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Preliminary
Injunction
Granted
Against
6
California
Buyers'
Clubs:
Medical
Marijuana
to
Get
its
Day
in
Court
5/15/98
On May 14, US District Court
Judge Charles Breyer granted the Federal Government's request for a preliminary
injunction barring the distribution of marijuana by six Northern California
medical m
The ruling is expected to
result in contempt proceedings against the clubs and their operators, who
have vowed to continue their operations despite the injunction. "We
will do everything in our power to stay open," said Jeff Jones, director
of the Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative, which serves some 1,300 seriously
ill members. "The alternative that the government is giving them
is the street. That's not adequate. We have a moral imperative
to keep our facility open."
Defense attorney William
Panzer was happy with the effect of the ruling. "We will have our
day in court" he said, indicating that the federal government's continued
bad faith in dealing with patients, clubs and local governments would be
put on trial.
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books on medical marijuana:
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Marihuana: The Forbidden
Medicine, by Dr. Lester Grinspoon and James Bakalar, Harvard University
Medical School, a comprehensive discussion of a wide range of conditions
for which marijuana has some medical value, including individual testimonials
and a review of the scientific evidence.
-
Marijuana Medical Handbook:
A Guide to Therapeutic Use, by noted authorities Ed Rosenthal, Tod Mikuriya
and Dale Gieringer.
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Issue #42, 5/15/98
Preliminary Injunction Granted Against 6 California Buyers' Clubs: Medical Marijuana to Get its Day in Court | Kentucky Farmers Seek Federal Court Ruling on Hemp | Santa Clara County Buyers' Club Closes After Police Seize Assets | Portland MS Patient Found Guilty of Marijuana Possession, Manufacturing | Another Botched Raid in New York, Another Innocent Family Terrorized in the Name of "Our Children" | San Mateo County Votes to Study Medicinal Marijuana: Says Research Will Provide Access for Patients | Record Two Million Private Conversations Monitored by Government in 1997 | Forfeiture Victims Need Help | Medical Journal Reports AIDS Patient's Persistent Hiccups Relieved by Marijuana | Editorial: McLies
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