Seattle Times, 08 Nov 2012 – A naturopath lost her license to practice medicine for two years for improperly doling out medical-marijuana authorizations at last year’s Hempfest in Seattle. If Carolyn Lee Bearss wants her credentials reinstated, she must also pay a $50,000 fine — higher than the typical fine due to the egregiousness of the conduct, said Department of Health spokesman Tim Church.
posted on November 10, 2012 by
US WA: Hempfest Naturopath’s Pot Authorization Leads To State Suspension
posted on October 7, 2012 by
US WA: Medical Smoke Screen
Seattle Times, 06 Oct 2012 – Medical Marijuana Started As a Grass-Roots Movement Among AIDS Patients and Still Caters to Medical Patients, but Increasingly It’s Also Turned into a Party. Three weeks ago, an event space in Fremont hosted an unusual trade show.
posted on August 24, 2012 by
US WA: DEA to Medical-Pot Shops: Get Away From Schools Now
Seattle Times, 24 Aug 2012 – 23 Dispensaries At Issue: Within 1,000 Feet of an ‘Educational Facility or Other Prohibited Area’ For the past few years, as businesses associated with medical marijuana have proliferated in Western Washington, federal prosecutors have taken mostly a hands-off approach.
posted on August 8, 2012 by
US WA: Hempfest Pot Prescriptions Could Cost Medical Licenses
Seattle Times, 08 Aug 2012 – 2 Naturopaths Face State Charges Disciplinary Action Would Be a First Here Two naturopaths are facing disciplinary action after a weekend of writing medical marijuana authorizations at last year’s Hempfest.
posted on May 25, 2012 by
US NJ: Column: Legalize Drugs Next Problem, Please
The Trentonian, 24 May 2012 – Well, seems time for another shot at the stupidity of drug laws, yeah? Especially after New Jersey legislators seem to have some momentum to get a law decriminalizing marijuana possession up to about a half-ounce. While that’s all well and good, why don’t we take it to it’s logical conclusion: Legalize everything.
