In 2010, Hawaii resident Geoffrey Woodhall was apprehended at Kona Airport. He held a plastic baggie filled with marijuana and was charged with promoting a detrimental drug in the third degree. He was sentenced in a simple decision based on the fact that possession of marijuana, in any amount, is an offense. But the ordeal, which exemplified the inconsistent laws governing … [Read more...] about The Hawaii Supreme Court Vindicated Geoffrey Woodhall And Now The State Leglislature Needs To Get Its Act Together On Medical Marijuana
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Kihei Wailea Medical Center To Offer Special Free Healthcare Clinic
If you missed out on the free health care provided by Tropic Care Maui County (made possible by a partnership between the County of Maui and the military), you can stop by the Pi’ilani Village Shopping Center on June 22 from 8am to 4pm for another free medical clinic. This one’s coordinated by the Kihei-Wailea Medical Center. This fourth annual event is offered to families and … [Read more...] about Kihei Wailea Medical Center To Offer Special Free Healthcare Clinic
Creative Smuggling and Weird Coffee and National Insecurity
CULTURE CLASH Five self-proclaimed devout, conservative Muslim women host the TV series Building Bridges on Channel A9, presenting the seemingly contradictory case against both the female head scarf and Turkey’s turn to secularism. A report on Slate.com in May noted that the five are “mostly bottle blonds... [with] neon lipstick” wearing “brightly colored satin pantsuits and … [Read more...] about Creative Smuggling and Weird Coffee and National Insecurity
Hawaii Legislature Inches Toward Cannabis Decriminalization
Hawaii’s state Legislature isn’t taking any brazen steps towards a reasonable drug policy this session, but they’ve got the baby steps down. While bills for the legalization of cannabis were shot down despite overwhelming public support, bills for the decriminalization of cannabis possession and the improvement of the state’s medical marijuana program are still moving … [Read more...] about Hawaii Legislature Inches Toward Cannabis Decriminalization
New Network For Medical Marijuana Patients and Rich Guys Call Larry Ellison For Help While Artificial Reefs Attack Real Coral Reefs
NEW FREE, CONFIDENTIAL MED. MARIJUANA NETWORK The use of cannabis for strictly medical reasons is legal in the State of Hawaii since 2005, but good luck to patients out here who want it. As far as law enforcement is concerned, drugs are drugs. Brian Murphy, the director of Patients Without Time, a Maui-based medical marijuana co-op, found this out the hard way. In November … [Read more...] about New Network For Medical Marijuana Patients and Rich Guys Call Larry Ellison For Help While Artificial Reefs Attack Real Coral Reefs