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Judge Orders California DA To Return Family’s Confiscated Life Savings

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“The San Diego District Attorney (DA) seized all of the family’s money from their bank accounts on February 2, 2016, following a raid on James Slatic’s legal medical marijuana business. Although no one has been charged with any crime, the DA used civil forfeiture laws to seize more than $55,000 from James’ personal bank account, more than $34,000 from his wife, Annette, and more than $5,600 each from their teenage daughters Lily and Penny, who had saved the money for college.  Judge Ipema’s order requires the DA to return all $100,693.85 to the Slatics.”

Read more: http://ij.org/press-release/forfeiture-victory-judge-orders-san-diego-da-return-slatic-familys-life-savings/

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Virginia Republican rep introduces bill to end federal marijuana prohibition

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“The bill seeks to remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act and resolve the existing conflict between federal and state laws over medical or recreational use of the drug. It would not legalize the sale and use of marijuana in all 50 states – it would simply allow states to make their own decisions on marijuana policy without the threat of federal interference.”

Read more: http://www.thecannabist.co/2017/03/02/federal-marijuana-prohibition-states-rights-bill/74718/

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Trump Attorney General: “Good People Don’t Smoke Marijuana”

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“But in recent years, [Jeff Sessions has] repeatedly said he views cannabis to be a dangerous substance and has decried efforts to legalize it.  During confirmation hearings for the current attorney general, Loretta Lynch, Sessions grilled her about pot legalization and seemed reassured to hear that she wasn’t in favor of it.  The Alabama senator also took part in a forum in which he expressed anger and frustration at the decision of the Obama administration not to enforce federal bans on marijuana in Colorado and other places that had legalized it. During the gathering, he was quoted as saying, ‘Good people don’t smoke marijuana.'”

http://www.westword.com/news/ag-nom-jeff-sessions-thought-kkk-was-okay-until-he-learned-they-smoked-pot-8515997

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Nasdaq rejects pot startup MassRoots

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“MassRoots, a social networking platform for cannabis users, said Tuesday that Nasdaq has rejected its request to trade shares on the exchange.  The Denver-based startup had hoped to become the first cannabis company to be listed on Nasdaq.  Nasdaq determined that listing the company could have been seen as aiding the distribution of an illegal substance, MassRoots said.  Isaac Dietrich, a co-founder of MassRoots, said the decision sets a ‘dangerous precedent’ that will prevent other legal marijuana companies from getting listed on national stock exchanges.”

http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/24/smallbusiness/massroots-nasdaq/

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2015 News Stories You Should Have Heard About, But Probably Didn’t

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“In 2015, the iron fist of power clamped down on humanity, from warfare to terrorism (I repeat myself) to surveillance, police brutality, and corporate hegemony. The environment was repeatedly decimated, the health of citizens was constantly put at risk, and the justice system and media alike were perverted to serve the interests of the powers that be.  However, while 2015 was discouraging for more reasons than most of us can count, many of the year’s most underreported stories evidence not only a widespread pattern that explicitly reveals the nature of power, but pushback from human beings worldwide on a path toward a better world.”

http://theantimedia.org/15-news-stories-from-2015-you-should-have-heard-about-but-probably-didnt/

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Oklahoma man faces life in prison for selling legal Colorado marijuana

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“An Oklahoma man faces a possible life sentence after he allegedly sold 4 grams of marijuana to a pair of confidential informants working with police in the city of Enid, an hour and a half drive north of Oklahoma City. Bourbonais was arraigned last week and faces charges of possession with intent to distribute within 2,000 feet of a school, two counts of distribution of a controlled substance and a misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia.  Because of his rap sheet, he faces 12 years to life in prison — a stunning sentence for an amount of marijuana that would have been legal in Colorado, which shares a border with Oklahoma.”

http://fusion.net/story/132914/oklahoma-man-faces-life-in-prison-for-less-than-an-ounce-of-marijuana/

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Kansas Couple SWAT Raided After Tea Was Mistaken for Marijuana

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“U.S. District Judge John Lungstrum said police acted legally and reasonably in planning and conducting the fruitless raid on the home of Robert and Adlynn Harte, former CIA employees whose children were 7 and 13 at the time. The family was held at gunpoint for two and a half hours while Johnson County sheriff’s deputies went through the house, after which they gave the Hartes a receipt saying ‘no items taken’ in lieu of an apology. Because the cops refused to say why they thought the Hartes were growing marijuana, the couple spent a year and $25,000 in legal fees to get a look at the affidavit supporting the search warrant.”

https://reason.com/blog/2015/12/22/couple-whose-tea-was-mistaken-for-mariju

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Colombian president signs decree to legalise medical marijuana

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“Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos has signed a decree legalizing the growing and sale of marijuana for medical purposes, a dramatic shift in a country long identified with US-backed policies to stamp out drug crops.  Santos said the new regulatory framework was long overdue given that Colombians had been consuming marijuana and marijuana-based products in a legal void for years.  Conservative critics in Colombia and abroad see Santos’s drive to reform drug policy, including a decision earlier this year to end a two-decade-old campaign of spraying illegal coca crops with herbicides, as a sign that the government’s resolve is weakening.”

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/22/colombia-president-legalise-medical-marijuana

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Italy’s army bringing down the cost of medical marijuana

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“In a heavily-guarded lab in Florence, many hundreds of a new type of marijuana plant are being grown. It’s part of the Italian army’s latest mission, to grow medical grade cannabis for the nation.  General Giocondo Santoni directs the business unit at the military pharmaceutical facility in Florence.  ‘We expect to make this drug available by the end of this year in a quantity of about 100 kilos (220 lbs), which is double the amount that we are currently importing from the Netherlands.’  Italy legalised the use of medical marijuana in 2007, meaning patients suffering from cancer, sclerosis and chronic pain have relied on the plant for relief.  For 25ml of cannabis oil, it can cost more than 400 euros per month.”

http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/29/italy-s-army-bringing-down-the-cost-of-getting-high-on-medical-marijuana/

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Santa Ana Police want video of them stealing marijuana suppressed

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“The three Santa Ana police officers who raided a medical marijuana dispensary earlier this year and were caught on camera stealing pot and degrading a disabled woman have filed a lawsuit to block the video’s use in the trial against them. The Orange County Register reported on August 4 that the police, who remain unidentified but can be seen here, believed they had disabled all of the security cameras and had a reasonable expectation of privacy.  This particular shop, Sky High, was under suspicion of operating without a permit, because in many the United States you must have permission from the government to engage in commerce to make a living.”

http://www.examiner.com/article/santa-ana-police-want-video-of-them-stealing-marijuana-suppressed

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