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News, Legalization Nation, Sep 29, 2010
Government Plane Circling Bay Area Pot Farms

East Bay residents complain of regular overflights from plane that apparently works for feds.
- by David Downs
- Tags: Legalization Nation, Drug Enforcement Administration, Oakland International Airport, Rosemary Barnes, Prop 19

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Blogs, Legalization Nation, Sep 28, 2010
Daily Roundup: Stoners Against Legalization Team Up With Ex-Crackhead Priest
- by David Downs
- Tags: Legalization, Proposition 19, legalization, stoners, medical marijuana, cannabis, President Obama, Drug Enforcement Administration, International Cannabis and Hemp Expo

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News, Legalization Nation, Aug 18, 2010
Fate of Oakland Cannabis Farmers May Lie with Neighbors

Plus the California Chamber of Commerce spreads falsehoods about Proposition 19.
- by David Downs
- Tags: Legalization Nation, medical marijuana, cannabis, legalization, Arturo Sanchez, Drug Enforcement Administration, Jeff Wilcox, George Soros, Proposition 19, Proposition 5, California Chamber of Commerce, James Wheaton, SaveCalifornia.com, Vision to America, Joseph McNamara, Pete Dunbar, Field Poll

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News, Legalization Nation, May 12, 2010
State to Get $100 Million in Pot Taxes

That's California's take for this year. Plus, Obama plans to spend $15 billion on drug prohibition, rivaling Bush. And the interview with Russ Jones concludes.
- by David Downs
- Tags: Legalization Nation, Board of Equalization, Anita Gore, President Obama, drug czar, Gil Kerlikowske, War on Drugs, National Drug Control Strategy, George W. Bush, Russ Jones, Drug Enforcement Administration, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Joe Biden, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Bill Bennett, Barry McCaffrey, AIDS, DARE, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

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Blogs, Legalization Nation, May 6, 2010
Leaked: Obama To Spend $15.5 Billion on Drug Prohibition, Similar to Bush
- by David Downs
- Tags: Law Enforcement & Crime, Gil Kerlikowske, War on Drugs, President Obama, George W. Bush, National Drug Control Strategy, Russ Jones, Drug Enforcement Administration, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Drug Czar, Joe Biden, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Bill Bennett, Barry McCaffrey, D.A.R.E., needle exchanges, AIDS

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News, Oct 29, 2008
Taking Another Hit of Marijuana

After a judge voided the 2004 election results of Measure R, Berkeley's controversial medical pot initiative is back on the ballot as Measure JJ.
- by Ling Ma
- Tags: News, Measure R, Measure JJ, medical marijuana, James Anthony, Patients Access to Medical Cannabis Act, Judge Winifred Smith, Linda Maio, Gordon Wozniak, Kriss Worthington, Americans for Safe Access, Drug Enforcement Administration, Berkeley Patients Group

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The LA City council sics the DEA on pot clubs, as operators counter-attack the new dispensary ban.

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Activists slog through a Kafka-esque, bureaucratic nightmare to re-schedule pot.

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The feds detain Richard Lee and raid his respected medical pot businesses in a brazen move that may backfire.

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Legal funds and protests are countering the federal demagoguery.

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The Obama administration does an about-face and launches a full-frontal assault on medical cannabis.

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A new collective is trying to sell sustainable, organically grown marijuana, but patients are hooked on indoor weed that wastes energy and pollutes the planet.

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Generic cannabis pills planned for wide use.

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The battle between Ziggy Marley's new comic book hero and the "Pharma-Con" biker droid debuts April 20.

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And SPARC receives an unprecedented international award.

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The city has been blocked from permitting large pot farms, but small, illegal grows are sparking fires and posing threats to public health and safety.

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And Oakland City Councilwoman Desley Brooks says city will move forward on large cannabis farms.

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The business of medical cannabis is definitely an East Bay growth industry in 2011.

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East Bay residents complain of regular overflights from plane that apparently works for feds.

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Plus the California Chamber of Commerce spreads falsehoods about Proposition 19.

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That's California's take for this year. Plus, Obama plans to spend $15 billion on drug prohibition, rivaling Bush. And the interview with Russ Jones concludes.

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After a judge voided the 2004 election results of Measure R, Berkeley's controversial medical pot initiative is back on the ballot as Measure JJ.

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