"Is Marijuana the Answer to California's Budget Woes?"
7/24/2009
TIME Magazine reports "Proponents of marijuana legalization have advanced
plenty of arguments in support of their drug of choice: marijuana is less
dangerous than legal substances like cigarettes and alcohol; pot has legitimate
medical uses; the money spent prosecuting marijuana offenses would be better
used for more pressing public concerns."
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"With 'Med Pot' Raids Halted, Selling Grass Grows Greener"
7/23/2009
According to JUSTIN SCHECK and STU WOO of wsj.com "LAKE FOREST, Calif.
-- Sellers of marijuana as a medicine here don't fret about raids any more.
They've stopped stressing over where to hide their stash or how to move
it unseen.
Now their concerns involve the state Board of Equalization, which collects
sales tax and requires a retailer ID number. Or city planning offices, which
insist that staircases comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act. Then
there is marketing strategy, which can mean paying to be a "featured
dispensary" on a Web site for pot smokers."
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"Chula Vista council OKs temporary ban on pot dispensaries"
7/23/2009
The Union-Tribune reports "CHULA VISTA – City officials have temporarily
banned medical marijuana dispensaries to give them time to come up with
a policy to regulate the businesses or to decide that they are not allowed
at all."
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"Oakland Voters Pass Landmark Pot Tax"
7/23/2009
According to the huffingtonpost.com "OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland residents
overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to approve a first-of-its kind tax on medical
marijuana sold at the city's four cannabis dispensaries."
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"L.A. councilwoman proposes city tax on medical marijuana!"
7/20/2009
John Hoeffel reports "Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn has
proposed that the council consider imposing a tax on sales of medical
marijuana.
Los Angeles has hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries. As
California's local and state governments look to plug their budget deficits,
attention has started to focus on marijuana as an untapped source."
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You Can Now Buy Cannabis Legally on iPhone
7/17/2009
Apple Approves Potent Application called Cannabis to find the real thing
LOS ANGELES – This week Apple releases a new iPhone and iPod Touch
application which allows users to locate cannabis resources worldwide including
the nearest medical cannabis collectives, doctors, attorneys, organizations,
and other patient services in the states, such as California, that have passed
laws allowing medical cannabis -- also commonly referred to as marijuana.
Imagine you are an iPhone user who has been dealing with a chronic condition
that you believe can be alleviated with cannabis to improve your quality of life.
You now have the ability to access all the resources you need at your finger
tips to access medical cannabis in states that have approved medical cannabis
legislation. Pull out your iPhone or iPod Touch, download the "Cannabis"
application from iTunes and locate a medical cannabis doctor near you.
Once you have received your medical cannabis recommendation from a
qualified physician, you will need to locate an organization that can provide
you with medical cannabis. Access the Cannabis application again. Press locate.
The nearest medical cannabis collectives, cooperatives or facilities will appear
with little green dots on a map of your current or selected location. Get real-
time door-to-door directions. Add the locations' details to your iPhone
contact list.
If the unfortunate happens, and you find yourself in legal trouble over your
medicinal herb, pull out your cannabis application once again. Pin point local
attorneys who specialize in marijuana-related offenses.
Not living in a medical cannabis state? The only way to make cannabis change
is to take action. Your new iPhone application will locate the nearest cannabis-
reform group so you can get involved.
Vacationing in Amsterdam? Find international cannabis coffee shops in regions
that have approved cannabis for adult-responsible use.
Ajnag.com and Cannabis Apps released this application to empower marijuana
consumers -- adult-responsible users and medical cannabis patients -- and to
help connect the global hemp movement.
Features:
* Search by City
* Search by Zip/Postal Codes
* Bookmark Listings
* Add Listings to Contact
* Lookup Addresses, Phone Numbers, and Websites for a 1000+ listings
* Directory Tended by Patient ID Center and AJNAG
* Supplied by iMedicalCannabis.org and AJNAG.com databases
* Live News, Videos, Activism Tools, and Cannabis Menus (Coming soon)
In 2006, Ajnag.com originated as the first medical-cannabis-locator system on
the Web to provide Internet users with an easy and safe way to find nearby
medical cannabis collectives, doctors, and attorneys. The site quickly spawned
into an educational tool to promote awareness among cannabis users and
supporters locally, nationally and globally.
Cannabis Apps consists of a software development and digital activist team
focused on cultivating the most useful iPhone applications for the cannabis
industry and movement.
In May 2009, Julian Cain, a software engineer and a legal cannabis patient,
found a serious need to develop a mobile application that allows patients to
quickly locate medicine right from their iPhone. The first protoype was
demonstrated to Devin Calloway, the Founder and Webculturist of Ajnag.com.
Calloway, being a web engineer, digital activist, and medical cannabis patient,
shared the same vision with Cain.
The vision that technology should be used to converge mother earth, politics,
and empower cannabis consumers. The two immediately connected. A week
later cannabis data was being delivered from the Ajnag web server to the newly
harvested mobile iPhone application.
As a conscious effort to empower the cannabis movement, AJNAG.com will
donate $.50 cents for every “Cannabis”, the application, purchase to a
cannabis non-profit reform fund, which will be setup once the application
reaches 1000 subscriptions. The non-profit will unite with the many cannabis
organizations and raise money for grassroots media campaigning.
Tax Report: Legal pot would bring $1.4 Billion!
7/16/2009
Marcus Wohlsen Associated Press reports "A bill to tax and regulate marijuana
in California like alcohol would generate nearly $1.4 billion in revenue for the
cash-strapped state, according to an official analysis released Wednesday by
tax officials.
The State Board of Equalization report estimates marijuana retail sales
would bring $990 million from a $50-per-ounce fee and $392 million in
sales taxes."
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"Mission Valley Man To Stand Trial in Marijuana Sting"
7/14/2009
San Diego 6 reports "A 28-year-old Mission Valley man who claims to
operate
a medical marijuana collective was ordered Monday to stand trial for allegedly
selling and transporting the drug.
Judge John Thompson ruled there was enough evidence to try Eugene Zhenya
Davidovich on charges of selling marijuana, possessing marijuana for sale and
transporting marijuana."
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"Eugene Davidovich: Hearing proves bias against
medical marijuana"
7/14/2009
According to SDNN.com "The preliminary hearing in my case lasted today
from 8:15 in the morning until almost 4:30 in the afternoon. After trying to
navigate the “Serpentine Roadmap” that makes up our medical marijuana
laws with my attorney in court, it appears to be more confusing then ever."
Read More HERE
"Senate stingy, House soft on D.C. budget"
7/14/2009
Michael Neibauer reports "Major differences between the House and
Senate appropriations for D.C. threaten millions of potential dollars for
social services efforts and aspirations for a medical marijuana referendum.
Both the Senate and House appropriations committees last week approved
their respective fiscal 2010 Financial Services and General Government
budgets, which include the annual federal contribution to the District. The
House provided $768.3 million for D.C., about $29 million more than
President Barack Obama requested in his budget submission."
Read More HERE
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