Category Archives: Barack Obama

• While Obama Jokes, California Medical Marijuana Collectives Aren’t Laughing

  James Shaw

  

  A couple of weeks ago at the Congressional Dinner, Obama joked about marijuana and his pot-smoking past…while he received laughter from the audience plus millions of viewers at home, California collectives across the state have nothing to laugh about. In fact, quite the opposite. The federal government has been actively warning and shutting down collectives from San Diego to the Bay area and they don’t seem to be backing down.... Read more »

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• Another Federal Marijuana Crackdown in California – San Jose Collectives may face 40 years

  James Shaw

  

  Well, here it goes again – another federal marijuana crackdown in California. This time – San Jose. Marijuana collective owners in San Jose face 40 years in prison thanks to a recent federal crackdown. Read the full story below from EastBayExpress.com A San Jose dispensary operator has informed us that the federal government has begun a new round of actions against lawful medical cannabis dispensaries in the South Bay. Landlords... Read more »

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• How Many Celebrities Does it Take to End the War on Drugs?

  Patricia Stephens

  Justin Bieber made Twitter headlines yesterday as he gave a S/O to @UncleRush in this tweet below: shoutout to @unclerush . gotta support him to #EndTheWarOnDrugs and show that we the youth have a voice. hashtag and support the cause — Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) April 9, 2013 The hashtag #EndTheWarOnDrugs went viral on Twitter yesterday as celebs and just everyday Joe’s showed their support for ending the war on drugs.... Read more »

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