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Friday, August 19, 2011
Chocolate-Covered OREO Cookie Cake recipe
Chocolate-Covered OREO Cookie Cake recipe
Chocolate-Covered OREO Cookie Cake
http://www.kraftrecipes.com/assets/recipe_images/Chocolate_Covered_OREO_Cookie_Cake.jpg
) total time 1 hr 20 min
prep 20 min
servings 16 servings
recipe
what you need
1 pkg. (2-layer size) devil's food chocolate cake mix
4 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
12 OREO Cookies, coarsely crushed
make it
HEAT oven to 350ºF.
PREPARE cake batter and bake in 2 (9-inch) round pans as directed on package. Cool cakes in pans 10 min. Invert cakes onto wire racks; gently remove pans. Cool cakes completely.
MICROWAVE chocolate and butter in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Cool 5 min.
MEANWHILE, beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gently stir in COOL WHIP and crushed cookies. Stack cake layers on plate, spreading cream cheese mixture between layers. Spread top with chocolate glaze; let stand until firm. Keep refrigerated.
kraft kitchens tipsFAMILY FUNThis great-tasting cake looks like a giant OREO Cookie.COOKING KNOW-HOWIf chocolate glaze becomes too thick, microwave on HIGH 20 to 30 sec. or until of desired consistency.SIZE-WISEEnjoy a serving of this indulgent cake on occasion, but keep portion size in mind. One cake makes enough for 16 servings.
Chocolate-Covered OREO Cookie Cake
http://www.kraftrecipes.com/assets/recipe_images/Chocolate_Covered_OREO_Cookie_Cake.jpg
) total time 1 hr 20 min
prep 20 min
servings 16 servings
recipe
what you need
1 pkg. (2-layer size) devil's food chocolate cake mix
4 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
12 OREO Cookies, coarsely crushed
make it
HEAT oven to 350ºF.
PREPARE cake batter and bake in 2 (9-inch) round pans as directed on package. Cool cakes in pans 10 min. Invert cakes onto wire racks; gently remove pans. Cool cakes completely.
MICROWAVE chocolate and butter in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Cool 5 min.
MEANWHILE, beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gently stir in COOL WHIP and crushed cookies. Stack cake layers on plate, spreading cream cheese mixture between layers. Spread top with chocolate glaze; let stand until firm. Keep refrigerated.
kraft kitchens tipsFAMILY FUNThis great-tasting cake looks like a giant OREO Cookie.COOKING KNOW-HOWIf chocolate glaze becomes too thick, microwave on HIGH 20 to 30 sec. or until of desired consistency.SIZE-WISEEnjoy a serving of this indulgent cake on occasion, but keep portion size in mind. One cake makes enough for 16 servings.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
The Pot Republic: One Sheriff's Quietly Radical Experiment 215
The Pot Republic: One Sheriff's Quietly Radical Experiment
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Last week, federal, state and local law enforcement officials kicked off the largest ever series of raids on illegal marijuana grows in northern California. Code-named "Operation Full Court Press," the raids are spearheaded by Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman.
But as shown in the above clip from The Pot Republic, which airs tomorrow night, Sheriff Allman also has gained attention for an innovative -- and radical -- program his county launched to work with Mendocino County's medical marijuana growers.
Mendocino County is one of the few places nationwide where local officials are experimenting with regulating marijuana production. Under county law, patients with a valid medical marijuana identification card can apply for a license to grow a maximum of 25 plants; in return a patient can purchase up to 25 zip ties for $25 each that will mark their plants as legal. Alternatively, a cooperative of four patients can grow up to 99 plants. The zip ties expire at the end of each calendar year, and any plants grown outdoors must be enclosed by a 6-foot lockable fence. (More information on obtaining the permits and additional requirements can be found on the Mendocino County Sheriff's website.)
"Some people are watching this right now shaking their head saying, 'I can't believe there's a cop in uniform that's working with marijuana people,'" Sheriff Allman told FRONTLINE. "And to those people I just say, listen. The voters have passed the law. ... The longer we build up hurdles and we build up laws, then the more money we're going to be spending in court to ultimately be told to get over it. So the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office, we're over it, and we're trying to make it work."
To date, more than 80 growers have signed up under the sheriff's plan. But as tomorrow night's program shows, the Mendocino County program and other California experiments in regulating medical marijuana have gotten federal attention. Now, in light of the Obama administration's recent pushback on medical marijuana, officials involved in Mendocino's tagging program may be forced to decide whether to shut it down -- or risk jail themselves.
For more on California's medical marijuana business, watch Republic of Cannabis, a series of reports from our partners at the Center for Investigative Reporting and KQED.
Read more: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/2011/07/the-pot-republic-one-sheriffs-quietly-radical-experiment.html#ixzz1TwASqgdv
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SUPPORT PROVIDED BY MENDO COUNTY CANNABIS PATIENTS
Last week, federal, state and local law enforcement officials kicked off the largest ever series of raids on illegal marijuana grows in northern California. Code-named "Operation Full Court Press," the raids are spearheaded by Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman.
But as shown in the above clip from The Pot Republic, which airs tomorrow night, Sheriff Allman also has gained attention for an innovative -- and radical -- program his county launched to work with Mendocino County's medical marijuana growers.
Mendocino County is one of the few places nationwide where local officials are experimenting with regulating marijuana production. Under county law, patients with a valid medical marijuana identification card can apply for a license to grow a maximum of 25 plants; in return a patient can purchase up to 25 zip ties for $25 each that will mark their plants as legal. Alternatively, a cooperative of four patients can grow up to 99 plants. The zip ties expire at the end of each calendar year, and any plants grown outdoors must be enclosed by a 6-foot lockable fence. (More information on obtaining the permits and additional requirements can be found on the Mendocino County Sheriff's website.)
"Some people are watching this right now shaking their head saying, 'I can't believe there's a cop in uniform that's working with marijuana people,'" Sheriff Allman told FRONTLINE. "And to those people I just say, listen. The voters have passed the law. ... The longer we build up hurdles and we build up laws, then the more money we're going to be spending in court to ultimately be told to get over it. So the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office, we're over it, and we're trying to make it work."
To date, more than 80 growers have signed up under the sheriff's plan. But as tomorrow night's program shows, the Mendocino County program and other California experiments in regulating medical marijuana have gotten federal attention. Now, in light of the Obama administration's recent pushback on medical marijuana, officials involved in Mendocino's tagging program may be forced to decide whether to shut it down -- or risk jail themselves.
For more on California's medical marijuana business, watch Republic of Cannabis, a series of reports from our partners at the Center for Investigative Reporting and KQED.
Read more: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/2011/07/the-pot-republic-one-sheriffs-quietly-radical-experiment.html#ixzz1TwASqgdv
Obama Advertises on NORML's Youtube channel 215 - NORML
President Obama advertises on NORML’s YouTube Channel
August 2nd, 2011 By: Russ Belville, NORML Outreach Coordinator
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Why does music from British rock legends "The Who" keep playing in my head when I see this ad?
Remember when we were told that “legalization isn’t in the president’s vocabulary?”
Remember when Mr. Obama laughed off a suggestion that marijuana legalization could help the economy?
Remember when he emphatically stated he would not pursue a strategy of decriminalization of marijuana?
Yeah, we do, too.
So imagine our surprise at NORML to find an ad for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign nestled in the prime ad spot on our YouTube channel: NORMLtv (http://youtube.com/natlnorml).
What’s the campaign strategy for the marijuana smoker vote, Mr. Obama? Keeping at the head of the DEA one of Mr. Bush’s administrators? Maintaining the Bush-era policy of raiding medical marijuana providers? Escalating numbers of marijuana arrests on your watch?
Or will it just be, “Look, you think I’m bad, imagine what happens if (fill in GOP nominee) wins! I just want to force pot smokers into costly rehab they don’t need on the threat of prison. (Fill in GOP nominee) wants to (fill in terrible threat we’re already experiencing now)!”
You want the absolute guaranteed votes of 90% of the 25 million American adults who use cannabis annually in America?
Convince Congress to pass and then you sign Barney Frank and Ron Paul’s Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act.
It doesn’t cost you anything. Marijuana is still illegal in all fifty states and 99% of all marijuana arrests take place at the state and local level. It just means marijuana is no longer a federal issue; states are free to set up any marijuana regulations they choose. The people in marijuana friendly states will support you more and the ones who hate pot still think you’re a secret Muslim agent from Kenya anyway.
Well, I take that back. Your contributors from Big Pharma might not like you endorsing the competition.
UPDATE: Apparently, based on comments below, I should’ve explained how BlogAds work. NORML didn’t “accept” advertising from the Obama campaign. We offer up a piece of screen real estate to the BlogAds company. They sell advertising packages to third parties, like the Obama campaign, which promise to place their ads on websites matching certain demographics and content keywords. So we don’t even know who or what is going to appear up there as an ad (within limits; obviously there isn’t going to be a phone sex ad or Klan rally promotion going up there… we can limit certain types of ad content.)
It’s possible that the ad algorithm just saw “within 50,000 on Alexa”, “large youth demo of readers”, and “Congress / House / Senate / Obama” on our website and automatically placed Obama’s ad there because he wants to reach young politically active people on popular websites. In fact, I seem to recall some “Marijuana: The Anti-Drug” ads showing up on our BlogTalkRadio page in the early days of NORML SHOW LIVE. I’ve seen ONDCP ads show up on other pro-marijuana sites.
We’re not a 20th century newspaper; it’s not as if Obama’s campaign team called and said, “Hey, NORML, how about we support you by advertising and you support us by accepting the ad. The day the ad appeared on NORMLtv was the first time we saw it there and probably just as shocking to the president.
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August 2nd, 2011 By: Russ Belville, NORML Outreach Coordinator
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Why does music from British rock legends "The Who" keep playing in my head when I see this ad?
Remember when we were told that “legalization isn’t in the president’s vocabulary?”
Remember when Mr. Obama laughed off a suggestion that marijuana legalization could help the economy?
Remember when he emphatically stated he would not pursue a strategy of decriminalization of marijuana?
Yeah, we do, too.
So imagine our surprise at NORML to find an ad for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign nestled in the prime ad spot on our YouTube channel: NORMLtv (http://youtube.com/natlnorml).
What’s the campaign strategy for the marijuana smoker vote, Mr. Obama? Keeping at the head of the DEA one of Mr. Bush’s administrators? Maintaining the Bush-era policy of raiding medical marijuana providers? Escalating numbers of marijuana arrests on your watch?
Or will it just be, “Look, you think I’m bad, imagine what happens if (fill in GOP nominee) wins! I just want to force pot smokers into costly rehab they don’t need on the threat of prison. (Fill in GOP nominee) wants to (fill in terrible threat we’re already experiencing now)!”
You want the absolute guaranteed votes of 90% of the 25 million American adults who use cannabis annually in America?
Convince Congress to pass and then you sign Barney Frank and Ron Paul’s Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act.
It doesn’t cost you anything. Marijuana is still illegal in all fifty states and 99% of all marijuana arrests take place at the state and local level. It just means marijuana is no longer a federal issue; states are free to set up any marijuana regulations they choose. The people in marijuana friendly states will support you more and the ones who hate pot still think you’re a secret Muslim agent from Kenya anyway.
Well, I take that back. Your contributors from Big Pharma might not like you endorsing the competition.
UPDATE: Apparently, based on comments below, I should’ve explained how BlogAds work. NORML didn’t “accept” advertising from the Obama campaign. We offer up a piece of screen real estate to the BlogAds company. They sell advertising packages to third parties, like the Obama campaign, which promise to place their ads on websites matching certain demographics and content keywords. So we don’t even know who or what is going to appear up there as an ad (within limits; obviously there isn’t going to be a phone sex ad or Klan rally promotion going up there… we can limit certain types of ad content.)
It’s possible that the ad algorithm just saw “within 50,000 on Alexa”, “large youth demo of readers”, and “Congress / House / Senate / Obama” on our website and automatically placed Obama’s ad there because he wants to reach young politically active people on popular websites. In fact, I seem to recall some “Marijuana: The Anti-Drug” ads showing up on our BlogTalkRadio page in the early days of NORML SHOW LIVE. I’ve seen ONDCP ads show up on other pro-marijuana sites.
We’re not a 20th century newspaper; it’s not as if Obama’s campaign team called and said, “Hey, NORML, how about we support you by advertising and you support us by accepting the ad. The day the ad appeared on NORMLtv was the first time we saw it there and probably just as shocking to the president.
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
Modesto New 215 Doctor for Modesto Cannabis Patients...
Now Modesto is showing some compassion with almost 5 Medical Marijuana doctors consulting with patients regarding there cannabis use and effects.
Listing coming soon with prices.
Contact Doctors@compassionatecaregivers.com for specials in your town.
Listing coming soon with prices.
Contact Doctors@compassionatecaregivers.com for specials in your town.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Businesses raided, 2 arrested in NorCal pot probes - State News - Modbee.com
Businesses raided, 2 arrested in NorCal pot probes - State News - Modbee.comNEWARK, Calif. -- State investigators have raided a California medical marijuana dispensary and the offices of two psychics.
Two men were arrested and a Salinas storefront was also raided during Tuesday's state Department of Justice operation.
The Oakland Tribune says the NBD Collective in Newark was the focus of the investigation into drug-related crimes. Officers from the Southern Alameda County Major Crimes Task Force and the Newark Police Department served the search warrants.
http://www.oaklandtribune.com
Authorities also raided the offices of psychics in Fremont and Salinas. Investigators say they were targeted because marijuana was being sold at those establishments.
More than $30,000 was seized.
Read more: http://www.modbee.com/2011/06/29/1753961/businesses-raided-2-arrested-in.html#ixzz1R7SwWxcF
Two men were arrested and a Salinas storefront was also raided during Tuesday's state Department of Justice operation.
The Oakland Tribune says the NBD Collective in Newark was the focus of the investigation into drug-related crimes. Officers from the Southern Alameda County Major Crimes Task Force and the Newark Police Department served the search warrants.
http://www.oaklandtribune.com
Authorities also raided the offices of psychics in Fremont and Salinas. Investigators say they were targeted because marijuana was being sold at those establishments.
More than $30,000 was seized.
Read more: http://www.modbee.com/2011/06/29/1753961/businesses-raided-2-arrested-in.html#ixzz1R7SwWxcF
Pot farm with 36K plants raided in Tulare County - State News - Modbee.com
Pot farm with 36K plants raided in Tulare County - State News - Modbee.comSPRINGVILLE, Calif. -- Authorities say they have destroyed nearly 36,000 marijuana plants found growing on U.S. Bureau of Land Management land near Sequoia National Park.
The Tulare County Sheriff's Department said several suspects fled when detectives raided the pot farm Wednesday morning and at least one exchanged gunfire with deputies. One man, Gregorio Montero of Livingston, was arrested on suspicion of marijuana cultivation.
The Visalia Times-Delta reports that officials found guns and about 400 pounds of partially processed marijuana on the land. The sheriff's department estimates all the seized drugs would have been worth more than $143 million on the street.
A Tulare County grand jury this week issued a report saying the county has over 100 illegal known marijuana gardens at any given time, but lacks law enforcement resources to deal with them all.
Read more: http://www.modbee.com/2011/06/30/1756301/pot-farm-with-36k-plants-raided.html#ixzz1R7RqtAIz
The Tulare County Sheriff's Department said several suspects fled when detectives raided the pot farm Wednesday morning and at least one exchanged gunfire with deputies. One man, Gregorio Montero of Livingston, was arrested on suspicion of marijuana cultivation.
The Visalia Times-Delta reports that officials found guns and about 400 pounds of partially processed marijuana on the land. The sheriff's department estimates all the seized drugs would have been worth more than $143 million on the street.
A Tulare County grand jury this week issued a report saying the county has over 100 illegal known marijuana gardens at any given time, but lacks law enforcement resources to deal with them all.
Read more: http://www.modbee.com/2011/06/30/1756301/pot-farm-with-36k-plants-raided.html#ixzz1R7RqtAIz
Pot activists to sue over Colorado rules - Nation - Modbee.com
Pot activists to sue over Colorado rules - Nation - Modbee.comDENVER -- Marijuana groups representing thousands of patients and caregivers are suing to block Colorado's sweeping limits on how pot can be sold starting Friday.
Four groups, including the Rocky Mountain Caregivers Collective and the Cannabis Patient Alliance, prepared to file suit Thursday in Boulder County. The lawsuit seeks to void large parts of a law passed last year setting up the nation's most regulated pot marketplace.
The plaintiffs say lawmakers went too far in requiring caregivers to do more than grow pot for their patients, and that caregivers shouldn't be limited to five patients or banned from making a profit.
http://www.twitter.com/APkristenwyatt
The lawsuit also challenges whether patient information should be available to tax regulators or law enforcement, not just the health department. Advocates say that because the constitutional amendment passed by Colorado voters in 2000 described a "confidential state registry" maintained by the health department, others in government shouldn't be able to see who is using pot.
"It's a fundamental violation of the constitution," said Kathleen Chippi, a plaintiff in the suit and president of the Patient & Caregiver Rights Litigation Project.
The lawsuit comes hours before regulations set up to comply with the 2010 law take effect July 1. The regulations also give dispensaries hundreds of pages of regulations, including mandatory video surveillance of all transactions and rules governing how marijuana can be grown and turned into edible products such as pot brownies. A second Colorado marijuana law, mostly refining the one passed last year, also takes effect Friday. That law isn't being challenged by the marijuana advocates, but they say they may challenge that one next.
Another plaintiff, Timothy Tipton of the Rocky Mountain Caregivers' Cooperative, said he's most interested in challenging the caregiver restrictions. Tipton says it's unfair to say that dispensaries can make a profit, but home growers serving small numbers can't.
There's considerable time and expense associated with this," Tipton said of growing small amounts of marijuana.
The lawsuit filed Thursday did not address new rules on dispensaries. Some advocates have vowed to challenge some of those regulations, especially a requirement that dispensaries grow 70 percent of the pot they sell.
A marijuana advocate in Colorado Springs who isn't part of the lawsuit said most commercial pot shops are going ahead with compliance and not suing. But Tanya Garduno, president of the Colorado Springs Medical Cannabis Council, added that many are hoping the lawsuit prevails - or that lawmakers loosen rules as the industry matures.
"We're hoping that as people see this isn't a criminal-riddled business the regulations will open up a little bit," Garduno said.
Follow Kristen Wyatt at http://www.twitter.com/APkristenwyatt
Read more: http://www.modbee.com/2011/06/30/1756372/pot-activists-to-sue-over-colorado.html#ixzz1R7ROXgto
Four groups, including the Rocky Mountain Caregivers Collective and the Cannabis Patient Alliance, prepared to file suit Thursday in Boulder County. The lawsuit seeks to void large parts of a law passed last year setting up the nation's most regulated pot marketplace.
The plaintiffs say lawmakers went too far in requiring caregivers to do more than grow pot for their patients, and that caregivers shouldn't be limited to five patients or banned from making a profit.
http://www.twitter.com/APkristenwyatt
The lawsuit also challenges whether patient information should be available to tax regulators or law enforcement, not just the health department. Advocates say that because the constitutional amendment passed by Colorado voters in 2000 described a "confidential state registry" maintained by the health department, others in government shouldn't be able to see who is using pot.
"It's a fundamental violation of the constitution," said Kathleen Chippi, a plaintiff in the suit and president of the Patient & Caregiver Rights Litigation Project.
The lawsuit comes hours before regulations set up to comply with the 2010 law take effect July 1. The regulations also give dispensaries hundreds of pages of regulations, including mandatory video surveillance of all transactions and rules governing how marijuana can be grown and turned into edible products such as pot brownies. A second Colorado marijuana law, mostly refining the one passed last year, also takes effect Friday. That law isn't being challenged by the marijuana advocates, but they say they may challenge that one next.
Another plaintiff, Timothy Tipton of the Rocky Mountain Caregivers' Cooperative, said he's most interested in challenging the caregiver restrictions. Tipton says it's unfair to say that dispensaries can make a profit, but home growers serving small numbers can't.
There's considerable time and expense associated with this," Tipton said of growing small amounts of marijuana.
The lawsuit filed Thursday did not address new rules on dispensaries. Some advocates have vowed to challenge some of those regulations, especially a requirement that dispensaries grow 70 percent of the pot they sell.
A marijuana advocate in Colorado Springs who isn't part of the lawsuit said most commercial pot shops are going ahead with compliance and not suing. But Tanya Garduno, president of the Colorado Springs Medical Cannabis Council, added that many are hoping the lawsuit prevails - or that lawmakers loosen rules as the industry matures.
"We're hoping that as people see this isn't a criminal-riddled business the regulations will open up a little bit," Garduno said.
Follow Kristen Wyatt at http://www.twitter.com/APkristenwyatt
Read more: http://www.modbee.com/2011/06/30/1756372/pot-activists-to-sue-over-colorado.html#ixzz1R7ROXgto
Feds won't give assurance on medical pot - Nation - Modbee.com
Feds won't give assurance on medical pot - Nation - Modbee.commarijuana cultivation centers
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Justice Department says that marijuana dispensaries and licensed growers in states with medical marijuana laws could face prosecution for violating federal drug and money-laundering laws.
In a policy memo to federal prosecutors obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, Deputy Attorney General James Cole said a 2009 memo by then-Deputy Attorney General David Ogden did not give states cover from prosecution.
Starting in February, 10 U.S. attorney's offices have asserted they have the authority to prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries and licensed growers in states with medical marijuana laws. Prosecutors, the states complained, are not even willing to declare that state employees who implement such laws are immune from prosecution.
State officials say that following a two-year period in which federal prosecutors gave breathing room to state medical marijuana laws, the Justice Department is now toughening up its position as more states move toward opening facilities to dispense marijuana.
Sixteen states and the District of Columbia have legalized the medical use of marijuana, with programs in various phases of development. The states are: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
In 2009, the Justice Department told prosecutors they should not focus investigative resources on patients and caregivers complying with state medical marijuana laws.
The new memo says that view has not changed.
"There has, however, been an increase in the scope of commercial cultivation, sale, distribution and use of marijuana for purported medical purposes," says the new memo by Cole.
The deputy attorney general said within the past 12 months, several jurisdictions have considered or enacted legislation to authorize multiple large-scale, privately operated industrial marijuana cultivation centers.
"Some of these planned facilities have revenue projections of millions of dollars based on the planned cultivation of tens of thousands of cannabis plants," Cole wrote.
Cole said that the Ogden memorandum "was never intended to shield such activities from federal enforcement action and prosecution, even where those activities purport to comply with state law."
Cole added: "Persons who are in the business of cultivating, selling or distributing marijuana, and those who knowingly facilitate such activities, are in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, regardless of state law."
On Thursday night, Justice Department spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler said that the medical marijuana statement by Cole does not represent a new policy, but rather clarifies the policy, as reflected in the recent letters by U.S. attorney's offices to officials in a number of states.
In view of the letters sent by the prosecutors in recent months, Arizona officials have taken the U.S. government to court, seeking a ruling on whether strict compliance with the state's medical marijuana law protects Arizona residents and state employees from federal prosecution.
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee suspended plans to license three dispensaries after U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha warned that opening such facilities could lead to prosecution.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has said he wanted assurances from federal officials that they won't pursue criminal charges against state-sanctioned medical marijuana programs before he agrees to implement a state law that allows the programs. New Jersey adopted a law to allow medical marijuana in January 2010, just before Christie took office.
DeFalco reported from Trenton, N.J. Associated Press writer Geoff Mulvilhill in Trenton contributed to this report.
Read more: http://www.modbee.com/2011/06/30/1756570/feds-wont-give-assurance-on-medical.html#ixzz1R7QcsIFv
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Justice Department says that marijuana dispensaries and licensed growers in states with medical marijuana laws could face prosecution for violating federal drug and money-laundering laws.
In a policy memo to federal prosecutors obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, Deputy Attorney General James Cole said a 2009 memo by then-Deputy Attorney General David Ogden did not give states cover from prosecution.
Starting in February, 10 U.S. attorney's offices have asserted they have the authority to prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries and licensed growers in states with medical marijuana laws. Prosecutors, the states complained, are not even willing to declare that state employees who implement such laws are immune from prosecution.
State officials say that following a two-year period in which federal prosecutors gave breathing room to state medical marijuana laws, the Justice Department is now toughening up its position as more states move toward opening facilities to dispense marijuana.
Sixteen states and the District of Columbia have legalized the medical use of marijuana, with programs in various phases of development. The states are: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
In 2009, the Justice Department told prosecutors they should not focus investigative resources on patients and caregivers complying with state medical marijuana laws.
The new memo says that view has not changed.
"There has, however, been an increase in the scope of commercial cultivation, sale, distribution and use of marijuana for purported medical purposes," says the new memo by Cole.
The deputy attorney general said within the past 12 months, several jurisdictions have considered or enacted legislation to authorize multiple large-scale, privately operated industrial marijuana cultivation centers.
"Some of these planned facilities have revenue projections of millions of dollars based on the planned cultivation of tens of thousands of cannabis plants," Cole wrote.
Cole said that the Ogden memorandum "was never intended to shield such activities from federal enforcement action and prosecution, even where those activities purport to comply with state law."
Cole added: "Persons who are in the business of cultivating, selling or distributing marijuana, and those who knowingly facilitate such activities, are in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, regardless of state law."
On Thursday night, Justice Department spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler said that the medical marijuana statement by Cole does not represent a new policy, but rather clarifies the policy, as reflected in the recent letters by U.S. attorney's offices to officials in a number of states.
In view of the letters sent by the prosecutors in recent months, Arizona officials have taken the U.S. government to court, seeking a ruling on whether strict compliance with the state's medical marijuana law protects Arizona residents and state employees from federal prosecution.
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee suspended plans to license three dispensaries after U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha warned that opening such facilities could lead to prosecution.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has said he wanted assurances from federal officials that they won't pursue criminal charges against state-sanctioned medical marijuana programs before he agrees to implement a state law that allows the programs. New Jersey adopted a law to allow medical marijuana in January 2010, just before Christie took office.
DeFalco reported from Trenton, N.J. Associated Press writer Geoff Mulvilhill in Trenton contributed to this report.
Read more: http://www.modbee.com/2011/06/30/1756570/feds-wont-give-assurance-on-medical.html#ixzz1R7QcsIFv
Judge blocks parts of Mont. medical marijuana law - Nation - Modbee.com
Judge blocks parts of Mont. medical marijuana law - Nation - Modbee.comHELENA, Mont. -- A judge on Thursday blocked Montana from prohibiting commercial medical marijuana operations, saying that ban on profits from pot sales will restrict access to patients and deny people the right to seek health care.
Helena District Judge James Reynolds issued a preliminary injunction against portions of a restrictive overhaul of the state's voter-approved medical marijuana law, which was due to take effect on Friday. One part of the law would have limited marijuana providers to distributing to a maximum of three patients and barred them from receiving anything of value for their product.
Montana hasn't banned any other industries from receiving compensation for their goods and services, and the state has declared medical marijuana a legal product, Reynolds said in his ruling. A profit ban would limit the number of willing marijuana providers and deny patients "this fundamental right of seeking their health care in a lawful manner."
"The court is unaware of and has not been shown where any person in any other licensed and lawful industry in Montana - be he a barber, an accountant, a lawyer, or a doctor - who, providing a legal product or service, is denied the right to charge for that service or is limited in the number of people he or she can serve," Reynolds wrote.
Reynolds also blocked provisions of the law banning advertising of medical marijuana, allowing unannounced searches of providers and requiring an investigation into any doctor who recommends marijuana for more than 25 patients in a year.
But he left other changes to the law in place, including stricter requirements of proof of chronic pain before a person can receive a registration card for that condition.
The ruling means medical marijuana providers for now will continue to operate under many of the rules approved by voters in 2004 until the full case can be heard. Critics say the voter-approved initiative is riddled with loopholes and has allowed the industry to spin out of control.
Montana has more than 30,000 medical marijuana users in a state with a population with just below 1 million. That's one of the highest rates among the 15 states that allow medical marijuana use. Critics say the law is too permissive and has created a booming retail industry that peddles a product considered an illegal drug under federal law.
The overhaul passed by the 2011 state Legislature followed an attempt to repeal medical marijuana use in Montana altogether, a bill that was vetoed by Gov. Brian Schweitzer. Lawmakers approved the restrictive measures after federal agents in March raided more than two dozen medical marijuana operations and warned state leaders that prosecutors will pursue anybody suspected of trafficking in the drug.
The Montana Cannabis Industry Association sued the state after the bill was passed, saying the restrictions were an unconstitutional violation of the right to pursue good health. The group had asked the judge to block the entire law from taking effect Friday, and spokeswoman Kate Cholewa said that blocking only portions of it "makes things a little more messy."
The ruling "demonstrates the need to regulate medical marijuana instead of trying to get rid of it through backdoor ways, such as the law that was passed," Cholewa said. But, she added, "Access will be made more difficult for chronic pain patients."
She said her group will move ahead with plans to gather signatures for a proposed referendum to block and repeal the law.
State Department of Justice officials said in a statement that they were pleased Reynolds did not block the entire bill and that important provisions will still go into effect that should curb some of the worst abuses.
"Based on an initial review of the decision, however, we are concerned about the potential consequences of allowing providers to grow and sell marijuana to an unlimited number of cardholders," the statement said.
In his ruling, Reynolds said the other provisions he blocked raised constitutional questions: the ban on advertising medical marijuana could be impair freedom of speech and the unannounced searches of registered premises were a possible violation of the protection against searches and seizures.
He also said the additional checks on physicians was worrying because of testimony from doctors their reputations could be harmed and they might stop certifying patients.
Mike Smith, owner of the Healing Center, which provides medical marijuana for about 100 patients, said the judge's ruling is a victory for patients' rights. He said he hopes the result will ultimately be better changes in the law, which he believes is too open now.
But Smith said he won't reopen his storefront yet. He changed his business model to delivery only after the March raids targeting medical marijuana operations.
"I'm not going to be hanging out on Main Street, but I will be caring for patients," Smith said.
Read more: http://www.modbee.com/2011/06/30/1756517/judge-blocks-parts-of-mont-medical.html#ixzz1R7PUsHJX
Helena District Judge James Reynolds issued a preliminary injunction against portions of a restrictive overhaul of the state's voter-approved medical marijuana law, which was due to take effect on Friday. One part of the law would have limited marijuana providers to distributing to a maximum of three patients and barred them from receiving anything of value for their product.
Montana hasn't banned any other industries from receiving compensation for their goods and services, and the state has declared medical marijuana a legal product, Reynolds said in his ruling. A profit ban would limit the number of willing marijuana providers and deny patients "this fundamental right of seeking their health care in a lawful manner."
"The court is unaware of and has not been shown where any person in any other licensed and lawful industry in Montana - be he a barber, an accountant, a lawyer, or a doctor - who, providing a legal product or service, is denied the right to charge for that service or is limited in the number of people he or she can serve," Reynolds wrote.
Reynolds also blocked provisions of the law banning advertising of medical marijuana, allowing unannounced searches of providers and requiring an investigation into any doctor who recommends marijuana for more than 25 patients in a year.
But he left other changes to the law in place, including stricter requirements of proof of chronic pain before a person can receive a registration card for that condition.
The ruling means medical marijuana providers for now will continue to operate under many of the rules approved by voters in 2004 until the full case can be heard. Critics say the voter-approved initiative is riddled with loopholes and has allowed the industry to spin out of control.
Montana has more than 30,000 medical marijuana users in a state with a population with just below 1 million. That's one of the highest rates among the 15 states that allow medical marijuana use. Critics say the law is too permissive and has created a booming retail industry that peddles a product considered an illegal drug under federal law.
The overhaul passed by the 2011 state Legislature followed an attempt to repeal medical marijuana use in Montana altogether, a bill that was vetoed by Gov. Brian Schweitzer. Lawmakers approved the restrictive measures after federal agents in March raided more than two dozen medical marijuana operations and warned state leaders that prosecutors will pursue anybody suspected of trafficking in the drug.
The Montana Cannabis Industry Association sued the state after the bill was passed, saying the restrictions were an unconstitutional violation of the right to pursue good health. The group had asked the judge to block the entire law from taking effect Friday, and spokeswoman Kate Cholewa said that blocking only portions of it "makes things a little more messy."
The ruling "demonstrates the need to regulate medical marijuana instead of trying to get rid of it through backdoor ways, such as the law that was passed," Cholewa said. But, she added, "Access will be made more difficult for chronic pain patients."
She said her group will move ahead with plans to gather signatures for a proposed referendum to block and repeal the law.
State Department of Justice officials said in a statement that they were pleased Reynolds did not block the entire bill and that important provisions will still go into effect that should curb some of the worst abuses.
"Based on an initial review of the decision, however, we are concerned about the potential consequences of allowing providers to grow and sell marijuana to an unlimited number of cardholders," the statement said.
In his ruling, Reynolds said the other provisions he blocked raised constitutional questions: the ban on advertising medical marijuana could be impair freedom of speech and the unannounced searches of registered premises were a possible violation of the protection against searches and seizures.
He also said the additional checks on physicians was worrying because of testimony from doctors their reputations could be harmed and they might stop certifying patients.
Mike Smith, owner of the Healing Center, which provides medical marijuana for about 100 patients, said the judge's ruling is a victory for patients' rights. He said he hopes the result will ultimately be better changes in the law, which he believes is too open now.
But Smith said he won't reopen his storefront yet. He changed his business model to delivery only after the March raids targeting medical marijuana operations.
"I'm not going to be hanging out on Main Street, but I will be caring for patients," Smith said.
Read more: http://www.modbee.com/2011/06/30/1756517/judge-blocks-parts-of-mont-medical.html#ixzz1R7PUsHJX
Friday, June 24, 2011
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Medican Pricing is still reasonable, not the cheapest but then again not the most expensive. Also available with there toll free number 1-866-632-6627 medicann.com also online. Discounts for Seniors and Medical! Please mention Cannabis Consultant blog as your referral.
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Monday, June 20, 2011
Pot, guns seized at 2 Modesto homes - Crime & Courts - Modbee.com
Pot, guns seized at 2 Modesto homes - Crime & Courts - Modbee.comMODESTO -- Two indoor marijuana growing operations, illegal weapons and 2,000 rounds of ammunition were seized from homes in west and east Modesto this week thanks to one anonymous tip, police said.
The tip to Crime Stoppers led Modesto police officers from the Crime Reduction Team to the 1100 block of Courtney Way on Monday morning, according to Lt. Rick Armendariz.
During a search of the home, officers found an indoor growing operation with 364 pot plants of various sizes and stages of maturity. One mature pot plant typically yields 1 pound of processed marijuana, Armendariz said.
(MPD) - Monday June 14 Ð at about 10:30 a.m. - All this was found at Larry Escobedo's house 364 pot plants in different stages of growth - six guns - five handguns and a few long rifles Mac-11 were seized from 1100 block of Courtney Way in Modesto. At Gerardo Montoyo's house on Wednesday in the 2600 block of El Pasado officers recovered 18 pounds of processed marijuana and 100 plants in different stages of growth. The resident was also illegally tapping into power.
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Also in the home were five handguns, two rifles and ammunition. Two of the handguns were stolen and one of the guns was an illegal Mac-11 semi-automatic sub-machine gun with a 30-round magazine and a silencer, Armendariz said.
On Wednesday morning, officers searched that house and found an indoor marijuana growing setup, with 100 plants as well as 18 pounds of processed marijuana and a rifle, Armendariz said. The 18 pounds of processed marijuana has a street value of $45,000 to $54,000, according to Armendariz
.Escobedo also is suspected of stealing power from the Modesto Irrigation District to run the operation, which amounted to about $3,000 a month.
Also arrested was Gerardo Montoya, 32, on suspicion of cultivation, possession and sale of marijuana, felony power theft and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
The tip to Crime Stoppers led Modesto police officers from the Crime Reduction Team to the 1100 block of Courtney Way on Monday morning, according to Lt. Rick Armendariz.
During a search of the home, officers found an indoor growing operation with 364 pot plants of various sizes and stages of maturity. One mature pot plant typically yields 1 pound of processed marijuana, Armendariz said.
(MPD) - Monday June 14 Ð at about 10:30 a.m. - All this was found at Larry Escobedo's house 364 pot plants in different stages of growth - six guns - five handguns and a few long rifles Mac-11 were seized from 1100 block of Courtney Way in Modesto. At Gerardo Montoyo's house on Wednesday in the 2600 block of El Pasado officers recovered 18 pounds of processed marijuana and 100 plants in different stages of growth. The resident was also illegally tapping into power.
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Also in the home were five handguns, two rifles and ammunition. Two of the handguns were stolen and one of the guns was an illegal Mac-11 semi-automatic sub-machine gun with a 30-round magazine and a silencer, Armendariz said.
On Wednesday morning, officers searched that house and found an indoor marijuana growing setup, with 100 plants as well as 18 pounds of processed marijuana and a rifle, Armendariz said. The 18 pounds of processed marijuana has a street value of $45,000 to $54,000, according to Armendariz
.Escobedo also is suspected of stealing power from the Modesto Irrigation District to run the operation, which amounted to about $3,000 a month.
Also arrested was Gerardo Montoya, 32, on suspicion of cultivation, possession and sale of marijuana, felony power theft and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Priceofweed.com price of weed medical or not?
Websites Drive Down Prices with Data
Posted December 08, 2010 8:23AM PST
Online databases of street prices for marijuana are supplanting unreliable federal statistics and driving down the cost of marijuana in places where dispensaries compete.
Up until now, price data has been hard to come by, and official sources like the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy cannot be trusted, said an independent report released in October by the RAND Corp.
"Existing estimates about drug production and consumption are cryptic, inconsistent, and often impossible to verify," RAND stated in the study titled, "Reducing Drug Trafficking Revenues and Violence in Mexico."
Simple and anonymous new website PriceofWeed.com asks for user data on location, and marijuana cost by weight and quality, then polls for local levels of drug law enforcement and tolerance. The site strips identifying internet protocol addresses from respondent data and presents a searchable, worldwide price index with over 12,000 data points.
The state of California contains over 1,200 data points, high enough to contain statistical validity, when controlled for outliers. The vast majority of Californian PriceofWeed.com respondents report buying high-quality cannabis, which retails for $341.80 per ounce. In New York, an ounce of high-quality marijuana costs $441.87, demonstrating a relationship between drug law severity and price. An independent study by the RAND Corp. titled "Altered State" found more than 80% of the price of black-market marijuana comes from risk.
PriceofWeed.com's founders did not respond to a request for a phone interview. But it stated on its blog that it is adding technical updates to the site.
Popular dispensary-review and strain-location website Weedmaps.com also reports prices. Dispensaries voluntarily submit them to Weedmaps.com and pay for higher placement in user searches. The market data helps drive down prices, said founder Justin Hartfield. Fueled by the price pressure, San Francisco dispensaries have begun to regularly advertise new menu additions and deals online via email lists, Twitter and Facebook.
Posted December 08, 2010 8:23AM PST
Online databases of street prices for marijuana are supplanting unreliable federal statistics and driving down the cost of marijuana in places where dispensaries compete.
Up until now, price data has been hard to come by, and official sources like the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy cannot be trusted, said an independent report released in October by the RAND Corp.
"Existing estimates about drug production and consumption are cryptic, inconsistent, and often impossible to verify," RAND stated in the study titled, "Reducing Drug Trafficking Revenues and Violence in Mexico."
Simple and anonymous new website PriceofWeed.com asks for user data on location, and marijuana cost by weight and quality, then polls for local levels of drug law enforcement and tolerance. The site strips identifying internet protocol addresses from respondent data and presents a searchable, worldwide price index with over 12,000 data points.
The state of California contains over 1,200 data points, high enough to contain statistical validity, when controlled for outliers. The vast majority of Californian PriceofWeed.com respondents report buying high-quality cannabis, which retails for $341.80 per ounce. In New York, an ounce of high-quality marijuana costs $441.87, demonstrating a relationship between drug law severity and price. An independent study by the RAND Corp. titled "Altered State" found more than 80% of the price of black-market marijuana comes from risk.
PriceofWeed.com's founders did not respond to a request for a phone interview. But it stated on its blog that it is adding technical updates to the site.
Popular dispensary-review and strain-location website Weedmaps.com also reports prices. Dispensaries voluntarily submit them to Weedmaps.com and pay for higher placement in user searches. The market data helps drive down prices, said founder Justin Hartfield. Fueled by the price pressure, San Francisco dispensaries have begun to regularly advertise new menu additions and deals online via email lists, Twitter and Facebook.
Weedmaps Goes Public through Reverse Merger with General Cannabis
Weedmaps Goes Public through Reverse Merger with General Cannabis
Posted December 08, 2010 8:23AM PST
Marijuana dispensary advertising website Weedmaps became a publicly traded company through a reverse merger with General Cannabis, formerly known as LC Luxuries. General Cannabis plans to expand in managing medical marijuana clinics and providing internet technology services to the industry.
General Cannabis also signed closing documents to acquire all the assets of Synergistic Resources, doing business as Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Centers, which specializes in the turn-key management of medicinal marijuana clinics throughout California, General Cannabis announced in a statement Monday.
LC Luxuries, a Nevada-based company with headquarters in Costa Mesa, Calif., officially began trading on the Pink Sheets as General Cannabis Inc. on Nov. 19 under the new ticker symbol CANA. Its stock was trading at $4.05 on Dec. 6. Jim Pakulis serves as chief executive.
It also closed on the acquisition of Weedmaps, an online directory of medical marijuana clinics, on Nov. 19. General Cannabis bought the domain from co-founders Justin Hartfield and Keith Hoerling for 16.4 million shares of common stock and $3.6 million in promissory notes, according to a financial statement. Hartfield and Hoerling were also hired as chief web officer and chief technology officer respectively, each earning $30,000 per month, according to the statement.
Weedmaps, which charges clinics to appear in the directory, reportedly claimed in October to have 50,000 members and monthly revenues of $400,000.
"Weedmaps is a tight-knit group of creative engineers, a technology think-tank at the core, and fusing with General Cannabis builds a more holistic synergy of talent that better positions us to serve our industry as it matures," said Hoerling in a Nov. 19 news statement.
General Cannabis plans to create multiple vertical operational and business-to-business services in the market that will create new ancillary businesses, according to Pakulis.
"The acquisition of Weedmaps, and the addition of Hartfield and Hoerling to the intellectual and creative process of General Cannabis will create a wealth of innovation that this Company intends to develop as it redefines this industry," he said in the news statement.
Synergistic Resources is also being purchased with a combination of cash and stock, Monday's statement said. Founder Brent Inzer is being hired for business development. Inzer said the company, which receives more than 500 calls a day at its call center, will be overseeing at least 20 clinics by the end of 2011.
In October, before the name change, LC Luxuries' subsidiary U.S. Cannabis, entered into a letter of intent with Synergistic Resources to assume all marketing and advertising responsibilities for 10 clinics in California.
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Posted December 08, 2010 8:23AM PST
Marijuana dispensary advertising website Weedmaps became a publicly traded company through a reverse merger with General Cannabis, formerly known as LC Luxuries. General Cannabis plans to expand in managing medical marijuana clinics and providing internet technology services to the industry.
General Cannabis also signed closing documents to acquire all the assets of Synergistic Resources, doing business as Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Centers, which specializes in the turn-key management of medicinal marijuana clinics throughout California, General Cannabis announced in a statement Monday.
LC Luxuries, a Nevada-based company with headquarters in Costa Mesa, Calif., officially began trading on the Pink Sheets as General Cannabis Inc. on Nov. 19 under the new ticker symbol CANA. Its stock was trading at $4.05 on Dec. 6. Jim Pakulis serves as chief executive.
It also closed on the acquisition of Weedmaps, an online directory of medical marijuana clinics, on Nov. 19. General Cannabis bought the domain from co-founders Justin Hartfield and Keith Hoerling for 16.4 million shares of common stock and $3.6 million in promissory notes, according to a financial statement. Hartfield and Hoerling were also hired as chief web officer and chief technology officer respectively, each earning $30,000 per month, according to the statement.
Weedmaps, which charges clinics to appear in the directory, reportedly claimed in October to have 50,000 members and monthly revenues of $400,000.
"Weedmaps is a tight-knit group of creative engineers, a technology think-tank at the core, and fusing with General Cannabis builds a more holistic synergy of talent that better positions us to serve our industry as it matures," said Hoerling in a Nov. 19 news statement.
General Cannabis plans to create multiple vertical operational and business-to-business services in the market that will create new ancillary businesses, according to Pakulis.
"The acquisition of Weedmaps, and the addition of Hartfield and Hoerling to the intellectual and creative process of General Cannabis will create a wealth of innovation that this Company intends to develop as it redefines this industry," he said in the news statement.
Synergistic Resources is also being purchased with a combination of cash and stock, Monday's statement said. Founder Brent Inzer is being hired for business development. Inzer said the company, which receives more than 500 calls a day at its call center, will be overseeing at least 20 clinics by the end of 2011.
In October, before the name change, LC Luxuries' subsidiary U.S. Cannabis, entered into a letter of intent with Synergistic Resources to assume all marketing and advertising responsibilities for 10 clinics in California.
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General Cannabis Says Revenue Improved, but No Financial Statements
Posted February 15, 2011 3:19PM PST
Publicly traded General Cannabis' main enterprise, WeedMaps.com, is generating 6 million page views per month as it launches a coupon program for marijuana, the Costa Mesa, Calif.-based company said in a statement today.
WeedMaps has "improved revenue consistently for the 14th straight month ending in January," General Cannabis said in a Feb. 4 statement. But neither statement said how much WeedMaps or General Cannabis has earned.
Justin Hartfield, chief web officer at General Cannabis, told The Marijuana Business Report last month that financial statements would be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the end of January. But as of today, no financial statements have been filed. On Friday, General Cannabis CEO Jim Pakulis declined to comment.
General Cannabis closed at $2.80 per share today, up 7.69%, according to Google Finance. Its stock price has fluctuated between $0.01 and $5.60 over the last year.
Launched out of Southern California with Weedmaps.com, followed by a handful of clinics, General Cannabis is moving into Northern California and other states. General Cannabis said it plans three new medical clinics, increasing the total under management to 14.
General Cannabis' merchant services division, General Merchant Solutions, produced "greater than $1.2 million" in merchant processing volume in January. This was an increase from $700,000 generated in December, the company stated on Feb. 4.
As part of its purchase of Revyv, General Cannabis reported on Jan. 25 the issuance of 500,000 shares of common stock, bringing the total to 83,140,256 shares of common stock issued. The company hired former Revyv employees David Johnson and James Johnson. David Johnson, lead user interface engineer, received a $25,000 monthly salary and a $10,000 signing bonus, with options for 700,000 shares if gross sales increase 50%. Senior project manager James Johnson received the same package.
Revyv owns 13 domain names, Saleforce.com-licensed clinic software, patient data, and contracts with 17 clinics.
Posted February 15, 2011 3:19PM PST
Publicly traded General Cannabis' main enterprise, WeedMaps.com, is generating 6 million page views per month as it launches a coupon program for marijuana, the Costa Mesa, Calif.-based company said in a statement today.
WeedMaps has "improved revenue consistently for the 14th straight month ending in January," General Cannabis said in a Feb. 4 statement. But neither statement said how much WeedMaps or General Cannabis has earned.
Justin Hartfield, chief web officer at General Cannabis, told The Marijuana Business Report last month that financial statements would be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the end of January. But as of today, no financial statements have been filed. On Friday, General Cannabis CEO Jim Pakulis declined to comment.
General Cannabis closed at $2.80 per share today, up 7.69%, according to Google Finance. Its stock price has fluctuated between $0.01 and $5.60 over the last year.
Launched out of Southern California with Weedmaps.com, followed by a handful of clinics, General Cannabis is moving into Northern California and other states. General Cannabis said it plans three new medical clinics, increasing the total under management to 14.
General Cannabis' merchant services division, General Merchant Solutions, produced "greater than $1.2 million" in merchant processing volume in January. This was an increase from $700,000 generated in December, the company stated on Feb. 4.
As part of its purchase of Revyv, General Cannabis reported on Jan. 25 the issuance of 500,000 shares of common stock, bringing the total to 83,140,256 shares of common stock issued. The company hired former Revyv employees David Johnson and James Johnson. David Johnson, lead user interface engineer, received a $25,000 monthly salary and a $10,000 signing bonus, with options for 700,000 shares if gross sales increase 50%. Senior project manager James Johnson received the same package.
Revyv owns 13 domain names, Saleforce.com-licensed clinic software, patient data, and contracts with 17 clinics.
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General Cannabis May Run Out of Cash This Year
Posted March 04, 2011 4:25PM PST
General Cannabis Inc., the company behind website WeedMaps.com, could run out of money this year unless it raises capital, the company said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing this week.
The Costa Mesa, Calif.,-based corporation, which provides medical cannabis industry services, is seeking to raise $10.5 million through the sale of 3 million shares of common stock at $3.50 per share, the company said in the Tuesday filing. It also registered more than 20.5 million shares of stock for sale by 30 existing shareholders.
General Cannabis shares were trading at $2.85 today, according to Google Finance.
General Cannabis reported net income of $1.2 million, or 4 cents per share, for 2010. That compared to a $1.28 million loss, or 9 cent loss per share, for 2009.
It had $1.39 million in cash on hand as of Dec. 31. Revenue last year totaled $7.7 million. The company posted an $87,768 loss in operating income and interest expense for 2010. It also reported $1.35 million in income attributed to "discontinued operations" related to a reverse merger and purchase of Revyv Inc.
"Based on our current financial situation we may have difficulty continuing our operations at their current level, or at all, if we do not raise additional financing in the near future," the company said in the filing. "Additionally, we would like to continue to acquire assets and operating businesses, which will likely require additional cash."
General Cannabis stated that it faces intense competition, as well as threats to its business from U.S. federal law, state law and sometimes local ordinances.
Posted March 04, 2011 4:25PM PST
General Cannabis Inc., the company behind website WeedMaps.com, could run out of money this year unless it raises capital, the company said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing this week.
The Costa Mesa, Calif.,-based corporation, which provides medical cannabis industry services, is seeking to raise $10.5 million through the sale of 3 million shares of common stock at $3.50 per share, the company said in the Tuesday filing. It also registered more than 20.5 million shares of stock for sale by 30 existing shareholders.
General Cannabis shares were trading at $2.85 today, according to Google Finance.
General Cannabis reported net income of $1.2 million, or 4 cents per share, for 2010. That compared to a $1.28 million loss, or 9 cent loss per share, for 2009.
It had $1.39 million in cash on hand as of Dec. 31. Revenue last year totaled $7.7 million. The company posted an $87,768 loss in operating income and interest expense for 2010. It also reported $1.35 million in income attributed to "discontinued operations" related to a reverse merger and purchase of Revyv Inc.
"Based on our current financial situation we may have difficulty continuing our operations at their current level, or at all, if we do not raise additional financing in the near future," the company said in the filing. "Additionally, we would like to continue to acquire assets and operating businesses, which will likely require additional cash."
General Cannabis stated that it faces intense competition, as well as threats to its business from U.S. federal law, state law and sometimes local ordinances.
Hawaii medical marijuana updates!
Hawaii's Marijuana Legislation Makes Advances
Posted March 09, 2011 12:53PM PST
Five Senate bills dealing with marijuana were overwhelmingly passed by Hawaii's Senate and moved on to the House of Representatives yesterday. Meanwhile, one House bill was passed and headed to the Senate.
One bill, Senate Bill 58, increases the patient-to-caregiver ratio and the amount of cannabis permitted per patient or caregiver. It also allows transfer and transport to another qualified patient without prosecution. It passed by a vote of 24-0. Another bill, Senate Bill 113, establishes a three-year pilot medical cannabis research program involving local medical cannabis patients. It passed 23-2.
Senate Bill 175 would take jurisdiction of medical marijuana laws away from the Department of Public Safety and assign oversight to the Department of Health. Senate Bill 1458 creates three classes of medical marijuana licenses: a compassion center license, a marijuana cultivation license, and a marijuana-infused products manufacturing license. Both bills were passed on a 24-1 vote.
Unrelated to medical marijuana, Senate Bill 1460 would reduce the penalties of possession of less than one ounce of marijuana to no more than $100. It passed by a vote of 24-0.
In the House, House Bill 1085 passed unanimously. This measure amends Hawaii's statutes on controlled substances to make them consistent with federal laws and increases the fee to $35 for the patient registration certificates.
Hawaii has been a medical marijuana state since 2000.
Source: Hawaii State Legislature
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Posted March 09, 2011 12:53PM PST
Five Senate bills dealing with marijuana were overwhelmingly passed by Hawaii's Senate and moved on to the House of Representatives yesterday. Meanwhile, one House bill was passed and headed to the Senate.
One bill, Senate Bill 58, increases the patient-to-caregiver ratio and the amount of cannabis permitted per patient or caregiver. It also allows transfer and transport to another qualified patient without prosecution. It passed by a vote of 24-0. Another bill, Senate Bill 113, establishes a three-year pilot medical cannabis research program involving local medical cannabis patients. It passed 23-2.
Senate Bill 175 would take jurisdiction of medical marijuana laws away from the Department of Public Safety and assign oversight to the Department of Health. Senate Bill 1458 creates three classes of medical marijuana licenses: a compassion center license, a marijuana cultivation license, and a marijuana-infused products manufacturing license. Both bills were passed on a 24-1 vote.
Unrelated to medical marijuana, Senate Bill 1460 would reduce the penalties of possession of less than one ounce of marijuana to no more than $100. It passed by a vote of 24-0.
In the House, House Bill 1085 passed unanimously. This measure amends Hawaii's statutes on controlled substances to make them consistent with federal laws and increases the fee to $35 for the patient registration certificates.
Hawaii has been a medical marijuana state since 2000.
Source: Hawaii State Legislature
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Florida Legalization Bill Covers Adults, Minors Posted March 09, 2011 12:31PM PST Florida State Rep. Jeff Clemens, a Democrat from Lake Worth, has introduced a bill that would remove criminal penalties for use of medical marijuana. House Joint Resolution 1407 would modify Florida's constitution starting in July 2013. Medical cannabis users would need to obtain a doctor's diagnosis for a condition and a recommendation that cannabis treatment would be helpful. Individuals under the age of 18 would be covered under the bill, which calls for two medical recommendations and parental consent for minors. Property could not be seized in matters involving legitimate medical use, and authorities would be required to return both marijuana and paraphernalia if the owner is determined to be a medical user. Possession of amounts of marijuana inconsistent with personal medical use would continue to be illegal. The bill provides the Legislature latitude for establishing criminal penalties for fraudulently representing a medical condition to physicians or law enforcement officials. Health insurers would not have to pay medical marijuana claims. Political interest group People United for Medical Marijuana (PUFMM) is also pursuing a legalization initiative in Florida. PUFMM's website says it needs more than 675,000 signatures by February 2012
Florida Legalization Bill Covers Adults, Minors
Posted March 09, 2011 12:31PM PST
Florida State Rep. Jeff Clemens, a Democrat from Lake Worth, has introduced a bill that would remove criminal penalties for use of medical marijuana. House Joint Resolution 1407 would modify Florida's constitution starting in July 2013.
Medical cannabis users would need to obtain a doctor's diagnosis for a condition and a recommendation that cannabis treatment would be helpful.
Individuals under the age of 18 would be covered under the bill, which calls for two medical recommendations and parental consent for minors.
Property could not be seized in matters involving legitimate medical use, and authorities would be required to return both marijuana and paraphernalia if the owner is determined to be a medical user. Possession of amounts of marijuana inconsistent with personal medical use would continue to be illegal.
The bill provides the Legislature latitude for establishing criminal penalties for fraudulently representing a medical condition to physicians or law enforcement officials.
Health insurers would not have to pay medical marijuana claims.
Political interest group People United for Medical Marijuana (PUFMM) is also pursuing a legalization initiative in Florida. PUFMM's website says it needs more than 675,000 signatures by February 2012 for a ballot initiative.
Source: HJR 1407
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Posted March 09, 2011 12:31PM PST
Florida State Rep. Jeff Clemens, a Democrat from Lake Worth, has introduced a bill that would remove criminal penalties for use of medical marijuana. House Joint Resolution 1407 would modify Florida's constitution starting in July 2013.
Medical cannabis users would need to obtain a doctor's diagnosis for a condition and a recommendation that cannabis treatment would be helpful.
Individuals under the age of 18 would be covered under the bill, which calls for two medical recommendations and parental consent for minors.
Property could not be seized in matters involving legitimate medical use, and authorities would be required to return both marijuana and paraphernalia if the owner is determined to be a medical user. Possession of amounts of marijuana inconsistent with personal medical use would continue to be illegal.
The bill provides the Legislature latitude for establishing criminal penalties for fraudulently representing a medical condition to physicians or law enforcement officials.
Health insurers would not have to pay medical marijuana claims.
Political interest group People United for Medical Marijuana (PUFMM) is also pursuing a legalization initiative in Florida. PUFMM's website says it needs more than 675,000 signatures by February 2012 for a ballot initiative.
Source: HJR 1407
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Amergence group changing its name!
Amergence Heralds Marijuana Focus with Name Change
Posted March 10, 2011 4:37PM PST
The Amergence Group said today that it is changing its name to Altitude Organic Corp. to reflect its focus on the medical marijuana industry.
Amergence Group, which once operated a digital copy protection business as SunnComm International, said in a statement that it is basing its operations in Arizona to capitalize on that state's new medicinal cannabis laws. SunnComm withdrew its registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2006.
Last month, Amergence announced it was hiring Altitude Organic Corp. CEO Brian Cook as president and chief executive of Amergence. The statement said Altitude Organics is a division of Amergence.
Altitude Organic's website said it founded its first dispensary in 2009 in Denver, where it incorporated in 2010. The company recently launched Doctor MMJ, a medical marijuana doctor referral service. It also licenses its Altitude Organic federal trademark and seed-to-sale business services.
Posted March 10, 2011 4:37PM PST
The Amergence Group said today that it is changing its name to Altitude Organic Corp. to reflect its focus on the medical marijuana industry.
Amergence Group, which once operated a digital copy protection business as SunnComm International, said in a statement that it is basing its operations in Arizona to capitalize on that state's new medicinal cannabis laws. SunnComm withdrew its registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2006.
Last month, Amergence announced it was hiring Altitude Organic Corp. CEO Brian Cook as president and chief executive of Amergence. The statement said Altitude Organics is a division of Amergence.
Altitude Organic's website said it founded its first dispensary in 2009 in Denver, where it incorporated in 2010. The company recently launched Doctor MMJ, a medical marijuana doctor referral service. It also licenses its Altitude Organic federal trademark and seed-to-sale business services.
SPARC recorded an award from IIDA
San Francisco Dispensary Design Wins International Award
Posted March 09, 2011 12:19PM PST
The San Francisco Patient and Resource Center (SPARC) received an accolade this week when the San Francisco dispensary took top international honors for its interior design.
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) announced Monday it awarded SPARC's designer, Sand Studios of San Francisco, first place in commercial design from small firms for 2011.
SPARC marketing director Nicholas Smilgys said he believed it was the first time a dispensary had ever won an IIDA award.
Jenny Palmer, IIDA manager of industry relations, said Sand Studios' minimal, modernist and zen design utilizing concrete, iron, and recycled oak beat about 52 entrants. It was judged by four IIDA members, including a former association president and several principals of major design firms. Called the "Will Ching Award," Sand Studios will receive the award at a gala in June.
Posted March 09, 2011 12:19PM PST
The San Francisco Patient and Resource Center (SPARC) received an accolade this week when the San Francisco dispensary took top international honors for its interior design.
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) announced Monday it awarded SPARC's designer, Sand Studios of San Francisco, first place in commercial design from small firms for 2011.
SPARC marketing director Nicholas Smilgys said he believed it was the first time a dispensary had ever won an IIDA award.
Jenny Palmer, IIDA manager of industry relations, said Sand Studios' minimal, modernist and zen design utilizing concrete, iron, and recycled oak beat about 52 entrants. It was judged by four IIDA members, including a former association president and several principals of major design firms. Called the "Will Ching Award," Sand Studios will receive the award at a gala in June.
Friday, February 18, 2011
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
Medical Marijuana AZ on 91.5 KJZZ
http://kjzz.org/news/arizona/archives/201102/hn_medicalmarijuana
Medical Cannabis ON the Radio 91.5FM
Good Interview on KJZZ with DHS Director Will Humble. If your a physician, this is a "must listen". Interesting takeaway...12 doctors in CO wrote 75% of the 120,000 patient recommendations. Aprox 90k approals from 12 doctors!
Sounds to me like they are on the right track to patient care services, sounds like they are going to regulate doctors and allow access!
Unlike California, where most counties have cards with limited to no access.
Medical Cannabis ON the Radio 91.5FM
Good Interview on KJZZ with DHS Director Will Humble. If your a physician, this is a "must listen". Interesting takeaway...12 doctors in CO wrote 75% of the 120,000 patient recommendations. Aprox 90k approals from 12 doctors!
Sounds to me like they are on the right track to patient care services, sounds like they are going to regulate doctors and allow access!
Unlike California, where most counties have cards with limited to no access.
HAPPY TOKING, SMOKING, VOTING, 2012+
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Strong majorities for drug reform
The Economist/YouGov poll Feb 10th 2011
.THIS week’s Economist-YouGov poll contains some exciting news for devotees of the weed. A huge majority of Americans, more than two to one once don’t knows have been excluded, support the legalisation and taxation of marijuana. Even without excluding the don’t knows, a clear majority favours treating the drug equivalently to tobacco and alcohol.
.The data (see chart) reveal some interesting patterns. In every age group, more people favour than oppose legalisation. Predictably enough, the young are very strongly in favour, but babyboomers are almost as strongly so; and even those over 65 are narrowly in favour as well. Breaking the poll down by party, one finds that Republicans as well as Democrats are in favour, though the former much more narrowly so.
If our poll is right, then it can only be a matter of time before laws start to change, at least in the more liberal states. A ballot initiative that would have legalised the sale of marijuana was only narrowly defeated in California last November, possibly losing some potential supporters because the drug is already very widely available and possession is no longer treated as a crime. The full poll, which also shows Barack Obama’s ratings continuing to improve, is available online.
Strong majorities for drug reform
The Economist/YouGov poll Feb 10th 2011
.THIS week’s Economist-YouGov poll contains some exciting news for devotees of the weed. A huge majority of Americans, more than two to one once don’t knows have been excluded, support the legalisation and taxation of marijuana. Even without excluding the don’t knows, a clear majority favours treating the drug equivalently to tobacco and alcohol.
.The data (see chart) reveal some interesting patterns. In every age group, more people favour than oppose legalisation. Predictably enough, the young are very strongly in favour, but babyboomers are almost as strongly so; and even those over 65 are narrowly in favour as well. Breaking the poll down by party, one finds that Republicans as well as Democrats are in favour, though the former much more narrowly so.
If our poll is right, then it can only be a matter of time before laws start to change, at least in the more liberal states. A ballot initiative that would have legalised the sale of marijuana was only narrowly defeated in California last November, possibly losing some potential supporters because the drug is already very widely available and possession is no longer treated as a crime. The full poll, which also shows Barack Obama’s ratings continuing to improve, is available online.
Idaho Medical Marijuana - Cannabis Clubs
The respected Boise State University Public Policy survey, a poll that's been conducted statewide for more than 20 years, yielded an interesting result Tuesday: 74 percent support for allowing "terminally and seriously ill patients to use and purchase marijuana for medical purposes."
Just 23 percent said "no" to medical marijuana in the statewide survey, and three percent said they didn't know, reports Betsy Z. Russell of the Spokane Spokesman-Review.
"I'm not surprised at all," said state Rep. Tom Trail (R-Moscow), who has pending legislation to legalize medical marijuana in Idaho, "because in similar states out here in the West, the results are 65 to 75 percent (in favor), as long as you focus, like we have, very narrowly on medical marijuana for folks who are in excruciating pain with long-term diseases."
Rep. Tom Trail says it's time for lawmakers to help reduce the suffering of seriously ill patients in Idaho.
The survey asked adults in 525 randomly selected Idaho households. It included cell phone as well as landline respondents, and has a margin of error of plus or minus five percent.
When it comes to dispensaries, results were evenly split. Upon being asked if Idaho "should allow the sale and manufacture of marijuana for medical purposes," 46 percent agreed and 46 percent disagreed.
The overwhelmingly favorable results on the "terminally and seriously ill" question were so startling that "we kept thinking, 'This has to be wrong,' " said Carole Nemnich, associate director of the BSU Public Policy Center.
"The substantial amount of support that we have received over the last few years of activism in the Gem State has shown us that we were correct to believe in the compassion of our neighbors," Serra Frank, founding director of Idaho Moms for Marijuana, told Toke of the Town. "Now, the Boise State University Public Policy Survey strengthens our belief and our resolve."
"Whether it is through Rep. Tom Trail's Idaho Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, or through Compassionate Idaho's Idaho Medical Choice Act, it is only a matter of time before Idahoans have a new alternative to traditional pharmaceutical medications," Frank told us.
Photo: Serra Frank
Serra Frank, Idaho Moms for Marijuana: "It is only a matter of time before Idahoans have a new alternative to traditional pharmaceutical medications"
"It is exciting to see so much change happening in my home state," Frank said. "I'm very encouraged by the wonderful people who are standing up for cannabis in Idaho."
"It's no surprise to me," agreed Theresa Knox, director of research and networking at Moms for Marijuana. "Most people, if asked on a personal level, would want others to have access to relief from suffering. This is because we're human beings who care about those who are ill or in pain, not a huge corporation whose only concern is the profit margin."
"That type of thinking has no place in health care," Knox told Toke of the Town. "Kudos, Idaho!"
The survey asked Idahoans about their views on state policy every year for two decades, but the last one was taken in 2007, as budget cuts nixed the survey for the past two years. The new survey, conducted between November 18 and January 8, is the 20th one taken.
Rep. Trail said he's working now to make sure his medical marijuana bill, HB 19, gets a hearing. The bill, called the Idaho Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, is pending in the House Health and Welfare Committee.
Neighboring Washington, Montana, Oregon and Nevada have all legalized medical cannabis, but the herb is still illegal for any purpose in Idaho, with possession -- even of traces -- classified as a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and/or a fine of up to $1,000.
Anyone under 18 caught with any amount of marijuana also loses their driver's license for a year, and possession of three ounces or more is a felony, carrying up to a five-year prison sentence and fines of up to $10,000.
Trail said his bill is modeled after a similarly restrictive measure in New Jersey. It would allow up to two ounces of cannabis per patient every 28 days.
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Friday, January 28, 2011
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Monday, January 3, 2011
HIGHTIMES.COM Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Rules Stricter than Expected
HIGHTIMES.COM Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Rules Stricter than ExpectedArizona’s Medical Marijuana Rules Stricter than Expected
by Mike Hughes
Fri, Dec 17, 2010 6:09 pm
more: headline news, arizona, medical marijuana, medical news
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Arizona may be the 15th state to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes but the rules for both patients and doctors will be among the strictest in the nation. According to the director of the Arizona Department of Health Services it is likely that only 20,000 Arizonans will qualify as medical marijuana patients under the new rules – this compared to an earlier estimate of 100,000 patients.
The State Health Services director stated at a news conference Friday, “We figured hey, if we put some true checks and balances in this system, we can actually make this a medical marijuana program and not a recreational marijuana program … For that guy in his 30s without any qualifying medical condition who is going to expect to be able to walk into a physician and get a quick recommendation by saying his shoulder’s been sore – those are people that we expect to have a bigger challenge in actually getting a qualified patient card.”
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by Mike Hughes
Fri, Dec 17, 2010 6:09 pm
more: headline news, arizona, medical marijuana, medical news
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Arizona may be the 15th state to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes but the rules for both patients and doctors will be among the strictest in the nation. According to the director of the Arizona Department of Health Services it is likely that only 20,000 Arizonans will qualify as medical marijuana patients under the new rules – this compared to an earlier estimate of 100,000 patients.
The State Health Services director stated at a news conference Friday, “We figured hey, if we put some true checks and balances in this system, we can actually make this a medical marijuana program and not a recreational marijuana program … For that guy in his 30s without any qualifying medical condition who is going to expect to be able to walk into a physician and get a quick recommendation by saying his shoulder’s been sore – those are people that we expect to have a bigger challenge in actually getting a qualified patient card.”
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