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A bill which would legalize marijuana for medical purposes in Alabama is coming back before the Legislature in 2010.
State Rep. Patricia Todd (D-Birmingham) in mid-February is introducing an as-yet unnumbered 13-page bill that outlines ways cannabis could be used for medical purposes in the state, according to spokesperson Loretta Nall of Alabamians for Compassionate Care.
AMA Calls for Review of Medical Marijuans Legal Status
AMA Calls for Review of Medical Marijuans Legal Status New Policy Marks Historic Shift From Prior Stance
HOUSTON, TEXAS — In a move considered historic by supporters of medical marijuana, the American Medical Association’s House of Delegates today adopted a new policy position calling for the review of marijuana’s status as a Schedule I drug in the federal Controlled Substances Act. The old language in Policy H-95.952 had previously recommended that “marijuana be retained in Schedule I,” which groups marijuana with drugs such as heroin, LSD and PCP that are deemed to have no accepted medical uses and to be unsafe for use even under medical supervision.
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Oakland ballot measures pass easily
Oakland ballot measures pass easily OAKLAND, CALIF. -- Oakland voters overwhelmingly approved four ballot measures in an unusual mail-only election Tuesday that sought to ease the city's tight budget situation.
At Coffeeshop Blue Sky on 17th Street in Oakland, patrons can buy lemon
bars filled with 10 doses of cannabis hash with a recommendation from a
doctor. Get there fast. The "edibles" here fly off the shelves.
Walk over to the Patient ID Center, and you can buy commercial machines
that can trim the leaves off of cannabis quicker than you could do with
scissors.
And over at Club Z, members of the underground club don't need
prescriptions and are sampling the varieties of pot before they buy.
People may be debating legalizing marijuana in other parts of the state
and nation. But here in the nine-block cannabis district of Oakland
known as Oaksterdam, it's hard to argue that it's not here already.
"At this point, dude, seriously, let's just face the fact that
everybody is smoking," said Jaime Galindo, who gave a reporter a tour
of Club Z. "Bus drivers, cops - your grandma."
Hopenet - 1st Hopenet S.F. takes the first place prize in this year's competition.
Hopenet continues to raise the bar for California’s medical marijuana
industry, in a business environment where “patients” and “compassion”
is supposed to be the main focus few can honestly live up to that
standard.
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Patients Against Pain - 2nd
Patients Against Pain - 2nd Patients Against Pain takes the second place prize in this year's competition. When Patients Against Pain opened in May,2006 owner Arthur made sure that the medicine they provided was high quality at low cost. Located in Hollywood where dispensary “competition” and presentation seems to be the overwhelming emphasis Arthur saw things from a different perspective, which is that patients shouldn’t have to be used as pawns in the interest of profit, patients should be utilizing dispensaries. Read More >>
Grass Roots - 3rd
Grass Roots - 3rd Grass Roots takes the third place prize in this year's competition.
If you are looking for a more laid back low key environment with high quality medicine at a low cost stop by Grass Roots on Post St. in San Francisco. Open since March 2005 the Grass Roots team has been a beneficial addition to their neighborhood and the community. When they received their state license they were not opposed by one single neighbor or city official, three years later they can proudly say zero complaints. Recently the staff at Grass Roots got to celebrate their third birthday, and it’s been three years well spent, every visit that Oaksterdam News has taken to Grass Roots every passing year has gotten progressively better and better.
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California Herbal Remedies - 4th
California Herbal Remedies - 4th California Herbal Remedies takes the fourth place prize in this year's competition.
California Herbal Remedies in Los Angeles, California is one of the main contenders for the southern California area. Open since January, 2007, this younger generation of cannabis supporters who are taking what they have to offer patients to the next level through the quality of their medicine and professionalism.
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La Brea Collective - 5th
La Brea Collective - 5th La Brea Collective takes the fifth place prize in this year's competition.
In the heart of L.A. just minutes from Hollywood and Downtown a hidden gem...LBC. Enter: La Brea, a two story collective including a full concentrate bar where flowers can be purchased, along with medicated health shakes and such. At the entrance, friendly security stand awaiting to open the doors to a mellow yellow painted establishment decorated with tapestries. The bottom floor is designated for flowers offering some of Cali’s finest of strains. Upstairs, La Brea’s very own Hash bar, stools, lounge couches, and all.
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Greenway - 6th
Greenway - 6th Greenway takes the sixth place prize in this year's competition.
The road to accessible quality medicine for cannabis patients from Santa Cruz and surrounding areas has been a long and arduous journey. For almost the first ten years of prop 215 being passed there were no dispensaries in Santa Cruz County due to the strict limitations and apprehensive landlords unwilling to lease their properties to those who wished to open dispensaries. Lisa Molyneux realized the struggle her neighboring patients had to go through to legally obtain their meds. Traveling as far as Oakland, San Francisco, and Sacramento to get the medicine they needed, it occurred to Lisa that Santa Cruz deserved their own dispensary. She worked with county officials for more than a year until she received the proper permits to open Greenway Compassionate Relief in September of 2005, and the rest is history.
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Sanctuary - 7th
Sanctuary - 7th Sanctuary takes the seventh place prize in this year's competition.
Sanctuary’s trademark slogan “ on earth as it is in heaven” is truly the perfect way to define this patient oriented, patient owned co-op. Located in San Francisco’s famous Tenderloin, Sanctuary is not just a business revitalizing a neighborhood, it is also a community out reach. Sponsoring groups such as AIDS Housing Alliance, donating to Veterans Affairs, Neighborhood Watch Association, as well as offering assistance to low-income and terminally ill patients. High quality medicine, a relaxed environment, and welcoming staff is a pale description of what sanctuary has to offer.
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Canna Care - 8th
Canna Care - 8th Canna Care takes the eighth place prize in this year's competition.
Representing our states capital for the top ten is Canna Care. Compassionate is not the only word that comes to mind when describing owners Brian and Lanette Davies. Involved, dedicated, activists would be a more accurate description. This dispensary is not just providing medicine they have created an outlet for their patients to get involved and protect their rights.
D&M Compassion Center - 9th D&M Compassion Center takes the ninth lace prize in this year's competition.
When lifelong friends Dave and Matt opened the doors to D&M Compassion Center they opened with the intention of “Helping people help themselves.” Dissatisfied with the impersonal experiences they had at other dispensaries, not to mention the far distances they had to travel to obtain their medication, they were inspired to help themselves and others in the process by opening their own dispensary.
The Green Door - 10th The Green Door takes the tenth place prize in this year's competition.
The Green Door first got their start in Oakland, California back in 2003, and were unjustly forced out of the city due to the influence from a former city manager, undeterred in November of 2004 made they move across the bay to San Francisco. And it turned out to be a move for the better for The Green Door, immediately they became involved with Friends of Urban Forest and planted the trees that still line their street.
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Green Earth - 11th
Green Earth - 11th Green Earth takes the eleventh place prize in this year's competition.
Green Earth Collective is conveniently located in the center of four different freeways the I-5, the 134, 2 & 110. Green Earth provides easy access & plenty of room for parking. GEC creates a hip atmosphere with framed photographs of friend musicians like Peter Tosh.
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Oakland -- If chess is a game of intense concentration, playing while stoned usually wouldn't be considered an advantage. Ah, but using chess pieces fashioned in the shape of marijuana leaves, bongs, fat reefers and hookas; now that just might distract an opponent.
What is Oaksterdam From the ruminations of the Ambassador of Oaksterdam:
1.It is a state of mind. Intangible, yet iconic. It is an understanding of the cannabis culture that exists at the confluence of Oakland and Amsterdam, sister cities.
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Jahn -Rasta - Martinez
Jahn -Rasta - Martinez Rest in Peace
On March 22, the world lost Jahn ‘Rasta’ Perez. He was a beloved friend to all of those that he touched. He was a fierce ally in the medical marijuana game and served patients daily at California Herbal Remedies in East LA.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration will not seek to arrest
medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state
laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors
Monday.
Two Justice Department officials described the new policy to The
Associated Press, saying prosecutors will be told it is not a good use
of their time to arrest people who use or provide medical marijuana in
strict compliance with state laws.
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Cannabis - Long-term effects
The smoking of Cannabis is the most harmful method of consumption,
since the inhalation of smoke from organic materials such as Cannabis,
tobacco, and rolling papers can cause various health problems.
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Passage Sets Up First-Ever House Floor Vote on Medical Marijuana
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA -- The House version of Minnesota's medical marijuana bill, H.F. 292, now moves to the House floor after clearing its final committee last night, passing the Ways and Means Committee, 10 to 8. Companion legislation has already passed the Senate.
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Aprueba el Senado dosis personal de droga y ley de combate al narcomenudeo
El Senado aprobó en comisiones el dictamen de combate al narcomenudeo, que legaliza el consumo de hasta 5 gramos de mariguana, sin penalización.
Jueves 23/04/2009 Ciudad de México.- Esta noche la Cámara de Senadores aprobó el dictamen de la iniciativa de ley para combatir el narcomenudeo, que permite la portación de dosis mínimas de drogas, marihuana, cocaína y cristal, entre otras.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With President Obama leaving for talks with Mexican
President Felipe Calderon on Thursday, marijuana policy reformers are
wondering if the role of U.S. marijuana laws in subsidizing vicious
Mexican drug gangs will get the serious attention that Mexico's
ambassador to the U.S. recently said it deserves. Obama's visit comes
immediately after Mexico's Congress held a historic debate on ending
marijuana prohibition.
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Sometimes change comes quickly: a warm day announces the end of winter
and the start of spring . the World economy washes out years of
illusionary profit and prosperity within a few short months . climate
change moves from science fiction to scientific certainty. Sometimes change, however well-intended, occurs slowly. Read More >>
Welcome Back!
Welcome Back! Here I am folks, once again like in all my endeavors, my objectives have been accomplished. At over six hundred visited cannabis dispensaries throughout the state...
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Cannabis University Turns Out Freedom Fighters
Cannabis University Turns Out Freedom Fighters Welcome to Oaksterdam University, a new trade school where higher education takes on a whole new meaning. The school prepares people for jobs in California’s thriving medical marijuana industry.
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Debunking the Hemp Conspiracy Theory
Debunking the Hemp Conspiracy Theory Scratch a pothead and ask them why marijuana is outlawed, and there’s a good chance you’ll get some version of the “hemp conspiracy” theory. Federal pot prohibition, the story goes, resulted from a plot by the Hearst and DuPont business empires to squelch hemp as a possible competitor to wood-pulp paper and nylon.
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On 19th & Jefferson around the corner from the heart of Oaksterdam, resides a lovely lady by the name of Pat Hildago. “I’m here to make a living not a killing.” states Pat...
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Second Largest Doctors Group Supports Medical Marijuana
Second Largest Doctors Group Supports Medical Marijuana 124,000-Member American College of Physicians Urges Review of Marijuana’s Legal Status, End to Federal Prosecutions CONTACT: Bruce Mirken, MPP director of communications, 202-215-4205 or 415-668-6403 WASHINGTON, D.C.
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The Wires War on the Drug War
The Wires War on the Drug War We write a television show. Measured against more thoughtful and meaningful occupations, this is not the best seat from which to argue public policy or social justice.
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Unfortunately I will not be supporting your efforts to make marijuana legal alternative medicine
Unfortunately I will not be supporting your efforts to make marijuana legal alternative medicine The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted on a resolution last week condemning the Drug Enforcement Administration for the threatening letters that were sent to the landlords of medical cannabis dispensaries all across California; personally, I’ve got to hand it to the DEA, those sneaky rascals finally conjured up an effective inexpensive plan to rid California of many of its “distribution centers”, their term for what rational and compassionate people call “medical cannabis dispensaries” but what’s in a name, right?
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Volume 4 
The Men's Wearhouse George Zimmer
A bill which would legalize marijuana for medical purposes in Alabama is coming back before the Legislature in 2010.
New Policy Marks Historic Shift From Prior Stance
Hopenet S.F. takes the first place prize in this year's competition.
Grass Roots takes the third place prize in this year's competition.
California Herbal Remedies takes the fourth place prize in this year's competition.
La Brea Collective takes the fifth place prize in this year's competition.
Greenway takes the sixth place prize in this year's competition.
Canna Care takes the eighth place prize in this year's competition.
D&M Compassion Center 
The Green Door 
Green Earth takes the eleventh place prize in this year's competition.
Oakland -- If chess is a game of intense concentration, playing while stoned usually wouldn't be considered an advantage. Ah, but using chess pieces fashioned in the shape of marijuana leaves, bongs, fat reefers and hookas; now that just might distract an opponent.
From the ruminations of the Ambassador of Oaksterdam:
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