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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the nation’s largest marijuana policy reform organization called upon shoppers across the country to boycott Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., in order to protest the unjust...
Cannabis reform initiatives sweep CA ballots in 4 cities Voters of the three “Santa” cities of Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, and Santa Barbara, gave cannabis reform an early holiday gift Nov. 7 by passing local measures on election day making marijuana offenses law enforcement’s lowest priority. C... Read More >>
OAKLAND LANDMARK ? The Bulldog Coffeeshop, far right, was the second cannabis outlet to open in the city in the early days of Oaksterdam. Its name is similar to one of the first cannabis coffeeshops to open in Amsterdam in the 1970s. The OCBC relocated to
Oakland’s medical marijuana patient community welcomed its fourth dispensary with the opening of the new Harborside Health Center (HHC). The Center is nestled on the curving bank of the char... Read More >>
Everyone at the MAPS office is on pins and needles as they await a critical legal decision that may alter the future course of cannabis research and policy reform for the coming years.... Read More >>
Tommy Lee visits Oaksterdam Tommy Lee and Supernova, the band from his TV reality show, visited Oaksterdam to get tattoos and sample the local flora and fauna. Besides getting inked at the world famous Temple Tattoo, the band visited local Measure Z clubs and gardens.
We continue our expanded goal, provide a publication where patients can show their gardens, tell their story in a few words and provide inspiration to other patients an... Read More >>
SAY IT OUT LOUD ? The iconic Main Stage, where not all users stay right.
No arrests as hundreds of thousands of consumers share two days of fun, music and cannabis
The nation’s largest annual cannabis policy reform event reached its 15-year ... Read More >>
Democrats Win
The nation shifts - National votes give boost to reformers Strong results for state and local ballot initiatives, including an apparent all-time record vote in Nevada to completely end cannabis prohibition, demonstrate greater voter willingness to reconsider cannabis laws, said Rob Kampia of the Marijuana Policy Project (M... Read More >>
In the closely watched retrial of Tom “the Nurse” Juzbasic, a San Francisco jury handed a full acquittal to the local cannabis provider after seeing financial records and h ... Read More >>
Double jeopardy?
Rosenthal may face retrial after federal conviction overturned Ed Rosenthal, the grow-book guru and leading cannabis advocate who was convicted in federal court, saw his trial jury publicly denounce its own verdict, then successfully appealed his conviction earlier this year, was indicted in October on new criminal charges tha ... Read More >>
There was a festive party in San Francisco to mark th... Read More >>
MPP Report
Report details effect of Prop 215 on California The Marijuana Policy Project released the first comprehensive examination of the impact of California’s landmark medical marijuana law, Proposition 215 Ten Years Later: Medical Marijuana Goes Mainstream.
There was good news and bad news out of Colorado during this election season. The good news is that the Amendment 44 campaign, sponsored by the SAFER Voter Education Fund, pushed the cannabis issue &md... Read More >>
Statewide ID cards advance Patients and advocates have been busy lobbying their county leaders to implement the statewide medical marijuana ID card program, as required by Senate Bill 420. Read More >>
Home Grown
Record cannabis harvest for California Good weather and law enforcement’s preoccupation with large outdoor plantations made the 2006 growing season a bumper year for California.
The Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) reported record seizures, jumping from 1,134,692 plants last year to ... Read More >>
Odam History
The rise and fall of the Compassionate Caregivers The October DEA raid and closing of New Remedies medical marijuana dispensary is the latest chapter in the rise and fall of Compassionate Caregivers that first began in 2001 when Larry Kristich rented 1740 Telegraph and founded Oaksterdam’s third cannabis com... Read More >>
Recently published clinical and preclinical research on the therapeutic use of cannabis indicates that cannabinoids may curb the progression of various life-threatening diseases &mdas... Read More >>
California’s medical marijuana patients are now protected from arrest and seizure of their cannabis, thanks to a binding agreement between an advocacy group and state officials. Read More >>
Northern California
Legendary Mendo DA Norm Vroman passes on Mendocino’s cannabis friendly district attorney Norman Vroman, 69, passed away Sept. 21, 2006 just weeks before he stood for reelection as county DA.
His life was committed to liberty and the US Constitution, and his death leaves a major void in a county ... Read More >>
Measure Z
Measure Z Committee approves report The Oakland Measure Z Oversight Committee approved a report at its Nov. 9 meeting that clarifies the meaning under the law of private cannabis sales, cultivation, and possession by adults.
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