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Pot power play
Los Angeles Times, CA - Aug 17, 2008
Charles Lynch, the owner of a Morro Bay medical marijuana dispensary, learned this lesson the hard way on Aug. 5 when he was convicted of violating the …
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Cal Supremes to review medical marijuana law
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Aug 14, 2008

The California Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court decision that found state law improperly limits the amount of medical marijuana a patient can possess.

The case will test a 2003 law that shields doctor-approved pot users from arrest for possessing up to eight ounces of dried marijuana or growing six plants.

In May, a state appellate panel overturned the conviction of a Los Angeles County patient charged with possessing 12 ounces of pot and seven plants.

The panel found the 2003 law conflicted with Proposition 215, a 1996 voter-approved measure that legalized medical marijuana without setting specific limits.

Some medical marijuana advocates support the newer law, saying it merely provides guidelines to keep police from making unnecessary arrests.

That illegal drug, also known as Marijuana, could be reason for the success of this country if it were made legal.

California already makes over $100 million a year from taxes paid by medical marijuana facilities. Marijuana advocates claim legalizing and taxing medical marijuana could provide hundreds of millions of dollars more for the U.S. government.

There are an estimated 200 medical marijuana facilities operating in Southern California. With a doctor’s “recommendation,” a patient can walk into any one of these and buy pot — legally.

I mean come on, California only makes $100 million a year.. so, multiply that by 50…

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