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MMSC San Marcos Prepares for another round of raids

Sources inside M.M.S.C. (Medical Marijuana Supply Cooperative) have confirmed that the San Marcos, California dispensary Director and staff expect another round of raids to come as early as Tuesday January 5th, 2010. When asked if they were making preparations for an upcoming raid an un-named MMSC staff member said, "It's not the kind of preparation that you would think. We don't feel were are doing anything illegal, so what is there to pre-pare for, right? Well, you wouldn't believe the things that mysteriously came up missing from evidence, from the last raid." He went on to say, " this doesn't get ...

Do we need to go to L.A. to get our meds? – Welcome to San Diego

After yesterday's raids on local area dispensaries. Medical Marijuana patients are left wondering why they even bothered to try to get their meds legally. So here's the scoop. Only 8 dispensaries have permits to operate in the county of San Diego. And none have permits to operate in the incorporated areas of San Diego(The City) This according to the City's Development Services Department. This is what led to the raids.(Illegal Shops) I called Paul Levikow the communications director for the San Diego County District Attorney's Office, to get more information regarding the subject and to find out which dispensaries actually had permits, ...

California Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Resolution

(SALEM, Ore.) - The California Senate this month approved a resolution that calls for big changes in federal policy on medical marijuana. The resolution, which is sponsored by ASA, urges federal lawmakers to both end federal interference in state medical cannabis laws and establish a comprehensive national plan to provide safe access for all patients. The state Senate's 23-15 vote on the non-binding resolution comes in the wake of recent federal enforcement activity in the state, including multiple raids and the arrests of five individuals. Senate Joint Resolution 14 was introduced in June by State Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco). If the state ...

Marijuana’s new high life

In June, an estimated 25,000 people attended the inaugural THC Expo hemp and art show in downtown Los Angeles, an event that pumped hundreds of thousands of dollars into the local economy -- including a $22,400 payment directly to the city of Los Angeles for use of its convention center.Barneys New York in Beverly Hills is celebrating the Woodstock spirit by selling $78 "Hashish" candles in Jonathan Adler pots with bas-relief marijuana leaves; Hickey offers $75 linen pocket squares or $120 custom polo shirts bearing the five-part leaf; and French designer Lucien Pellat-Finet is serving up white-gold and diamond custom ...

Former KFC outlet is now a marijuana dispensary

It looks like a Kentucky Fried Chicken and it's named K.F.C. But you won't find the usual finger-lickin' good delicacies inside the doors of Kind for Cures in Palms. Instead, you might get a hankering for some after consuming what the new K.F.C. sells. A marijuana dispensary has taken over the former fast-food restaurant and borrowed the initials for its own name. There has been an abandoned Kentucky Fried Chicken in Palms, slumping sadly these past few months on the corner of Exposition Blvd. and Hughes Ave. What, locals wondered, would replace it? A new burger joint? A Peruvian rotisserie chicken stand? It ...

Escondido bans medical pot dispensaries

Medical Marijuana won't be sold in Escondido. The city voted Wednesday to ban marijuana dispensaries. Marijuana advocate Stephen Wheeler is disappointed in his city government. He says the city agreed to a 45 day review of the issue, but the city council meeting didn't hold up to its end of the bargain, and he is outraged. "Two of the city members admitted to me that the comprehensive review did not occur. It's frustating," said Wheeler. FOX 5 tried to contact several city council members but none of them returned calls or emails. The city argued that marijuana dispensaries would increase local crime and set ...