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As state law enforcement played whack-a-mole with illegal marijuana fields, local communities protested the "invading army."

SACRAMENTO - Alarmed that unlicensed cannabis sellers continue to dominate California's pot market, state lawmakers are moving toward imposing steep new fines on businesses that provide building space, advertising platforms and other aid to illicit operations.

SAN FRANCISCO - As the novel coronavirus rages on, few industries have experienced quite as many highs and lows as California's cannabis industr= y.

SAN FRANCISCO - As the novel coronavirus rages on, few industries have experienced quite as many highs and lows as California's cannabis industr= y.

Letters

Beer sales worked at Fresno State games, so how about pot at campus poetry readings? I was pleased to read that the (Fresno State) athletic department benefited financially from beer sales at their games. We all know beer and sports go nicely together. Perhaps the other departments at Fresno State should take their cues from this, but instead of serving beer, sell cannabis. It's legal (semi) now and probably just as profitable.

To the editor: The three letters you published in "California moves into its marijuana future on Jan. 1. Some readers are not eager to make the leap" stated the following concerns about marijuana use, most of which apply equally to alcohol.

To the editor: For far too long, our poor, working class and communities of color have been suffering due to unjust criminal persecution for minor offenses like possession of marijuana.

Just when I thought Fresno City Councilman Garry Bredefeld couldn't appear more ignorant and stupid, he proves me wrong with his half-page, anti-marijuana diatribe in Sunday's Bee.

President Richard Nixon did not see the slaughter of innocents when he launched the "War on Drugs." Of course, his staff thought he did it to punish hippies, anti-war protesters and blacks. Politicians invent wars as diversionary tactics when they choose not to take care of their citizens. They will even tell lies to do so. See Vietnam's "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution" and Iraq's "weapons of mass destruction."

I just heard Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer on the news discussing our gang problem, killings and crime in Fresno. He then mentioned marijuana as the drug gangs use. That might be true, but why do we rarely hear about the huge methamphetamine problem in Fresno from Chief Dyer, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims and the local media?

Editor: Decades of cannabis prohibitionist lies, half-truths and propaganda ("Vote No for a Safer Community," Oct. 20, 2016), today, is one of the reasons cannabis (marijuana) prohibition is about to end. Colorado voters heard it all before and voted.

I was pleased to read the CN&R's endorsement of Prop. 64, legalizing cannabis (marijuana). While polls predicting election results regarding cannabis seem to indicate it will pass, one poll is spot-on that voters can count on. In Colorado, every subsequent poll indicates citizens continue supporting the end of cannabis prohibition. There is every reason to believe when California citizens end cannabis prohibition, you will not look back with regret either.

Opinions

This month, Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, introduced legislation to change the spelling of "marihuana" in the 1970 Controlled Substances Act to "marijuana" - and then to drop the word altogether from the federal list of "controlled substances" - that is, illegal drugs. Removing the marijuana prohibition from federal law is just the warm-up act to the bill's primary goal: to end a counterproductive war on drugs. It's past time to reform drug laws that have ruined lives and devastated communities.

In advance of the legalization of recreational marijuana sales on Jan. 1, there have been lots of debates over the details of the cannabis business. How many feet should pot shops be from schools or daycare centers? How many acres may a marijuana farmer cultivate? Who should be eligible for a license to sell and who shouldn't?

There's hardly a more receptive or captive audience for marketing an intoxicant than the beleaguered commuters crowded onto a rush-hour Muni bus (except perhaps the ones packed onto a rush-hour BART train). But unlike many of the dopey regulations proliferating ahead of California's legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes in 2018, Muni's decision to ban cannabis advertising makes sense.

Demonized for decades, marijuana remains controversial even on the brink of its statewide legalization - and even in pot-friendly strongholds such as San Francisco. The city is one of many still debating local regulations that will either embrace an overdue retreat from the drug war or effectively prolong the failed policy at the neighborhood level.

Links

The AmbitiousAddict encourages communication, debate and cooperation among the world's responsible drug users. It does this through forums, volunteerism and the publication of users' works.

Materials relating to the California Compassionate Use Act of 1996.

The California Narcotic Officers' Association is a non-profit, corporation dedicated to providing high quality training for law enforcement professionals.

Homepage of Chris Conrad, author, museum curator and court-qualified expert covering all aspects of hemp, cannabis, and medical marijuana

Stop The Federal Assault On Patients, Clinics & Providers! Let Federal Juries Hear All The Facts Before They Decide A Medical Marijuana Case

The Drug Policy Forum of California has an Email discussion list dedicated to planning and discussing strategy for drug policy reform within California.

Hemp Evolution is dedicated to the relegalization of one of nature's most beneficial plants.

THE KUBBY FILES: News and video feed from the world of cannabis.

Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Centers specializes in providing medical marijuana recommendations, detailed treatment plans, patient verifications, ID cards and full medical support for all patients in a safe and supportive environment. We here at MMEC are dedicated to providing you with excellent service. We offer Verification Services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our physicians are compassionate and knowledgeable, and are experts in the field of medical marijuana.

Orange County NORML located in Irvine, California, is a chapter of The NORML Foundation, a sister organization to NORML. We are a nonprofit foundation established in 2003 to educate the public about marijuana and marijuana policy options including medical marijuana and industrial marijuana, and to assist victims of current laws.

RAND Drug Policy Research Center provides a firm, empirical foundation on which sound drug policies can be built.

We are an organization dedicated to the proper implementation of uniform guidelines in all of California's counties in compliance with H&S code 11362.5 The Compassionate Use Act of 1996. We are an activism organization and in no way supply medicine or recommend physicians.

San Francisco Cannabis Club Directory, Reviews, and more!!

Dedicated to education, advocacy, research, and networking related to the medicinal uses of marijuana, and the implementation of the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (Health and Safety Code, Section 11362.5)

Oakland Cannabis Initiative

Dr. Mikuriya is one of the world's foremost authorities on the uses of medical cannabis. He has few peers in his clinical knowledge of cannabis' therapeutic uses, efficacy, history, culture, policies, routes of administration and potential for abuse.

Medical Sacrament Ministries

Papers