Pittsburg is having issues controlling riots over the G-20 conference.(1). They have been busy all week trying to control or disperse protestors of the Conference. On Thursday the march was considered illegal as soon as it started out and over 70 people were detained and arrested from the march. The police have also been breaking up many different protests at various businesses and organizations.
The reason the police broke up the protestors was that they did not have a permit to protest and the police deemed what they were doing was unlawful. Some of the protestors were wearing ski masks, others had saftey goggles and hard hats.
The protestors are asking "the "affinity groups" to protest Friday morning at companies that it says represent greed, exploitation, warfare and other social ills, with potential targets including banks, Starbucks, McDonald's, grocery stores and a Marine Corps recruiting center." Meaning that the groups are being asked to show non-violent demonstrations to company's with high resales and propogandas.
The G-20 conference, which is "causing" all the commotion is otherwise known as Group 20. (2). This is comprised of 20 nations who met a year ago when the world was facing a global financial colapse. They have formed a permanent counsel to help regulate global economy and to try to prevent any future global economic meltdowns.
Many nations in the G-20 conference have not made any strides in their own countries to fix their economic issues. America's Congress, as well, has not made much headway in this issue, with being bogged down with Health Care Reform and other issues.
(1). http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33017820/ns/us_news-life/
(2). http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32987868/
Friday, September 25, 2009
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
California "Medical Marijuana Dispensaries" seems to have business issues
I was looking at one of my favorite websites for legal stories, http://www.findlaw.com/ and came across a story of interest. "San Diego Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Shut Down" written by Caleb Groos. (1) This article stated that the reason for shutting down several of these dispensaries was due to the business not being set up correctly per the California's Guidelines for the Security and Non-Diversion of Marijuana Grown for Medical Use.
The businesses that were shut down and the owners arrested we supposedly set up for profit which violates the Guidelines from teh Attorney General's office, which state that only the businesses operating as cooperatives or collectives are allowed to function under the California State Law. (2) "This is important because "cooperatively" here means not simply working together, but rather being organized as a specific type of legal business entity - a cooperative, which by definition cannot operate for its own or its members' profit." (Caleb Groos) The term "Collectives" apparently is not clearly defined under the California State law, but should be set up as jointly owned and operated by the members for the members, not to be sold to anyone outside the members.
The original article from the San Diego Tribune stated tha the store fronts that were targeted wer run by drug dealers out to make a profit, which is illegal per the Guidelines. (3) Several of the people arrested in the raids had prior drug arrest charges. Due to the way some of the drug busts were handled brought about some negative feedback from the medical marijuana advocates, stating that the whole situation could have been handled differently.
Per the California Guidelines the Statutory Cooperatieves for the distribution of medical marijuana, "the cooperative must file articles of incorporation iwth the state and conduct its business for the mutual benefit of its members." The Guideline state taht the membership must be suet up in accordance to the Coproration or Food and Agricultural Code (Id. at §12311(b).) The cooperative is to be set up for the patrons by members and not to collect a profit from the use of medical marijuana sales. "The earnings and savings of the business must be used for the genral welfare of its members or equitably distributed to members in the form of cash, property, credits, or services. Cooperatives should not purchase marijuana from, or sell to, non-members;
instead, they should only provide a means for facilitating or coordinating transactions between members." (2)
(1). (http://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2009/09/san-diego-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-shut-down.html?=features)
(2). (http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/press/pdfs/n1601_medicalmarijuanaguidelines.pdf)
(3). (http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/sep/11/14-pot-dispensaries-county-shuttered/?metro&zIndex=163961)
The businesses that were shut down and the owners arrested we supposedly set up for profit which violates the Guidelines from teh Attorney General's office, which state that only the businesses operating as cooperatives or collectives are allowed to function under the California State Law. (2) "This is important because "cooperatively" here means not simply working together, but rather being organized as a specific type of legal business entity - a cooperative, which by definition cannot operate for its own or its members' profit." (Caleb Groos) The term "Collectives" apparently is not clearly defined under the California State law, but should be set up as jointly owned and operated by the members for the members, not to be sold to anyone outside the members.
The original article from the San Diego Tribune stated tha the store fronts that were targeted wer run by drug dealers out to make a profit, which is illegal per the Guidelines. (3) Several of the people arrested in the raids had prior drug arrest charges. Due to the way some of the drug busts were handled brought about some negative feedback from the medical marijuana advocates, stating that the whole situation could have been handled differently.
Per the California Guidelines the Statutory Cooperatieves for the distribution of medical marijuana, "the cooperative must file articles of incorporation iwth the state and conduct its business for the mutual benefit of its members." The Guideline state taht the membership must be suet up in accordance to the Coproration or Food and Agricultural Code (Id. at §12311(b).) The cooperative is to be set up for the patrons by members and not to collect a profit from the use of medical marijuana sales. "The earnings and savings of the business must be used for the genral welfare of its members or equitably distributed to members in the form of cash, property, credits, or services. Cooperatives should not purchase marijuana from, or sell to, non-members;
instead, they should only provide a means for facilitating or coordinating transactions between members." (2)
(1). (http://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2009/09/san-diego-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-shut-down.html?=features)
(2). (http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/press/pdfs/n1601_medicalmarijuanaguidelines.pdf)
(3). (http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/sep/11/14-pot-dispensaries-county-shuttered/?metro&zIndex=163961)
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