by William Helbling

 
[JURIST] The Nevada Supreme Court [official website] on Thursday ruled [opinion, PDF] that Nevada’s implied consent law [text], which allows police officers to take blood samples of motorists to determine impairment, is unconstitutional. The case involved a man named Michael Byars who was stopped by state troopers for driving under the influence of a controlled substance. Upon questioning the suspect the officers detected the smell of marijuana and arrested Byars, who was later subject to blood testing allowed by Nevada’s implied consent law. The Nevada Supreme court ruled that the implied consent rule as used within the case was unconstitutional because the warrantless search violated the Fourth Amendment [text]. However, the evidence found through the blood testing was not suppressed by use of the exclusionary rule because the court found the officers acted in good faith.
 
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http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/10/nevada-high-court-strikes-dwi-implied-consent-law.php

by Phil Hevener

 
Nevada’s medical marijuana regs will get close attention when lawmakers set up shop in Carson City early next year, and no one will be more interested than resort operators who are skilled at satisfying high rollers even when there is a tendency to look the other way while doing it.
 
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http://www.gamingtoday.com/articles/article/49728-Legal_recreational_marijuana_looming_in_Nevada_future#.VEdXwPnF9eV

The City of North Las Vegas has Granted Green Leaf Farms Holdings Two Conditional Use Permits for its Medical Marijuana Cultivation and Production Facilites

LAS VEGAS, NV / ACCESSWIRE / October 17, 2014 / Players Network (PNTV), a Digital Television, Technology and New Media company that develops, owns, and operates Branded Lifestyle Channel Destinations announces today that the City of North Las Vegas approved two Condition Use Permits for Medical Marijuana Cultivation and Production Facilities. Green Leaf Farms Holdings of which 80% is owned by Players Network (“Company” and/or “PNTV”) is the contract purchaser of 3.2 acres of land on Apex Great Basin Way in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The Conditional Use Permits are for a Cultivation Facility for Medical Marijuana and a Production Facility for Edible Medical Marijuana and Marijuana-Infused Products on this property.

 
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/players-network-announces-approval-conditional-121500262.html

By Ray Downs

 
The marijuana reform group Show-Me Cannabis recently purchased billboard space less than two miles away from the governor’s mansion. The billboard urges people to call Nixon directly and ask for the release of Mizanskey, who is 21 years into a life-without-parole sentence for marijuana-only charges.Governor Jay Nixon is the only person in the world who has the authority to release Jeff Mizanskey from prison. And activists want to make sure he’s reminded of that every time he leaves his house.
 
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http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2014/10/billboard_for_jeff_mizanskey_man_serving_life_for_pot_placed_near_governors_mansion.php

by Michael D’Alimonte

Photo cred – weedstergram
 
Not a day has gone by in the last few weeks without a mention of Ebola. Having made its way into North America, Ebola has become reached the top of the “to fear” list, making many worry that it will only be a matter of time before the disease dominates the continent. Effective vaccines and treatments for Ebola have yet to be discovered, though one may be hiding in plain sight: cannabis.
Cannabinoids in marijuana have gained more and more of a reputation as a way to control and aid one’s immune systems, specifically with diseases that target a body’s natural defense measures against viruses, like HIV. Dr. David B. Allen, medical director of Cannabis Sativa, Inc, and Brad Morehouse, founder of NewCure.org, both believe cannabis can combat Ebola in the same way.
 
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http://www.mtlblog.com/2014/10/smoking-marijuana-can-protect-you-from-ebola/#

By Bob Egelko

 
After a series of warrantless raids on the homes of medical marijuana patients under a voter-approved ordinance in Lake County, a federal judge has called a halt, saying officers need court approval before entering private property and seizing pot plants.
The patients are likely to succeed in showing that the searches violated their constitutional rights and were not justified by any emergency, U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson of San Francisco said Tuesday in an injunction that bars further raids without a warrant.
 
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http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Judge-halts-warrantless-raids-on-homes-of-medical-5825112.php

Jacob Sullum

Fox 7
 
The Austin American-Statesman reports that Jacob Lavoro, the Texas teenager who originally faced a sentence of 10 years to life after he was caught with a pound and a half of hash-infused cookies and brownies, will get seven years of probation under a plea deal with the Williamson County District Attorney’s Office. The dramatic penalty reduction became possible after prosecutors dropped a first-degree felony charge that treated Lavoro’s baked goods as if they consisted entirely of hash oil. Instead he pleaded guilty to a second-degree felony, possession of four to 400 grams of hash oil.
 
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http://reason.com/blog/2014/10/15/punishment-for-hash-brownie-baker-drops

 
 
Cannabis Therapy Corp., developer of phytocannabinoid-based medicinal products for humans and animals, recently announced that it passed preharvest inspection by the Colorado Department of Agriculture and subsequently harvested its first-ever hemp crop. With less than 0.3 percent THC content, the hemp will be integrated legally into product development and commercial applications.
 
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http://www.petproductnews.com/headlines/2014/10/15/canna-pet-will-produce-first-american-grown-hemp-products.aspx

by Networx.com

 
Hemp (yes, it’s made from the stems of cannabis sativa) is the rising star of the eco-friendly fabric world, due to its many virtues, including sustainability, durability, light weight, and absorbency. This latter quality makes it a good choice for warm winter clothes.
 
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http://www.kten.com/story/26781304/green-winter-clothes-stay-warm-and-save-the-planet