Los Angeles Times, 09 Jun 2013 – Simple possession of small amounts of methamphetamine – enough for personal use but presumably not for dealing – is a "wobbler" in California, meaning that offenses can be charged as either felonies or misdemeanors. It’s different with possession of cocaine, opiates such as heroin and many other addictive drugs; they currently can be charged only as felonies. The state Senate has now passed a bill to bring criminal handling of those drugs into line with methamphetamine, and the measure is before the Assembly. SB 649, by Democrat Mark Leno of San Francisco, is good policy and should be adopted.
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US CA: Editorial: Disaster In The Foothills
The Chico News & Review, 06 Jun 2013 – We’re Sick of Seeing Pot Farmers Ruining the Environment We’re getting pretty fed up with certain marijuana farmers. In particular, the ones who are grading the foothills, eviscerating the landscape, excavating giant holes, and then bringing in semi-truck loads of soil in which to grow plants.
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US CA: What Are You Smoking?
The Chico News & Review, 06 Jun 2013 – Pesticide Residue in Marijuana Poses Potential Health Risk Health experts have raised concerns about marijuana contaminated by pesticides, including products sold through medical-marijuana dispensaries, according to The Huffington Post. Jeff Raber of The Werc Shop, a Pasadena-based lab testing marijuana from California dispensaries, conducted a study that found samples from Los Angeles contained pesticide levels at 1,600 times the legal digestible amount.
