's general plan, saying it would legitimize growers and generate income for the county.
But Mendocino County supervisors have no intention of taking up the issue.
"I put that in the ridiculous ... Read More |
