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San Diego – A View From the Beach

 Source  January 7, 2010  2 Comments on San Diego – A View From the Beach

Occasionally news in San Diego affects us at the beach. Here are a few recent headlines of interest to sand crabs, seagulls and smoldering fire pits:

Lawyers Group Honors Judge Boycotted by DA Dumanis

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in town pushing for jobs

City Council declines endorsement of medical marijuana regulations

Court upholds San Diego School District’s right to assure that school construction jobs will employ local residents

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Is there a medical marijuana patient in the San Diego DA’s office?

 Source  November 18, 2009  1 Comment on Is there a medical marijuana patient in the San Diego DA’s office?

By Eugene Davidovich

Medical cannabis, although legal to use in California, is not as easy to obtain as some may think. Unlike doctor prescribed medication which is readily available at the local pharmacy, medical cannabis is neither recommended nor prescribed, and therefore isn’t available for purchase as a prescription. It requires a different distribution and production method.

To achieve medical grade and maximum therapeutic efficacy, cannabis must be carefully cultivated under strict lighting, watering, and maintenance schedules. Medical cultivation requires both expertise in cultivation and hefty equipment setup costs.

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83% in poll believe marijuna should be legalized

 Frank Gormlie  November 11, 2009  21 Comments on 8321 in poll believe marijuna should be legalized

OCEAN BEACH, CA. We did a poll recently, asking our readers what should be done about marijuana. The vast majority – 83% – believe the herb should be legalized in some way or form. Another 6% voted for the status quo – limiting sales to people with prescriptions through licensed dispensaries.

Only 6% stated that it should be kept illegal and that we should “build more jails.” Another 6% admitted that they were “too stoned to care.”

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Obama Administration to ease Federal marijuana prosecutions

 Source  October 19, 2009  6 Comments on Obama Administration to ease Federal marijuana prosecutions

WASHINGTON — 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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Two Local OBceans on Medical Marijuana Task Force

 Source  October 17, 2009  1 Comment on Two Local OBceans on Medical Marijuana Task Force

Two local OB residents are sitting on the newly-appointed and created Medical Marijuana Task Force. OB Business owner David Martin and Larry Sweet, a medical marijuana patient from Ocean Beach were both appointed to the 11-member Task Force by the San Diego City Council.

The Task Force has been charged, as its first order of business, to provide land use and zoning recommendations for the medicinal marijuana collectives by January 2010.

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Much marijuana ado about nothing

 Source  October 5, 2009  15 Comments on Much marijuana ado about nothing

by Arthur Salm / San Diego News Network / October 5, 2009
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Somewhere, a dog has bitten a man. And from the desk where I write, I can — by leaning back a little and looking around the orange tree – report that the sun has risen in the east.

Not only that:

Some of the local establishments that have been authorized to dispense marijuana for medical reasons may have been dispensing marijuana to individuals who may have partaken of the substance for non-medical reasons. Worse, the establishments may have dispensed the aforementioned substance with full knowledge, or at least, a pretty damn good idea that their customers intended to go straight home and crank up “Dark Side of the Moon,” and don’t even pretend that you don’t know what I mean.

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City Beat: Dispensaries raided for acting like for-profit businesses

 Source  September 10, 2009  9 Comments on City Beat: Dispensaries raided for acting like for-profit businesses

The police raids on numerous San Diego County medical marijuana dispensaries that took place throughout the afternoon are the culmination of a five-month investigation, CityBeat has learned. A law enforcement source close to the operation and familiar with the details told CityBeat the investigation revealed that many of the marijuana collectives and co-ops were functioning as for-profit businesses, and thus lost the protection granted to them by voters under Proposition 215 in 1996.

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Court in San Diego Medical Marijuana Case Denies Valid Request for Dismissal

 Source  September 4, 2009  17 Comments on Court in San Diego Medical Marijuana Case Denies Valid Request for Dismissal

SAN DIEGO – A San Diego County Superior Court today denied medical marijuana patient Donna Lambert’s request for dismissal. Ms. Lambert’s supporters urged District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis not to pursue the case, to uphold the state’s medical marijuana laws and to turn law enforcement’s attention to matters of public safety not politics.

“I’m disappointed at today’s ruling, but I am resolved to fight this egregious case against me,” said Ms. Lambert, who faces seven felony counts for providing medical marijuana to another qualified patient.

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If Pot Prevented Cancer You Would Have Read About It, Right?

 Source  August 17, 2009  0 Comments on If Pot Prevented Cancer You Would Have Read About It, Right?

Two just published studies assessing adults’ risk of cancer have reported wildly divergent, and fairly extraordinary, outcomes. One study you may have read about. The other has been ignored entirely by the mainstream media. But no doubt the results of both will surprise you.

First, the study you may have heard of. …

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OB Community Bulletin Board – Aug 3rd – 9th

 Staff  August 3, 2009  18 Comments on OB Community Bulletin Board – Aug 3rd – 9th

OCEAN BEACH, CA. This is the latest OB Community Bulletin Board. If you have any news, commentary, info, or advice you’d like to share, simply post it in the comments section.

In the meantime, we’re start it out with the following newsy bits.

HOOPERS’ TRIAL SET FOR SEPTEMBER …

4th MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY TO OPEN IN OB – …

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San Diego Still a ‘Bad Trip’ for Medicinal Marijuana Users

 Source  July 9, 2009  5 Comments on San Diego Still a ‘Bad Trip’ for Medicinal Marijuana Users

by Will Carless / Voice of San Diego

In theory, life should be getting easier for San Diegans who want to buy, grow, sell, transport or smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes.

Last year, California Attorney General Jerry Brown issued long-awaited guidelines aimed at clarifying the state’s laws on medicinal marijuana. …

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US Supreme Court Upholds Medicinal Marijuana – Throws Out San Diego County’s Appeal

 Source  May 18, 2009  10 Comments on US Supreme Court Upholds Medicinal Marijuana – Throws Out San Diego County’s Appeal

A major victory was scored Monday, May 18th, by medicinal marijuana advocates at the US Supreme Court. The Supreme Court refused to hear our very own San Diego County government’s attempt not to have to issue medicinal marijuana identification cards.

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