Makeda Jahnesta Marley, Bob Marley's youngest daughter, pled guilty on Tuesday to charges that she grew marijuana in her Pennsylvania home. She was in possession of 11 marijuana plants in her Caln Township residence when police answered a domestic dispute on Sept. 10, 2008.
WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) Marcus Stanley, an aide to U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer has resigned after being arrested for attempting to bring marijuana into a Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.
Sen. Boxer's office said Wednesday that Stanley is no longer the economics adviser to the California Democrat's political team.
According to The San Francisco Chronicle, U.S. Capitol Police stopped the 43-year-old aide Tuesday morning after he allegedly tried to "remove and conceal" a leafy green substance from his pocket as he was entering the Hart Office Building.
LAS VEGAS - September 8 - The federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted raids earlier today on at least five medical marijuana dispensaries in Las Vegas, Nevada, and reportedly seized patient and financial records, but made no arrests. According to the Associated Press, Natalie Collins, spokeswoman for the local U.S. Attorney's office said that the federal search warrants and "supporting affidavits stemming from what she called 'an ongoing law enforcement operation' were sealed by federal court order." The dispensaries raided today by federal agents and local police included: Happiness Consultant, Salvation Haven, Nature's Way, Organic Releaf, & Holistic Solutions.
Phoenix officials are discussing how to deal with a November ballot measure that would legalize marijuana for medical purposes.
Phoenix has taken no position on the matter, but City Councilwoman Peggy Neely and Debra Stark of the City Manager's Office are studying how the measure could be implemented if it passes.
The city would work closely with the Arizona Department of Health Services. The health department would be in charge of making rules for the dispensing and use of medical marijuana.
