Police say they’ll regulate since Assembly won’t… Congressional committee reviews cannabis policy… Dhar Mann sentenced in Oakland… Mendo sheriff to arrest water thieves at illegal grow sites… Bieber “pot plane”… and more.
COPS & COURTS
“We’re going to regulate, since the Legislature hasn’t”: CA Police Chief’s Assn. // SF Weekly
“Ganja-preneur” Dhar Mann gets fine & probation // San Jose Mercury News
Dispensaries in CA border town raided, suspected of selling to Arizona residents // Mojave Daily News
LEGALIZATION
Law should be consistent, whether “purchasing in the streets or in the suites”: Congressman Elijah Cummings // Proceedings of Committee on Oversight & Govt. Reform
And here’s a link to the C-SPAN coverage of those hearings // C-Span.org
ENVIRONMENT
Water degradation at illegal pot gardens in northern CA compared to unregulated logging of old // Jefferson Public Radio
HEALTH
UCSF researchers administering marijuana-derived drug to seriously ill children // East Bay Express
Male suicide rates decline in legal cannabis states // Am. Jrln. of Public Health
OPINION
Heroin kills, pot doesn’t, so why are they both Schedule 1 drugs? // SF Gate
IT’S A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, SO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL
Bieber’s “pot plane” forces pilots to wear oxygen masks // NBC, “Today”
Robbery victim claims immunity in cannabis theft // SF Gate
IN OTHER NEWS…
Washington & Colorado get all the attention, but California is still tops // East Bay Express
Real estate site lists SF in Top Ten “friendly pot cities” // MOVOTO
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