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Dr. David Bruce Allen Returns for Deposition in $551M Lawsuit, Plans Saturday Party at Blue Hole

All charges against Dr. Allen were dropped in January 2012.

(ESCATAWPA, Miss. GulfLive.com) - Dr. David Bruce Allen, the former heart surgeon who was held in prison for 14 months on drug charges that were eventually dismissed, returned to Jackson County last week and testified in a deposition connected to his $551 million federal lawsuit against Jackson County and Sheriff Mike Byrd.

"I testified about two or three hours with the (county) board attorney and my attorney Michael Crosby," Allen said Monday.

Illinois NORML: `Help make Illinois the next medical cannabis state`

Includes a list of upcoming related events....

(CHICAGO) - Illinois NORML expects Gov. Quinn to sign House Bill 1 into law soon but we still need supporters to call his office and let him know how many people support medical cannabis in Illinois.

Please take a few moments to call his office at 217-782-0244 and ask that he sign the bill into law as soon as possible. If you want to call everyday until he signs it please be polite.

Representative Perlmutter Introduces Bill to Address Banking Crisis for State-Legal Marijuana Industry

Bipartisan measure would allow marijuana businesses access to basic banking services such as checking accounts.

(WASHINGTON DC) - This morning, Representative Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) introduced the “Marijuana Business Access to Banking Act of 2013.”

The legislation addressing the growing banking crisis for regulated, state-legal marijuana businesses which are frequently unable to access even the most basic of banking services such as business checking accounts or merchant services.

Harborside Health Center Scores a Win!!

In this writer's humble opinion it's about time we had a dispensary fight for our rights to be a integral contributing part of society the way Harborside, its directors, and staffs have done.

(OAKLAND) - Since 1996 many entrepreneurs have ventured into the medical marijuana industry here in California.

To date none have achieved the notoriety or reached the masses like Harborside Health Center.

U.S. District Court Ruling Allows City of Oakland to Continue Fighting Feds

Harborside Health Center Allowed to Stay Open - A win for Medical Cannabis Patients in California Courts.

(OAKLAND) - This morning U.S. District Court Judge Maria-Elena James granted the City of Oakland’s motion to stay the civil forfeiture proceeding against Harborside Health Center Oakland until the City of Oakland’s pending appeal is heard in the Federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Judge James also ruled that the stay in the commercial forfeiture proceeding should be extended to the Harborside San Jose location.

Mexican Mafia Conquers Oregon --- Almost!

It started in the 1920's.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Les Zaitz and The Oregonian have published an excellent Pulitzer Prize eligible series about Mexican cartels and drug abuse, drug addiction and death in Oregon.

Strangely enough, they include marijuana in this category. This is incorrect as is shown in their own graphs showing that marijuana is widely used, up to about 40% of the population.

Marijuana Legalization in the United States and Europe

It has been estimated that 400 million people in the world use marijuana but I would guess that the actual use is twice or three times that.

(PORTLAND, OR) - It is difficult to keep up with the legalization of marijuana by American states.

Two have already decriminalized, and last week legislation was introduced to remove legal sanctions against pot in Oregon, and the number is growing rapidly, and now that states have figured out that marijuana business can be taxed and bring in many millions of dollars, it looks like real progress.

Steve DeAngelo and Harborside Health Center Featured in CNN Original Series `Inside Man`

National TV show hosted by Morgan Spurlock premieres Sunday, June 23 at 7pm PT/10pm ET, offers intimate look into America’s largest model medical cannabis dispensary

(OAKLAND) - The nation’s largest, model medical cannabis dispensary and co-founder Steve DeAngelo, are featured in the premiere episode of the CNN original series Inside Man, which will air Sunday.

Oscar®-nominated documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who will offer an intimate look into diverse sectors of American life...

California Growers Win!!

These new rights would not be possible if individuals and collectives alike had not joined together and fought for their legal right to grow medicinal cannabis.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - This month of June is the best part of the year for Prop. 215 patients here in California.
Many have put in their garden and some are working hard to get their garden put in.

The growing season is a exciting time for people, it's the chance to grow their own medicine and control the production of the healing cannabis plant.

Oregon Prepares for More Medical Marijuana Ballot Measures

In 1937, a law titled "The Marihuana Tax Act" initiated the degree of confusion and inexcusable embarrassment for cannabis...

(EUGENE, OR) - Because Oregon was first "founded" on Valentine's Day, February 14th, in 1859, it was being governed by what's known as "federal law".

In the beginning, the plant had to be grown by all farmers period, and that their taxes had to be paid with it or else they were fined and thrown into jail.