Hemp News Archives - January 1998



		News Archives: January 1998 State Marijuana Law Upheld in Split Ruling January 31, 1998 - Honolulu Advertiser The Hawaii Supreme Court yesterday rejected a key constitutional challenge to state marijuana laws and ruled that it is still illegal to smoke the drug. Does marijuana have a place in medicine? January 30, 1998 - Patient Care In the moral, legal, an medical realms, the use of meScal marijuana is a hotly contested issue. What do we really know about its efficacy? When, if ever, is it recommended? Experts Support Legalizing Medical Marijuana January 29, 1998 - Reuters New York -- Medically approved use of marijuana can improve the well-being of "thousands of New Yorkers with serious or life-threatening medical conditions," said Richard N. Gottfried, chair of the New York State Assembly Committee on Health. He spoke Wednesday at a briefing here on the legal implications of medicinal use of marijuana sponsored by the New York State Bar Association. Panel Backs Marijuana, Heroin Ban January 28, 1998 - Richmond Times-Dispatch The House Courts of Justice Committee voted yesterday for banning the use of marijuana and heroin as prescribed medicines in Virginia. Medicinal Marijuana Use Back in Court January 28, 1998 - Ottawa Citizen Kitchener, Ottawa -- Smoking 30 marijuana joints a day has made life a lot more bearable for Klaus Jaitner since 1990. Congress Review of Legalizing Pot Sought January 28, 1998 - Santa Rosa Press Democrat Ukiah, CA -- Citing 30 years of failed state and federal anti-marijuana campaigns, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday became the first in California to call on Congress to conduct special hearings toward legalization of pot. Effort To Shut Marijuana Club Runs Into Snag January 24, 1998 - The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO-Attorney General Dan Lungren's attempt to shut down a medical-marijuana club hit a snag Friday when a judge suggested he would delay action while the state Supreme Court considers the issue. Ralph Seeley, a Columnist, Lawyer and Fighter, Dies at 49 January 22, 1998 - The Tacoma News Tribune One of Tacoma's toughest men has died. Chances Slim for Marijuana Bill January 22, 1998 - The Seattle Times OLYMPIA - They were suffering from AIDS and cancer and massive injuries, and looked out of place amid the coats and ties of the Senate hearing room. But they came anyway, in wheelchairs and supported by canes, to offer their perspectives on life, pain and marijuana. We don't need to wait on medical marijuana January 21, 1998 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial The Seattle Post-Intelligencer joins the Seattle Times and editorializes in favor for medical marijuana. For someone like Ralph January 21, 1998 - Seattle Times Seattle Times editorializes in favor of SB-6271, the medical marijuana bill. Split Grows Inside Pot's Grass Roots January 21, 1998 - Los Angeles Times AUGUSTA, Maine--Don Christen passes out pot on the steps of the county courthouse. He holds a rock festival every year called Hempstock. He sows and smokes and sells with such open defiance that, sometimes, he goes to jail. Florida Cabinet to Fight Medical Marijuana January 21, 1998 - Reuters TALLAHASSEE. Fla. (Reuters) - Florida's governor and cabinet unanimously vowed Wednesday to fight an attempt to amend the state's constitution to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. Oakland Writes Up Support For Pot Club January 21, 1998 - Oakland Tribune OAKLAND - The city is ready to fire off a strongly worded response to the Clinton administration's crusade against California cannabis dubs but it stops short at offering tangible support to medicinal pot users. Lungren Attacks Free Speech and Free Enterprise January 21, 1998 - Oakland Tribune Lungren Tells Trading Card Manufacturer to Get Off the Pot New bid for medical use of pot likely to be shelved January 20, 1998 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Capitol Bureau OLYMPIA - Ralph Seeley, a Tacoma lawyer with terminal bone cancer, became the literal poster child for medical marijuana last fall during a failed initiative campaign. 1 in 155 Americans Behind Bars January 18, 1998 - Associated Press The nation's prison and jail population increased nearly 6 percent last year, from an estimated 1.6 million to more than 1.7 million by June 30, the Justice Department said Sunday. Medical Marijuana Club Left Low and Dry January 17, 1998 - Los Angeles Times Patients who obtained pot from an Orange County medical marijuana group say they will be forced to deal on the black market now that the leader of their cannabis club has been charged with multiple felonies and ordered to stop making deliveries. Professor Takes Part in Smokeout January 16, 1998 - Centre Daily Times A 65-year-old Penn State professor said he smoked his first marijuana joint Thursday -- right on College Avenue and in front of Penn State police officers. Authorities Crack Down On Two Pot Clubs January 16, 1998 - Associated Press In the latest battle over the medical marijuana initiative, authorities are trying to snuff out two Southern California pot clubs they contend are operating illegally. New medicinal marijuana bill hits Senate January 15, 1998 - The Olympian Olympia, WA -- Only two months after a broad proposal to legalize several drugs for medical use was trounced by Washington voters, a bill to allow physician-advised marijuana has emerged in the state Senate. Peron's Gubernatorial Run Begins in Santa Cruz January 15, 1998 - San Francisco Chronicle With his neat white hair, wire- rim glasses and casually loosened tie, Dennis Peron looks everything like a ``candidate,'' and nothing like the biggest marijuana booster in California. Farmers Reject Hemp January 14, 1998 - Reuters CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- U.S. farmers decided today to just say no to research into industrial hemp, a cousin of marijuana. Abernathy censured for trying to sneak pot into country January 14, 1998 - Associated Press ATLANTA - State Sen. Ralph David Abernathy III stared straight ahead Wednesday as his colleagues voted to reprimand him for trying to sneak marijuana into the country in his underwear. Lungren: Stop Selling Marijuana Trading Cards January 14, 1998 - Scripps-McClatchy Western Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Attorney General Dan Lungren is urging a producer of trading cards that feature marijuana plants to stop making and selling those cards. Garden Grove Targets Cannabis Clubs January 14, 1998 - Orange County Register Garden Grove-The city Tuesday was poised to revoke a business license it issued nearly three months ago to a cannabis club. Lobby Grows For Medicinal Marijuana January 13, 1998 - Le Monde France -- The Movement for Controlled Legalisation (MLC), which advocates the sale of narcotics under state control, has just asked the French health minister, Bernard Kouchner, to authorise the import of 10kg of cannabis for therapeutic use. Farmers to Debate Hemp January 12, 1998 - The Associated Press CHARLOTTE -- The nation's largest farmers' group is buzzing about hemp production as it meets to hash out stands on pocketbook issues such as property rights, taxes and foreign imports. Galbraith Asks Judges OK Pot as 'Natural Remedy' January 12, 1998 - Lexington Herald-Leader Prosecutors in five counties want to put Gatewood Galbraith's marijuana-smoking clients on trial. California Petition Drive Begins to Make Hemp Use Legal January 12, 1998 - San Jose Mercury News A proposal to legalize the growing of hemp for industrial purposes is the 38th initiative certified to collect voter signatures for a place on California's 1998 general election ballot. Help Sought For Medical Pot Users January 12, 1998 - United Press International SACREMENTO, CA -- State Sen. John Vasconcellos has stepped up his effort to get help for users of medical marijuana. Marijuana Clubs Vow to Continue Operations January 11, 1998 - San Fransisco Examiner California's cannabis clubs vow to continue distributing marijuanna -one way or another-despite a formidable attack by the U.S. Justice Department. Washington a Test Market for Anti-Drug Ads January 09, 1998 - Washington Post The woman in the commercial smashes an egg to show what a brain on drugs looks like, then claims the yolk dripping from the frying pan is what a body on drugs feels like. Then she goes on a rampage breaking plates and glasses, declaring: "This is what your family goes through." Clinton Administration Sues 6 Marijuana Clubs January 09, 1998 - San Jose Mercury News SAN FRANSISCO -- Putting its weight for the first time behind efforts to undercut California's voter-approved Proposition 215, the Clinton administration Friday filed a flurry of lawsuits seeking to shut down six different Northern California marijuana clubs. Eighty Percent Of Crimes Are Drug-Related January 08, 1998 - Reuters NEW YORK -- Results of a survey released Thursday show that 80% of all crimes and incarcerations in the US can be linked to drug and alcohol use. USS California Deployed To Counter Drug Smuggling January 07, 1998 - The Associated Press BREMERTON, WA -- The USS California, a nuclear cruiser scheduled for decommissioning next year, has left its Bremerton base for a five-month voyage to fight drug smuggling in the Caribbean and tropical Pacific. Lawmakers plan to push hemp bill again January 07, 1998 - Associated Press MONTPELIER, VT -- Several key lawmakers are planning to push for legalizing hemp as a farm cash crop this year despite repeated opposition by the governor. The Noble Experiment January 05, 1998 - BOSTON -- Practicality has been a feature of American life from the start, and a reason for the country's success. Americans on the whole eschewed ideology. We judged ideas by whether they worked. When they didn't, we tried something else. News Archives In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 and The Berne Convention on Literary and Artistic Works, Article 10, news clippings are made available without profit for research and educational purposes.