Goslee: Current ballot language would create growers’ monopoly

A proposed marijuana legalization amendment will legitimize a drug cartel that will have complete control over marijuana production, distribution and sales, Logan County Prosecutor William T. Goslee told the Bellefontaine Kiwanis Club this week.

“Even if you believe marijuana should be legalized, this is not the right way to do it,” he said.

“Of the 88 county prosecutors in Ohio, only Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters has come out in support of Issue 3. I choose to stand with the 86 other county prosecutors who think this is a bad idea.”

With just under two weeks remaining in the legislative session, California Gov. Jerry Brown is working to craft what would become the first statewide regulations for medical marijuana.

While details on the exact nature of the regulations remain scarce, the Sacramento Bee reports that aides in Brown’s office are working hard to pass a “compromise” medical marijuana measure before the end of the session.

Indianapolis, IN — On Wednesday, the Indiana State Police announced that they have raided 146 marijuana grow plots throughout the southern region of the state.

In an unprecedented show of force, officers from the Indiana State Police, the Indiana National Guard Counter Drug Task Force, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Forest Service, Civil Air Patrol, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and local agencies, authorities seized thousands of marijuana plants.

• Dr. Gunjan Goel has been accused by the Medical Board of California
• Alleges she used marijuana 'daily, while at work and on call', according to court documents 
• Goel admitted to a state investigator she consumes marijuana sometimes on her days off 
• A University of California, San Diego representative said it is still currently being treated as just an accusation   

A University of California, San Diego neurosurgeon has been accused by the Medical Board of California of using marijuana while practicing medicine. 

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -

An amendment legalizing medical marijuana in Florida fell just short in 2014 and supporters are making a push for 2016, but a new group is pushing a recreational marijuana amendment.

The future of marijuana in Florida is shaping up to be a burning question in 2016. A medical marijuana initiative barely failed just last year, and now a new group is pushing a ballot amendment that would further expand access.

Shannon Stallings is the legal adviser for pro-pot group Floridians for Freedom.

"Ours focuses on responsible adult use," Stallings said.

The group plans to start circulating petitions for an amendment that would legalize marijuana for recreational use for those 21 and older.

According to the findings of a new research, In cases where transplanted organ may not be a perfect match, Marijuana can be used to delay the rejection of an incompatible organ.

THC, the active ingredient in Marijuana, can be used as an component for anti-rejection therapy as per the findings.

Mitzi Nagarkatti from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in the US said, “We are excited to demonstrate for the first time that Cannabinoid receptors play an important role in the prolongation of rejection of a foreign graft by suppressing immune response in the recipient”.

 The study may help doctors to discover a new approach to prevent transplant rejection and other inflammatory diseases, thus opening a new area of research.

Marijuana use among college students is on the rise in the United States.

Studies of American college students show that daily marijuana use was more popular than cigarette smoking for the first time last year.

Studies found that 5.9 percent of college students said they use marijuana nearly every day. Students claimed to have smoked at least 20 times in the prior 30 days. That is a 3.5 percent increase from 2007, and the highest rate since 1980.

Only five percent of college students reported using tobacco daily.

More students are experimenting with the drug for the first time, as well.

Authorities say 20 people in southern Colorado were part of an illegal marijuana syndicate that collected pot at 8 buildings– more than 1,000 plants– and shipped it to Florida via the United Parcel Service.

Federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents and regional police officers have taken 28 weapons, more than $25,000 and 50 pounds of processed marijuana, according to court files filed Wednesday.

Search warrants were performed by U.S. Medication Enforcement agents and regional constable’s offices in Custer and Freemont counties near the towns of Cotopaxi and Westcliffe.

Twenty individuals have actually been charged and 17 remain in custody, according to a U.S. Lawyer’s Office, District of Colorado, media release.

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Arranged for 1pm EDT; Chairman, President and CEO Jeff Binder to Discuss its Business Design, its Colorado Plan with its Licensing Partner and Strategic Vision

STONE, Colo., Sept. 3, 2015/ Weed Wire/– CLS Holdings UNITED STATE, Inc. (CLSH), a diversified marijuana business, will certainly be presenting on the Marijuana Investor Webcast (http://cannawebcast.com) on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 1:00 pm EDT.