| 'Growing Problem' Seen In Indoor Pot Grows |
| KCRA - March 12th, 2009 |
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A string of fires attributed to indoor marijuana grows has medical marijuana advocates calling for government regulation and fire officials expressing concern.
"This is a growing problem, literally," Sacramento Metropolitan Fire spokesman Christian Pebbles said.
Fire officials said that in the past six months, they have seen ...
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| Supervisors Vote For Medical Pot ID Cards |
| The Sacramento Bee - January 16th, 2009 |
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The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors today approved a resolution to begin issuing ID cards for patients who use medical marijuana.
The board followed the strong recommendation of its county counsel, who worried supervisors could face un-winnable litigation. Sacramento Sheriff John McGinness also had dropped his earlier ...
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| County Taking Applications For Medical Marijuana Cards |
| Sacramento Bee - January 10th, 2009 |
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Medical marijuana ID cards are coming to Sacramento County.
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| License To Chill |
| News Review - December 25th, 2008 |
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Last week, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved the use of the state’s medical-marijuana ID card in the county. There’s really no reason to thank them; the ID card was mandated by the state Legislature in 2003 and had already been approved by 42 out of the state’s 59 counties, including Fresno, for Christ’s sake. By not ...
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| Sacramento County Board Backs ID Cards For Medical Pot Users |
| Sacramento Bee - December 17th, 2008 |
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The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a resolution to begin issuing identification cards for patients who use medical marijuana.
The board followed the strong recommendation of its county counsel, who worried supervisors could face unwinnable litigation. Sacramento Sheriff John McGinness also had dropped his ...
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| Supervisors Vote For Medical Pot ID Cards |
| Sacramento Bee - December 16th, 2008 |
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The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors today approved a resolution to begin issuing ID cards for patients who use medical marijuana.
The board followed the strong recommendation of its county counsel, who worried supervisors could face un-winnable litigation. Sacramento Sheriff John McGinness also had dropped his earlier ...
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| ACLU Holds News Conference Tuesday Over County's Refusal To Implement |
| News Blaze - December 16th, 2008 |
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The Sacramento Chapter of the ACLU will hold a brief news conference here Tuesday to issue an important statement regarding Sacramento County's refusal to implement a medical marijuana ID program as required by law and recent court decisions.
The news briefing will be held just outside the Board of Supervisors meeting (700 H St., Suite ...
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| Sacramento Supervisors Urged To OK Pot Cards For Patients |
| The Sacramento Bee - December 16th, 2008 |
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You might not like the state's medical marijuana laws, but you'd better follow them.
That's the message Sacramento County's attorney has sent the Board of Supervisors, which once again is debating whether to issue state-mandated medical marijuana ID cards to patients.
The board today will reconsider a resolution to issue the ...
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| Sacramento ACLU Notes "concerns" over Sacramento County's Failure To Comply ... |
| California Chronicle - December 14th, 2008 |
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he Sacramento Chapter of the ACLU said it has formally written the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors about its reluctance to implement a medical marijuana ID program required by state law and recent court decisions, and suggested further non-compliance could lead to costly lawsuits that would spend scarce tax dollars.
A hearing is ...
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| Proponents Of Legalizing Marijuana Optimistic About New Era |
| Post Bulletin - December 11th, 2008 |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Off the coast of Baja California, a Coast Guard cutter seized 137 bales of marijuana two weeks ago as they were being dumped by the crew of a speed boat.
In San Francisco there are more registered pot clubs than middle schools, police stations or Taco Bells, according to the federal government.
And in ...
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| Medical Marijuana Advocates Concerned About Obama Appointments |
| Capitol Weekly - November 20th, 2008 |
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In this year’s presidential election, medical marijuana advocates in California were pretty clear on which candidate they were rooting for. On multiple occasions, Democrat Barack Obama has pledged to end the federal raids that have bedeviled the state’s dispensaries for years under the Bush administration.
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| Medical Pot Ruse Must End |
| Chico ER - October 3rd, 2008 |
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It's fall, marijuana harvesting season, and it's time for society's annual reminder that Proposition 215 either needs to be altered or overturned.
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| The Spurned Speak Out On Governor's Decisions |
| Los Angeles Times - October 2nd, 2008 |
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SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger got some flak Wednesday from groups including the state lobby corps, supporters of medical marijuana and aficionados of unpasteurized milk for what they said was a raw deal in his bill decisions.
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| Five charged In Placer, El Dorado Pot Growing Operation |
| The Sacramento Bee - September 26th, 2008 |
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Five people were charged Thursday in connection with marijuana growing operations at homes throughout the Sacramento region.
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| Temecula Couple Known For Medical-Marijuana Activism Arrested |
| The Press Enterprise - September 22nd, 2008 |
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Police seized dozens of marijuana plants and about five pounds of dried marijuana Friday from the Temecula home of a medical user well known in Riverside County for his activism on the issue.
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