Record Searchlight, 14 Aug 2020 – Q: Hi, Monty. I’d be interested in what you (law enforcement in general or you specifically) see happening if marijuana is made legal by the voters in November. Are there any scientific standards for DUI with pot similar to blood alcohol levels? Is there anything besides smell that an officer might suspect pot DUI? (Consider that it may be ingested without smoking, as in cookies, etc.) Are there any field sobriety tests for pot? Are there any field "intoxilyzers" for pot? Do you know of any studies done with respect to accident stats while on pot? Do you know of any studies on the effect of pot on driving skills? Slowed reaction times, restricted depth perception, field of vision, etc.? Any studies as to the effect on a person suffering trauma, as in an auto accident?
US CA: City Council Votes To Ban Medical Marijuana
The Bakersfield Californian, 27 Jun 2013 – The Bakersfield City Council on Wednesday approved an ordinance banning medical marijuana dispensaries within city limits, following testimony from three residents in favor of, and four residents against the ban. The ordinance, which will take effect in approximately 30 days, is modeled after a similar example in Riverside, which recently was upheld in a decision by the California Supreme Court allowing cities to ban dispensaries.
US CA: Column: Fear, Anxiety And Inhalation
Sacramento News & Review, 27 Jun 2013 – I’ve heard that marijuana can ease anxiety, but I have also heard that it can cause anxiety. Which is true? – -Jennifer Um, both. According to a 2001 study from Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience at UC San Francisco, cannabis can increase serotonin and dopamine levels in the brain, which should calm you down and smooth you out. However, anxiety and panic attacks are the biggest reported side effects of cannabis use.
US CA: Chronicling Pot’s Role In Emerald Triangle
The Press Democrat, 25 Jun 2013 – Emily Brady was 14 when she watched her best friend in Occidental say goodbye to her father on the morning he left to serve a prison sentence for marijuana cultivation. Her friend ran to her bedroom and shut the door as her younger brother wailed, said Brady, now 36. A notice that the property had been seized and belonged to the FBI hung on the door.
US CA: PB Pot Dispensaries Re-emerge Even As City Drafts Revised
Beach & Bay Press, 20 Jun 2013 – Medical marijuana dispensaries, including a handful along the beachfront, are beginning to pop up again, apparently taking advantage of continuing legal uncertainties over the hot-button political issue. "At least three have opened in Pacific Beach, and it’s not just there but all over San Diego," said Tony Franco, broker at Income Property Investors, Inc. covering Point Loma to La Jolla.
US CA: Amid Questions Of Legality, Some Marijuana Dispensaries
La Jolla Today, 21 Jun 2013 – Medical marijuana dispensaries, including a handful along the beachfront, are beginning to pop up again, apparently taking advantage of continuing legal uncertainties over the hot-button political issue. "At least three have opened in Pacific Beach, and it’s not just there but all over San Diego," said Tony Franco, broker at Income Property Investors, Inc. covering Point Loma to La Jolla.
US CA: Gleason Speaks About Program At Luncheon
Daily Independent, 22 Jun 2013 – GLEASON SPEAKS ABOUT PROGRAM AT LUNCHEON Kern County First District Supervisor Mick Gleason spoke Friday at the Ridgecrest Republican Women, Federated club’s monthly luncheon on an issue centered around his campaign promise – combating methamphetamine use in the county.
