Archive for October, 2008

A house in Pryers County, California, was raided by robbers posing as federal agents earlier this week.

The property, on Swetzer Road in Loomis, was entered by six men wearing law enforcement jackets and balaclavas, who proceeded to threaten the residents with handguns.
They took some processed marijuana which was being grown in the house for medical use under California’s Proposition 215, as well as several plants.
Officials said that ten to 20 pounds [...]

California Enforcement Officer Arrested for Marijuana Possession

A man who was arrested this week in California due to possession of marijuana has said he was wrongfully detained and that he had medical permission to use the drug.
County code enforcement officer Larry Morris Fabisch, 54, was arrested after being pulled over in his car and being found to have more than 28.5 grams [...]

Schwarzenegger Rules Against Medical Marijuana Measure

Californian governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill which would have protected employees from being fired for using marijuana for medical purposes.

The proposed measures would have overturned a Supreme Court ruling that allowed employers to punish workers for using medical marijuana outside the workplace with their physician’s approval.

Under the [...]