Feb 02 2010

Medical marijuana and Jim Crow
Posted by J. Craig Canada in business, city council, distribution, downtown ordinances, Examiner.com, law, Los Angeles, moratoriums, politics
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Across the country hate speech about marijuana and medical marijuana is not just fashionable, it is the law.

While prominent examples abound, perhaps the most glaring is the resurrection of Jim Crow in Los Angeles through regulations that essentially entrap every single dispensary in the city.


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Sep 27 2009

WAMMFest incident videos
Posted by J. Craig Canada in downtown ordinances, Smoking & Public Use, wamm
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Pretty much all of my writing for the past several months has been on Examiner.com. Click on the title of my previous blog entry for a list of my most recent articles. WAMM has an annual fundraiser in the park for years now. Several years ago the city banned smoking in the park. Last year Continue reading →


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Feb 06 2009

Santa Cruz Tightens the Screws or Sentience Challenged at The Sentinel
Posted by J. Craig Canada in downtown ordinances, Gang Stalking, rocky and bullwinkle, sentinel, winston
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Well, since the last post the City Council has gone forward with more ordinances, such as making it illegal to sit on a bench for more than an hour. At issue are seven proposed measures that would restrict panhandling around public art and directories; limit time on public benches to one hour; stop the sale Continue reading →


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Jan 08 2008

To Kill A Mockingbird
Posted by J. Craig Canada in downtown ordinances, Homeless, Medical Marijuana, Police, Santa Cruz
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I see it’s been almost a month since I’ve posted here. The harassment and abuse continues unabated. We had a big storm Friday. That would be four days ago. The power went out in the morning and by noon everything had closed and the streets were abandoned. Pergolesi’s was probably the last place to close. Continue reading →


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