Dylan and the Beatles Make Marijuana History, 50 Years Ago

CANNABIS CULTURE - Today marks the 50th anniversary of an important event in marijuana and musical history. It was the date, in 1964, when Bob Dylan reportedly turned the Beatles on to weed at the Delmonico hotel in New York City.

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Dylan rolled a joint and passed it to John, who handed it to Ringo Starr, calling him "my official taster." Ringo went to a back room and smoked it down, emerging wearing a grin. Paul recounted, "We said, 'How is it?' He said, 'The ceiling's coming down on me.' And we went, Wow! Leaped up, 'God, got to do this!' So we ran into the back room--first John, then me and George, then Brian [Epstein, their manager]."

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Santa Fe City Council votes to decriminalize pot possession

Santa Fe made history Wednesday by becoming the first city in New Mexico to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.

    

Hoping to avoid the costs of taking the issue before voters and the uncertainty of the question even making the November general election ballot, the City Council voted 5-4 to adopt a citizen initiative outright.

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Proposed medical marijuana rules under fire Advocates say burdensome, vague regulations would forbid pot dispensary in Baltimore

Critics took aim Tuesday at proposed regulations to create a medical marijuana industry in Maryland as a state commission tasked with writing the rules rushed toward a deadline it might not meet.

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Illinois: Governor Signs Hemp Research Measure Into Law

Democrat Governor Pat Quinn has signed legislation, House Bill 5085, authorizing state universities to cultivate industrial hemp for research purposes.

The new law takes effect in January.

Illinois joins more than a dozen states — including Hawaii, Indiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah earlier this year — that have enacted legislation redefining hemp as an agricultural commodity and authorizing state-sponsored research and/or cultivation of the crop.

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Marijuana laws may reduce painkiller abuse

(CNN) - States that have legalized marijuana for managing chronic pain have significantly fewer deaths from prescription painkiller overdoses each year, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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Study: Marijuana Use Lowers Incidents of Domestic Violence

The use of alcohol significantly increases one’s likelihood of becoming either a perpetrator or a victim of a violent act, http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/08/19/alcohol-is-still-the-deadliest-drug-in-the-united-states-and-its-not-even-close/  including acts of intimate partner violence 
http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/world_report/factsheets/ft_intimate.pdf> .

As for cannabis use -- that’s a different story.

In fact, according to a just-published study http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25134048  in the journal Psychology and Addictive Behaviors, couples who use pot are particularly unlikely to engage in intimate partner violence.
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Teens aren't lab rats; tell them truth about pot

The Denver Post's endorsement of Colorado's latest teen anti-pot campaign,  though well-intentioned, fails to recognize that the tactics employed by the state —  including putting human-sized rat cages as large props on street corners and running "shock and awe"-type TV ads —  will do nothing to discourage teen use.

Yes, teens should absolutely be made aware of the potential risks that cannabis consumption can have on their developing bodies. However, like The Post's editorial board points out, "kids don't react well to over-the-top drug messages." Comparing Colorado teens to rodents in a science experiment is disingenuous and will do nothing to encourage kids to stay away from pot.

In fact, it may have the opposite effect. A 2008 study published in The Open Communication Journal found that fear-based anti-drug ads actually increased curiosity for the drug among adolescents. 

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Marijuana Taxes Are Upheld, But Paying Them Could Incriminate You

... a Colorado tax on marijuana has been upheld by a federal court despite claims that paying it amounts to self-incrimination violating the Fifth Amendment. Plaintiffs want the taxes on recreational pot outlawed, reasoning that they require businesses and consumers to implicate themselves in federal crimes. The plaintiffs lost on getting an injunction at this point, but that doesn’t mean the lawsuit is over.


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While patients benefit, medical marijuana limited in New Jersey

... Administered by the N.J. Department of Health, the medicinal marijuana program has enrolled 2,837 patients since it was launched. Just three alternative treatment centers are dispensing the drug, sold in bud form, cash only.

Of New Jersey’s estimated 40,000 hospice patients with fewer than six months to live, few are getting cannabis. A report issued by the state this spring found 212 terminally ill patients were enrolled in the program.

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Bid to Expand Medical Marijuana Business Faces Federal Hurdles

NYTimes

August 23, 2014 12:05:38 PM

Bid to Expand Medical Marijuana Business Faces Federal Hurdles By DAVE PHILIPPS If the federal government agrees, the door could open to interstate sales by medical cannabis growers across the country. Read more:  http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/24/us/bid-to-expand-medical-marijuana-business-faces-federal-hurdles.html jayleiderman.com

Another politician trapped in the web of not fully legal marijuana -time to legalize

 Medical marijuana in car leads to criminal charge against Vicksburg councilman after traffic stop

The Kalamazoo Gazette

Marc A. Boyer, 50, is charged with one count of improper transportation of medical marijuana in a vehicle, a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days ...

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Oklahoma medical marijuana petition falls short

OKLAHOMA CITY — An effort to legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma has fallen short of the number of signatures needed to put the issue on a ballot, but the initiative petition's organizer vowed Thursday to circulate a new ballot measure next year.

Officials at the Secretary of State's Office said Tulsa-based Oklahomans for Health needed 155,216 voter signatures to get the medical marijuana issue on the Nov. 4 general election ballot. But workers who wrapped up the validation process on Thursday counted only 75,384 valid signatures.

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In halls of academia, medical marijuana an unwelcome guest

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/08/16/despite-state-law-medical-marijuana-remains-banned-college-campuses/4ncfYh2ZKqdoHjoECm4lEJ/story.html

In halls of academia, medical marijuana an unwelcome guest

Colleges, mindful of federal rules, draw ire by keeping stiff bans

By Matt Rocheleau

 | Globe Correspondent   August 17, 2014

Although medical marijuana has been legal in Massachusetts for nearly two years, many local colleges are putting out the message to students as the fall semester nears: You still can’t use it on campus, even if a doctor says it’s medicinal.

College administrators have reaffirmed policies banning the drug in all forms, and that includes for students who have a doctor’s recommendation. They say their hands are tied by federal regulations, which still classify marijuana as an illegal drug, and they worry that allowing cannabis use of any kind could lead to the loss of federal funding, including student financial aid.

“I’m scared I’m either going to go under-medicated and suffer physical consequences if I can’t use my medicine enough, or I’m going to face consequences from the school if I get caught,” said Max, an incoming Boston University freshman, who asked that his last name not be published for fear of being singled out by the college. He says he has certification from a Massachusetts doctor to use marijuana to treat gastrointestinal issues that cause significant weight loss and stomach pain.

Students caught using marijuana on campuses can face punishment ranging from a warning to expulsion.

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Mom charged after giving som medical marijuana that significantly ameliorated his condition

MADISON, Minn. -- A Lac Qui Parle County mother is charged with giving her son medical cannabis oil before the state's new medical marijuana law takes effect next summer.

Angela Brown, of Madison, Minnesota faces two gross misdemeanors, including child endangerment, for giving her 15-year-old son marijuana oil to relieve pain from a traumatic brain injury.

"He is worth every bit of struggle and any bit of time we have to spend in a courtroom," said David Brown, the boy's father.

Trey Brown was pitching at a baseball game in 2011 when a line drive ball hit him in the temple of the left side of his head. His mother says the injury led to a brain bleed and pain so severe, her son began harming himself and contemplated suicide. Medications failed, and the Browns say that's when an emergency room doctor suggested the family try medical marijuana.

Last spring, the family traveled to Boulder, Colorado to purchase a medical marijuana oil, administered orally to relieve pain and muscle spasms.

"Trey would describe it as reducing the pressure in his head. He didn't have the pressure anymore and his muscles would calm down," said Angela Brown. "Everything was great until I opened my mouth to the wrong person and I got turned in. And family services questioned my son at school, the cops came to my workplace."

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Should pot be legal? Do you do crossword puzzles? Answers help lawyers pick jurors

There’s an art to juror questionnaires, according to Philip Anthony, chief executive of the trial consulting company DecisionQuest.

The goal is to write questions that elicit enough information without tipping off opposing counsel, the New York Times reports. “For example, if you’re a defendant, you might not want a question along the lines of ‘Do you believe too much money is awarded in the court system?’ ” Anthony told the newspaper. “Because people who say ‘absolutely’ are, in the minds of both sides, defense-oriented, so all you’re doing is highlighting the people who the plaintiff may want to strike.”

Leslie Ellis, a senior consultant with TrialGraphix, offers additional suggestions in an interview with the New York Times. Questions need to be written in a way that makes it acceptable to express a bias. The question could be posed this way: “Lots of people feel this way; how many would agree with that?” Open-ended questions could also be revealing.

The Times includes an interactive juror questionnaire in a mock case involving a woman suing her investment adviser for mismanaging her money. One question was whether the potential juror does crossword puzzles or other games that require full concentration. A no answer means the potential juror is more likely to side with the plaintiff’s emotional theme of victimhood rather than looking at the legal and financial details.

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Washington: Bellingham pot store first in state to offer edibles

BELLINGHAM - A representative of Top Shelf, one of the first legal retail marijuana outlets in Washington, said Wednesday, Aug. 6, the store will become the first in the state to sell edible marijuana.

Top Shelf had about 500 packages of edibles - from Green Chief of Granite Falls - available starting at 10 p.m. Wednesday, which should make some customers happy.

"We constantly hear, 'When are edibles coming?'" said Top Shelf investor John Evich.

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After moving west for life saving medical cannabis mom and daughter come home

... Victoria lives with life-threatening seizures that have left her developmentally delayed. Lowe believed medical

cannabis, more commonly known as medical marijuana, could help. So Lowe and Victoria moved to Colorado where the drug is legal. Lowe said it was worth the trip.

"It was definitely a sacrifice but it was worth it," Lowe said.

Before medical marijuana treatments, Victoria could suffer as many as 15 seizures every 30 minutes. Once she began treatments, the seizures dropped to 15 in two months.

"It decreased her seizures by 80 percent," Lowe said.

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Drug Court Defendants Used As Fashion Models

Law.com/Daily Report

Drug Court Defendants Go from Jail Jumpsuit to Fashion Runway ("A charity benefit fashion show in Buckhead's glitzy shopping district will feature some special models: defendants in a treatment court for felony drug convictions.")

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AZ death penalty flawed?

Arizona Loose With Its Rules in Executions, Records Show ("That improvisation is not unusual for Arizona, where corrections officials and medical staff members routinely deviate from the state's written rules for conducting executions, state records and court filings show. Sometimes they improvise even while a convict is strapped to a table in the execution chamber and waiting for the drugs coursing through his veins to take effect.")

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NEW YORK TIMES OP-ED ON THE BROKEN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Op-Ed Columnist: Where's the Justice at Justice? ("The Justice Department is trying to scuttle the reporters' privilege - ignoring the chilling effect that is having on truth emerging in a jittery post-9/11 world prone to egregious government excesses.Attorney General Eric Holder wants to force Risen to testify and reveal the identity of his confidential source on a story he had in his 2006 book concerning a bungled C.I.A. operation during the Clinton administration in which agents might have inadvertently helped Iran develop its nuclear weapon program.")

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POLICE MISCONDUCT: WHAT MUST THE PROSECUTOR TURN OVER?

New Case About the DA's Duty to Turn Over Police Misconduct Material

DUTY OF PROSECUTOR TO REVIEW POLICE PERSONNEL FILES FOR BRADY MATERIAL

What duty does the DA have to review police officer personnel files for Brady (373 US 83) material? The C/A says that the DA must conduct such a review. If the DA finds Brady material, the DA must make a Pitchess motion in order to obtain a court order disclosing that material to the defense.

People v. Superior Court (Johnson); A140767; A140768; 8/11/14; C/A 1st, Div. 5

Marijuana Arrests Up Despite New Laws

Marijuana arrests rise despite relaxed laws ("While the number of arrests for all offenses has declined nationally since 1991, the share of arrests related to simple marijuana possession has more than tripled over the same time period.")

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