{"id":846,"date":"2012-07-06T07:57:10","date_gmt":"2012-07-06T07:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=18656"},"modified":"2012-07-06T07:57:10","modified_gmt":"2012-07-06T07:57:10","slug":"medical-marijuana-industry-news-july-6-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-july-6-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Marijuana Industry News July 6, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-july-6-2012\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/DEA-Michele-Leonhardt.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"DEA Michele Leonhardt\" title=\"DEA Michele Leonhardt\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-18661\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-july-6-2012\/attachment\/dea-michele-leonhardt\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-18661\" title=\"DEA Michele Leonhardt\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/DEA-Michele-Leonhardt-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>California Government Sponsored Study Contradicts DEA Position on Marijuana\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Those seeking a reclassification of marijuana as a schedule 1 narcotic may have gotten some uplifting news.\u00a0 A study sponsored by the California state government and conducted by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmcr.ucsd.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">University of California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research<\/a> may help make this a reality sooner than later.\u00a0 The study published in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.benthamscience.com\/open\/toneuj\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Open Neurology Journal<\/a> indicates that marijuana was effective in helping to counter neuropathic pain and muscle spasms associated with multiple sclerosis.\u00a0 Paul Armentano, director of<a href=\"http:\/\/norml.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> NORML<\/a>, said in response to the study results that United States drug policy\u00a0 \u201cis neither based upon nor guided by science.\u201d\u00a0 The study suggests that cannabis does have some risk for dependency but should place it in the schedule III category.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.justice.gov\/dea\/\" target=\"_blank\"> DEA<\/a> officials have received considerable criticism lately as they were grilled by US Representative <a href=\"http:\/\/polis.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jared Polis<\/a> (D-CO) and would not admit that heroin and crack were more dangerous than marijuana.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/drugs\/156144\/government-sponsored_study_destroys_dea%27s_classification_of_marijuana_as_%27medically_useless%27\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for more on this study<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Long Beach Police Appear to Use Excessive Force During Dispensary Raid\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.longbeach.gov\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Long Beach Police department <\/a>is now engaged in an investigation into whether or not its officers used excessive force during a recent dispensary raid.\u00a0 A surveillance video appears to show an officer standing on the neck and placing all of his weight on Dorian Brooks, a volunteer at the dispensary.\u00a0 The officers did not seem to notice the camera until after they became physical with Brooks.\u00a0 Immediately after discovering the camera, officers appeared concerned as they proceeded to destroy the surveillance equipment.\u00a0 Attorney Matt Pappas plans on assisting Brooks in filing a lawsuit against the police department.\u00a0 Check out the surveillance video below.<\/p>\n<p>\n<object id=\"otvPlayer\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/cdn.abclocal.go.com\/static\/flash\/embeddedPlayer\/swf\/otvEmLoader.swf?version=fw1000&amp;station=kabc&amp;section=&amp;mediaId=8725265&amp;parentId=8724491&amp;cdnRoot=http:\/\/cdn.abclocal.go.com&amp;webRoot=http:\/\/abclocal.go.com&amp;configPath=\/util\/&amp;site=\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowNetworking\" value=\"all\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed id=\"otvPlayer\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.abclocal.go.com\/static\/flash\/embeddedPlayer\/swf\/otvEmLoader.swf?version=fw1000&amp;station=kabc&amp;section=&amp;mediaId=8725265&amp;parentId=8724491&amp;cdnRoot=http:\/\/cdn.abclocal.go.com&amp;webRoot=http:\/\/abclocal.go.com&amp;configPath=\/util\/&amp;site=\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allownetworking=\"all\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Activists Confident Marijuana Legalization Ballot will Pass in Detroit\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two years ago Detroit activists collected enough signatures to get marijuana legalization on the ballot.\u00a0 Last month, the <a href=\"http:\/\/courts.michigan.gov\/supremecourt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan Supreme Court<\/a> ruled that the referendum should go to the voters this November.\u00a0 While residents have overwhelmingly supported decriminalization, medical marijuana, and legalization efforts, many law enforcement officials (most notably state <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/ag\/\" target=\"_blank\">Attorney General Bill Schuette<\/a>) have tried to derail the reform measures.\u00a0 Recently Tim Beck, chairman of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saferdetroit.net\/\">Coalition for a Safer Detroit<\/a> stated that he was very confident that Detroit residents will pass a legalization bill.\u00a0 Mr. Beck went on to say &#8220;The poll numbers are so far ahead &#8230; This thing is going to pass, period.&#8221;\u00a0 If in fact the referendum is passed, residents over the age of 21 will be permitted to possess under one ounce of marijuana on private property without risk for prosecution or arrest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/detroit\/index.ssf\/2012\/07\/detroit_marijuana_referendum_g.html\" target=\"_blank\">For more on this story click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Longtime Marijuana Advocate Oliver Stone Wants to See End to Cartel Violence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>High profile director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000231\/\" target=\"_blank\">Oliver Stone<\/a> has been a marijuana reform supporter for years.\u00a0 The director of successful films such as \u201cJFK\u201d, \u201cNatural Born Killers\u201d, \u201cBorn on the Fourth of July\u201d and \u201cWall Street\u201d served as an infantryman during the Vietnam War.\u00a0 Stone has had an opportunity to open up lately regarding his views on marijuana as he is promoting his new film <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1615065\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cSavages\u201d<\/a>.\u00a0 The film depicts Mexican Cartel violence that is associated with the current war on drugs.\u00a0 Mr. Stone said he would like to see marijuana legalized, regulated and taxed.\u00a0 He believes \u00a0revenues could help pay for education costs.\u00a0 In the short term Oliver Stone said decriminalization efforts could be undertaken right away to reduce violence associated with the cartels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/07\/05\/oliver-stone-weed-savages_n_1651874.html?utm_hp_ref=entertainment\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/07\/05\/oliver-stone-weed-savages_n_1651874.html?utm_hp_ref=entertainment\" target=\"_blank\">For more on what Oliver Stone had to say click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/DEA-Michele-Leonhardt.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"DEA Michele Leonhardt\" title=\"DEA Michele Leonhardt\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-18661\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-july-6-2012\/attachment\/dea-michele-leonhardt\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-18661\" title=\"DEA Michele Leonhardt\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/DEA-Michele-Leonhardt-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>California Government Sponsored Study Contradicts DEA Position on Marijuana\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Those seeking a reclassification of marijuana as a schedule 1 narcotic may have gotten some uplifting news.\u00a0 A study sponsored by the California state government and conducted by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmcr.ucsd.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">University of California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research<\/a> may help make this a reality sooner than later.\u00a0 The study published in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.benthamscience.com\/open\/toneuj\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Open Neurology Journal<\/a> indicates that marijuana was effective in helping to counter neuropathic pain and muscle spasms associated with multiple sclerosis.\u00a0 Paul Armentano, director of<a href=\"http:\/\/norml.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> NORML<\/a>, said in response to the study results that United States drug policy\u00a0 \u201cis neither based upon nor guided by science.\u201d\u00a0 The study suggests that cannabis does have some risk for dependency but should place it in the schedule III category.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.justice.gov\/dea\/\" target=\"_blank\"> DEA<\/a> officials have received considerable criticism lately as they were grilled by US Representative <a href=\"http:\/\/polis.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jared Polis<\/a> (D-CO) and would not admit that heroin and crack were more dangerous than marijuana.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/drugs\/156144\/government-sponsored_study_destroys_dea%27s_classification_of_marijuana_as_%27medically_useless%27\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for more on this study<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Long Beach Police Appear to Use Excessive Force During Dispensary Raid\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.longbeach.gov\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Long Beach Police department <\/a>is now engaged in an investigation into whether or not its officers used excessive force during a recent dispensary raid.\u00a0 A surveillance video appears to show an officer standing on the neck and placing all of his weight on Dorian Brooks, a volunteer at the dispensary.\u00a0 The officers did not seem to notice the camera until after they became physical with Brooks.\u00a0 Immediately after discovering the camera, officers appeared concerned as they proceeded to destroy the surveillance equipment.\u00a0 Attorney Matt Pappas plans on assisting Brooks in filing a lawsuit against the police department.\u00a0 Check out the surveillance video below.<\/p>\n<p>\n<object id=\"otvPlayer\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/cdn.abclocal.go.com\/static\/flash\/embeddedPlayer\/swf\/otvEmLoader.swf?version=fw1000&amp;station=kabc&amp;section=&amp;mediaId=8725265&amp;parentId=8724491&amp;cdnRoot=http:\/\/cdn.abclocal.go.com&amp;webRoot=http:\/\/abclocal.go.com&amp;configPath=\/util\/&amp;site=\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowNetworking\" value=\"all\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed id=\"otvPlayer\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.abclocal.go.com\/static\/flash\/embeddedPlayer\/swf\/otvEmLoader.swf?version=fw1000&amp;station=kabc&amp;section=&amp;mediaId=8725265&amp;parentId=8724491&amp;cdnRoot=http:\/\/cdn.abclocal.go.com&amp;webRoot=http:\/\/abclocal.go.com&amp;configPath=\/util\/&amp;site=\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allownetworking=\"all\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Activists Confident Marijuana Legalization Ballot will Pass in Detroit\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two years ago Detroit activists collected enough signatures to get marijuana legalization on the ballot.\u00a0 Last month, the <a href=\"http:\/\/courts.michigan.gov\/supremecourt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan Supreme Court<\/a> ruled that the referendum should go to the voters this November.\u00a0 While residents have overwhelmingly supported decriminalization, medical marijuana, and legalization efforts, many law enforcement officials (most notably state <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/ag\/\" target=\"_blank\">Attorney General Bill Schuette<\/a>) have tried to derail the reform measures.\u00a0 Recently Tim Beck, chairman of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saferdetroit.net\/\">Coalition for a Safer Detroit<\/a> stated that he was very confident that Detroit residents will pass a legalization bill.\u00a0 Mr. Beck went on to say &#8220;The poll numbers are so far ahead &#8230; This thing is going to pass, period.&#8221;\u00a0 If in fact the referendum is passed, residents over the age of 21 will be permitted to possess under one ounce of marijuana on private property without risk for prosecution or arrest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/detroit\/index.ssf\/2012\/07\/detroit_marijuana_referendum_g.html\" target=\"_blank\">For more on this story click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Longtime Marijuana Advocate Oliver Stone Wants to See End to Cartel Violence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>High profile director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000231\/\" target=\"_blank\">Oliver Stone<\/a> has been a marijuana reform supporter for years.\u00a0 The director of successful films such as \u201cJFK\u201d, \u201cNatural Born Killers\u201d, \u201cBorn on the Fourth of July\u201d and \u201cWall Street\u201d served as an infantryman during the Vietnam War.\u00a0 Stone has had an opportunity to open up lately regarding his views on marijuana as he is promoting his new film <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1615065\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cSavages\u201d<\/a>.\u00a0 The film depicts Mexican Cartel violence that is associated with the current war on drugs.\u00a0 Mr. Stone said he would like to see marijuana legalized, regulated and taxed.\u00a0 He believes \u00a0revenues could help pay for education costs.\u00a0 In the short term Oliver Stone said decriminalization efforts could be undertaken right away to reduce violence associated with the cartels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/07\/05\/oliver-stone-weed-savages_n_1651874.html?utm_hp_ref=entertainment\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/07\/05\/oliver-stone-weed-savages_n_1651874.html?utm_hp_ref=entertainment\" target=\"_blank\">For more on what Oliver Stone had to say click 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