Yep get Ready to fight the monopoly builders ye of good faith and right action for fair policy, you all know im in it for the long haul,.warriors come out n play…… On Thursday, December 27, 2012, Patient Advocacy Network < p..s@riseup.net> wrote: > Greetings Colleagues – > > I hope your holidays have been filled with the joy and love of the season. > I am looking forward to tackling the challenges we will face next year. > The California State Assembly will reintroduce a bill to regulate > collectives out of business. LA will continue to create an illegal > monopoly of a few dispensaries. Congress and The White House must be > pressured to change federal law… for the better! PAN’s Action Statement > for 2013 will be available for you shortly. > > PAN thanks you for your ongoing support. We wish you a healthy and > prosperous New Year. Some news headlines below. > > > Sincerely, > > Degé Coutee > Executive & Program Director > Patient Advocacy Network > > @PAN4Compassion > www.CannabisSavesLives.org > (323) 334-5282 > > PAN is a charitable 501(c)(3) organization > > ******** > Around California > > L.A. Voters Will Choose Between 128 Dispensaries or About 472 > Dispensaries > http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2012/12/19/l-a-voters-will-choose-between-128-dispensaries-or-about-472-dispensaries/ > > Judge tosses two Vallejo marijuana dispensary raid cases > Ruling regarding state law may affect other pending prosecutions > http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_22233707/judge-tosses-two-vallejo-marijuana-dispensary-raid-cases > > City of Fontana wins judgment against marijuana dispensary > http://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/articles/2012/12/19/news/doc50d1efe7723d4324652157.txt > > Gavin Newsom: Marijuana Laws ‘Just Don’t Make Sense Anymore’ > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/21/gavin-newsom-marijuana_n_2348096.html > California Court Defines Marijuana “Abuse” vs. “Use” In Case of Medical > Marijuana Patients with Children > http://news.nuggetry.com/southern-california-marijuana/california-court-defines-marijuana-abuse-vs-use-in-case-of-medical-marijuana-patients-with-children/ > > R & R Wellness marijuana dispensary pleads guilty to fed charges > http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/rss/ci_22167997?source=rss > > Medical pot dispensary shuttered by feds reopens in Berkeley > http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_22235148/medical-pot-dispensary-shuttered-by-feds-reopens-berkeley?IADID=Search-www.insidebayarea.com-www.insidebayarea.com > > S.F. cops crack down on pot in Haight > http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/S-F-cops-crack-down-on-pot-in-Haight-4139912.php > > Oakland Insists It Can Defend Medical Pot Club > http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/12/17/53193.htm > > Cal Supreme Court takes Temecula case – City of Temecula v. Cooperative > Patients Services Inc. > http://blog.pe.com/crime-blotter/2012/12/18/medical-marijuana-cal-supreme-court-takes-temecula-case/ > > Vista ban frustrates medical marijuana patients > http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/dec/19/medical-marijuana-patients-want-vista-regulate-dis/ > > Mendocino County files motion to quash federal pot record subpoenas > http://www.willitsnews.com/ci_22243492/mendocino-county-files-motion-quash-federal-pot-record > > Internal affairs report clears Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office captain > in marijuana case > http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_22235845/internal-affairs-report-clears-mcso-captain-marijuana-case > > WeHo – Illegal Sunset Super Shop pot store shuts down > http://www.wehonews.com/z/wehonews/archive/page.php?articleID=7543 > > Dispensary Ordered Closed Due to Code Violations > http://murrieta.patch.com/articles/medical-marijuana-cannabis-dispensary-ordered-closed-due-to-code-violations > > LAPD investigation of killing hobbled by DEA > http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lapd-dea-20121220,0,5873873.story > > > > > Around The U.S. > > 5 Senior Citizens Serving Life Without Parole for Pot > Should five non-violent offenders die behind bars for a crime Americans > increasingly believe should not even be a crime? > http://www.alternet.org/5-senior-citizens-serving-life-without-parole-pot?akid=9850.115776.uEcWaH&rd=1&src=newsletter766080&t=9 > > Marley says legalizing marijuana is ‘inevitable’ > http://www.latimes.com/videogallery/73775967/Entertainment/Marley-says-legalizing-marijuana-is-inevitable > > The Next Seven States To Legalize Pot > http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-next-seven-states-to-legalize-pot-20121218 > > Oakland, Calif. spars in court with Washington over medical pot > http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/21/us-usa-lawsuit-marijuana-idUSBRE8BK05V20121221 > > 2 Important Medical Marijuana Court Hearings Today in Arizona, California > http://mmjbusinessdaily.com/2012/12/20/important-medical-marijuana-court-hearings-today-in-arizona-california/ > > Medical marijuana faces tough road in Minnesota > http://www.startribune.com/politics/183279171.html > > New Jersey – Message from state reveals e-mail addresses, names of medical > marijuana patients > http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/12/message_from_state_reveals_e-m.html > > MA – Physicians won’t seek marijuana delay > http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2012/12/02/doctors-won-push-for-delay-medical-marijuana-law-will-lobby-for-restrictions-access-instead/Ytpd7HlziwjGnGEsEY1LBN/story.html > > Advocates look to extend block on new Montana medical marijuana rules > http://www.greatfallstribune.com/viewart/20121213/NEWS01/312130020/Advocates-look-extend-block-new-Montana-medical-marijuana-rules > > Medical Marijuana Providers Challenge Seattle Licensing In Court > http://www.kuow.org/post/medical-marijuana-providers-challenge-seattle-licensing-court > > After 14 Years of Waiting, Medical Marijuana is Mere Months Away for D.C. > Patients > http://dcist.com/2012/12/after_14_years_of_waiting_medical_m.php > > D.C. issues its first medical marijuana occupancy permits > http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/2012/12/dc-issues-its-first-medical.html > > Medical marijuana changes approved by Michigan Legislature > http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/12/medical_marijuana.html > > How GOP Art Herzberger helped me create Colorado’s first medical marijuana > program > http://coloradostatesman.com/content/993912-how-gop-art-herzberger-helped-me-create-colorado%3Fs-first-medical-marijuana-program > > Owner of Eugene medical marijuana club charged with seven felonies > http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/29171916-46/shimmin-marijuana-club-county-medical.html.csp > > > Older men are usually top marijuana users > http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/top_stories/x65619832/Older-men-are-usually-top-marijuana-users > > > > International > > Canadian Medical Marijuana Users Won’t Be Able to Grow at Home > http://www.cannabisculture.com/content/2012/12/17/Canadian-Medical-Marijuana-Users-Wont-Be-Able-Grow-Home > > Some Take Cannabis Illicitly, Israelis Take it Seriously > http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/12/some-take-cannabis-illicitly-israelis-take-it-seriously/ > > Dutch researchers say some teenagers may use pot to manage psychotic symptoms > http://medcitynews.com/2012/12/dutch-researchers-say-some-teenagers-may-use-pot-to-manage-psychotic-symptoms/ > > Driving Under the Influence of Drugs, Alcohol and Medicines in Europe — > findings from the DRUID project > http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/thematic-papers/druid > > Czech Republic Parliament wants to allow cannabis for medical use > http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/bulletin/ww_en_db_cannabis_artikel.php?id=387#2 > > > Science > > Pot compound shows promise vs. cancer > http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Pot-compound-shows-promise-vs-cancer-4145477.php > > > Alcohol Rots the Teen Brain, Marijuana Does Not: Study Finds > http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2012/12/21/alcohol-rots-the-teen-brain-marijuana-does-not-study-finds/ > > An endocannabinoid may be helpful in epilepsy > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23206503 > > > ******** > > — Shona Gochenaur Executive Director Axis of Love SF http://www.facebook.com/axisoflove http://www.twitter.com/axisoflove — —