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On Sunday, a couple hundred people gathered near the Oakland Airport for a celebration of the grand re-opening of the country's largest cannabis-friendly hydroponics superstore, weGrow, formerly known as iGrow.

The new branding is part of an ambitious national expansion. In less than a year, weGrow has become the first superstore of its type, sometimes jokingly referred to as the "Home De-Pot" of hydroponic stores. Oakland Local reported on iGrow as part of a 6-part Cannabis Business series in March. Now weGrow has an operational store in Burlingame, one soon to open in Sacramento, and over 70 franchise stores already under contract across the nation.

oaklandlocal.com

In this Sunday's paper (and online) you may have read an interesting feature by Deborah Netburn about a woman in her 50s who grows her own medical marijuana in the room once occupied by her daughter who has recently left the nest.

The Costa Mesa legal secretary combats her rheumatoid arthritis by eating the various strains of marijuana that she and her husband grow in their home.

latimes.com

Proposition 19, the November state ballot measure that would legalize marijuana, will not immediately establish a regulated system of sales, so it is correct to say the law would not immediately generate billions in new tax revenue. But Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is disingenuous to suggest (as he did in his Sept. 24 Times Op-Ed article) that it's wrong to support Proposition 19 on the grounds that it will generate additional revenue for the state; it will, but Schwarzenegger says not enough. Proposition 19 is in fact good policy and an important part of what must be a multifaceted solution to the budget crisis.

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nbcsandiego.com

State and federal governments in the United States face massive looming fiscal deficits. One policy change that can reduce deficits is ending the drug war. Legalization means reduced expenditure on enforcement and an increase in tax revenue from legalized sales.

This report estimates that legalizing drugs would save roughly $41.3 billion per year in government expenditure on enforcement of prohibition. Of these savings, $25.7 billion would accrue to state and local governments, while $15.6 billion would accrue to the federal government.

Approximately $8.7 billion of the savings would result from legalization of marijuana and $32.6 billion from legalization of other drugs.

The report also estimates that drug legalization would yield tax revenue of $46.7 billion annually, assuming legal drugs were taxed at rates comparable to those on alcohol and tobacco. Approximately $8.7 billion of this revenue would result from legalization of marijuana and $38.0 billion from legalization of other drugs.

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Drone aircraft patrol the U.S.-Mexico border from the skies. Fast boats look out for smugglers at sea. And tens of thousands of Border Patrol agents use trucks, horses, all-terrain vehicles and bicycles to stop unauthorized crossers on land.

But there is another route across the border, one in which smugglers slither north. As enforcement efforts have increased and border barriers have been built, tunneling has gained in popularity, with Nogales

cleveland.com

The union representing Portland police officers is pushing back against a proposal that would require random drug testing of police officers.

The proposal from the city would also require drug tests after use of deadly force, suspects' death in custody and serious traffic crashes.

Portland Police Association attorney Will Aitchison says the proposal would violate the officers' right to privacy.

kgw.com

Wer am Arbeitsplatz kifft, läuft Gefahr, gefeuert zu werden. Nicht so William Breathes. Er wird dafür bezahlt, Joints zu rauchen. Denn Breathes schreibt für eine Lokalzeitung die ersten Marihuanakritiken Amerikas.

Wenn William Breathes sich einen Joint anzündet und tief inhaliert , dann horcht er ganz genau in sich hinein. Das Kratzen im Hals, die Intensität des Rausches, natürlich auch der Geschmack - das alles wird ganz genau analysiert und protokolliert. So viel Sorgfalt muss schon sein, denn Breathes kifft nicht einfach so zum Vergnügen. Er verdient damit sein Geld. Er ist einer von Amerikas ersten Haschisch-Rezensenten.

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