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Medical marijuana brings relief for sick kids in Michigan but the treatment is controversial

Submitted by jwentz on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 12:46pm
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Paul Egan

Rebecca Brown says she tried every prescription drug she could find to control the frequent seizures her son suffered because of a severe form of epilepsy.

When nothing worked consistently, and the drugs and special diet caused kidney stones and pancreas problems as side effects, the Oakland County woman turned to medical marijuana.

Now, Cooper Brown, 14, is one of 44 Michigan residents younger than 18 with a medical marijuana card. His mom says his seizures have dropped off dramatically since he started using it early this year. Read more »

Response to 134-Ton Pot Bust in Mexico: Mass Murder?

Submitted by Jacob Hunter on Wed, 10/27/2010 - 4:48pm
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By. Marijuana Policy Project, Opposing Views
 
On Sunday, masked gunmen executed 13 people in a drug rehabilitation center in Tijuana, Mexico, just across the border from San Diego.
 
Authorities now think these grisly murders may have been in retaliation for the massive marijuana bust that occurred there last week.
 
Whether the victims were actually involved in the seizure of 134 tons of marijuana destined for the U.S. is unknown, but in the end it makes no difference. It is clear that the tactics of marijuana prohibition are ineffective at producing anything besides shattered lives and dead bodies. Yet stories such as this are rarely heard in the debate for marijuana reform here in the U.S., despite the fact that it is our market for illicit substances that gives cartels the power to wage war on each other and the rest of society. Read more »

Mexico seizes 105 tons of marijuana in Tijuana. Does it matter?

Submitted by Jacob Hunter on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 4:14pm
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It is another big coup in Mexico: more than 105 tons of marijuana confiscated in Tijuana this week.
 
With 15,000 packets counted, all found during raids in various houses in at least three neighborhoods around the border city, Mexico's national security spokesman Alejandro Poire Tuesday called it “the largest seizure in the country's history of marijuana prepared and packed for sale and distribution.”
 
But will this make a dent in the bi-national effort to stem the power of drug trafficking organizations in Mexico?
 
Probably not. Read more »

Cops' 400 Pot Plants Turn Out to Be Horsemint

Submitted by Jacob Hunter on Tue, 05/25/2010 - 10:48am
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the war on drugs is a war on... Horsemint?By. Max Read, Gawker.com
 
Cops in Corpus Christi, who are clearly very well-intentioned but maybe not the sharpest tools in the police shed, seized some 400 marijuana plants from a city park. Only, they were not marijuana, so much as, "horsemint."
 
A "teen riding his bike through Waldron Park" gave the Corpus Christi police a call on Friday night to alert them to all the marijuana plants that were growing there. And the police, ever the responsive, civic-minded public servants, showed up very quickly and "hauled away 300-400 medium-sized plants," stopping because it became too dark. Only:
 
However, after spending more than an hour removing and tagging the hundreds of plants, then hauling it all down the police department downtown, testing revealed that none of it was marijuana at all.
 
According to local news station KRIST KRIS, the plants were, in fact, a common weed called "horsemint." Read more »

Egypt's Pot Problem? A Marijuana Shortage

Submitted by Jacob Hunter on Wed, 05/05/2010 - 9:48pm
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By. ABC's Lama Hasan
 
Forget about the economic crisis, deficits, debts and country bail outs, Egypt is facing a huge problem of its own. A marijuana problem. And it’s not what you’re thinking.
 
In a country where smoking the drug is part of everyday life for many here, a shortage of the stuff is a problem and it’s one that some are calling ‘’unprecedented.’’ The hash shortage is not due to consumers smoking the country’s stash up and bleeding it dry, it’s thanks to the vigilance of the interior ministry’s anti narcotics squad.
 
In March this year, the agency trumpeted a seven and a half ton seizure. And they’re not stopping there, Egyptian authorities are also arresting the head honchos of the drug trade making it more difficult to spread marijuana on the streets. So, what does this mean for the dealers who can get their hands on the drug and consumers? A hike in prices. The cost of eight to twelve grams has more than doubled this year. Read more »

ACLU to city: Give resident his medical pot back

Submitted by Jacob Hunter on Thu, 02/18/2010 - 4:56pm
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By Jeremy Carroll

ROYAL OAK — The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has asked that Royal Oak officials return marijuana they say was illegally seized from a Royal Oak man, and end the practice of seizing medical marijuana in general.

The Royal Oak Police Department seized 7 grams of marijuana from resident Christopher Frizzo, 46, following a traffic stop Jan. 11 in the city. Frizzo, who has multiple sclerosis and is a registered medical marijuana patient, told officers about the marijuana when he was pulled over at Woodward and 12 Mile, and showed them his marijuana patient card.

Frizzo does not have a caregiver, and told an officer he did not grow the pot himself. Frizzo was told by an officer it was illegal for him to obtain marijuana from someone outside of himself or a registered caregiver, and it was seized, the ACLU said.

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Seizures don't cut drug crime

Submitted by Ellis Worthington on Fri, 09/11/2009 - 6:23am
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The Victoria Times Colonist
September 11, 2009

Police deserve full credit for their work in a two-year drug investigation that has resulted in eight arrests and the seizure of significant quantities of drugs, money and a handgun.

However, we note once again that expecting any real progress on drug-related crime through the efforts of police -- no matter how skilled or how many resources are dedicated to the task -- is foolish.

The RCMP's Island drug unit spent more than a year tracking a group of men bringing cocaine and other drugs to this region in large quantities. They maintained surveillance, used undercover operations and won court approval for wiretaps. The results, by enforcement standards, were a success. Arrests were made and drugs were seized. Read more »

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