http://losangelesmedicalmarijuana.com Los Angeles Medical Marijuana Discussion Blog Covering the San Fernando Valley, Van Nuys & the South Bay Sat, 16 May 2009 19:11:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With an explosion of Los Angeles medical marijuana storefronts - 143 of them, more than half in the San Fernando Valley - and reports of Grant High School students being targeted for business, Police Chief William Bratton is backing a moratorium on pot-distribution centers. Bratton and the Los Angeles Police ... http://losangelesmedicalmarijuana.com/2009/05/suspension-of-medical-marijuana-dispensaries/ In 2003, Senate Bill (SB) 420 (Chapter 875, Statutes of 2003) was passed as an extension and clarification of Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act of 1996. The Medical Marijuana Program, within CDPH, is administered through a patient's county of residence. Upon obtaining a recommendation from their physician for use ... http://losangelesmedicalmarijuana.com/2009/05/medical-marijuana-program/ Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi/Sanskrit: gañjā, hemp), is a psychoactive drug extracted from the plant Cannabis sativa, or more often, Cannabis sativa subsp. indica. The herbal form of the drug consists of dried mature flowers and subtending leaves of pistillate (female) plants. The resinous ... http://losangelesmedicalmarijuana.com/2009/05/marijuana-a-history/ The effects of smoking marijuana fade quickly, but the drug can be detected in the body for weeks and sometimes longer. How long it remains in the system depends on how often or how much marijuana the user has been smoking. The Los Angeles Medical Marijuana reminds people who have been ... http://losangelesmedicalmarijuana.com/2009/05/how-long-does-it-stay-in-the-body/ Marijuana harms in many ways, Use of the drug can lead to significant health, safety, social, learning and behavioral problems for young users. It can cause problem with concentration and thinking has been shown in research funded by Los Angeles Medical Marijuana an agency that brings the power of science to ... http://losangelesmedicalmarijuana.com/2009/05/pot-is-it-really-harmless/ Well the answer is maybe a yes or a no. Medicines that we intake in proper dose is good right but when we over used, it may affect our health. The Los Angeles Medical Marijuana report, marijuana and medicines assessing the science base released in March 1999 that marijuana's active components ... http://losangelesmedicalmarijuana.com/2009/05/marijuana-a-medical-option/ The date's significance can be traced to 1971 San Rafael, Calif., when a group of teenagers would meet every day at 4:20 p.m. after school and smoke marijuana together, said Norma Sapp, a member of the Los Angeles Medical Cannabis group .The ritual of smoking at 4:20 p.m. subsequently spread ... http://losangelesmedicalmarijuana.com/2009/05/debates-heightens-on-marijuana-regulation/ Marijuana is the most commonly abused illicit drug in the United States. It is a dry, shredded green and brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds, and leaves derived from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. The main active chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol; THC for short. Marijuana is usually smoked as a ... http://losangelesmedicalmarijuana.com/2009/05/marijuana-users/ Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy Baca has referred to the Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensary or the LACRC as a heroic endeavor. In 1996, shortly after passage of Proposition 215 - the Compassionate Use Act - patients, law enforcement, city officials, and the public health community came together and ... http://losangelesmedicalmarijuana.com/2009/05/raid-on-medical-marijuana-dispensary/ The number of Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensaries has grown from 5 to 143 in spite the raids conducted by the DEA. Bratton together with Councilman Dennis Zine have both supported rules that banned Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensaries within 1,000 feet of any day-care facility, school, church, or ... http://losangelesmedicalmarijuana.com/2009/05/dea-raids-11-marijuana-dispensaries/