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Abuse lawsuit names Mormons, Boy Scouts

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Mormon church and Boy Scouts of America were named as defendants in lawsuits Monday claiming childhood sexual abuse by youth leaders decades ago. Alleged victims filed suits against both organizations in San Francisco and ...

From MARCUS WOHLSEN, NevadaAppeal.com,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Boy Scouts of America,  Federal Bureau of Investigation

Men file abuse suits against Mormons, Boy Scouts

SAN FRANCISCO - The Mormon church and Boy Scouts of America were named as defendants in lawsuits Monday claiming childhood sexual abuse by youth leaders decades ago. ...

From MARCUS WOHLSEN, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Boy Scouts of America,  Federal Bureau of Investigation

Authorities: Huge jump in Calif. pot plants seized

Authorities reported a staggering jump in the number of marijuana plants seized in California's eradication effort, claiming a more than 50 percent jump over the previous year. The Campaign Against Marijuana Planting seized 4.4 million plants in 2 ...

From MARCUS WOHLSEN, eTaiwan News,  4 Nov 2009

Authorities: Huge jump in California pot plants seized

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Authorities reported a staggering jump in the number of marijuana plants seized in Californias eradication effort, claiming a more than 50 percent jump over the previous year. The Campaign Against Marijuana Planting seized 4.4 ...

From MARCUS WOHLSEN, Reno Gazette-Journal,  4 Nov 2009

Calif. lawmaker holds hearing on legalizing pot

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - No tie-dye was on display at a standing-room only hearing held by a California lawmaker on Wednesday in a bid to get his marijuana legalization bill taken seriously. ...

From MARCUS WOHLSEN, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Tom Ammiano,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Arnold Schwarzenegger,  U.S. Republican Party

Warships near San Francisco Bay to be recycled

BENICIA, Calif. - A fleet of old, rotting warships shedding toxic paint into the water near San Francisco Bay will be cleaned up and recycled under a new plan announced by federal officials Thursday. ...

From MARCUS WOHLSEN, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: George W. Bush

Warships in San Francisco Bay to be recycled

BENICIA, Calif. - A fleet of old, rotting warships shedding toxic paint into San Francisco Bay area waters will be cleaned up and recycled under a new plan announced by federal officials Thursday. ...

From MARCUS WOHLSEN, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: George W. Bush

Pot advocates: Looser guidelines leave questions

The Justice Department told federal prosecutors that targeting people who use or provide medical marijuana in strict compliance with state laws was not a good use of their time. Marijuana advocates and patients called the memo an encouraging step ...

From LISA LEFF AND MARCUS WOHLSEN, The Vail Trail,  20 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Department of Justice,  George W. Bush,  Eric Holder,  John Suthers

Pot legalization gains momentum in California

SAN FRANCISCO - Marijuana advocates are gathering signatures to get at least three pot-legalization measures on the ballot in 2010 in California, setting up what could be a groundbreaking clash with the federal government over U.S. ...

From MARCUS WOHLSEN, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  7 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Supreme Court of the United States,  Barack Obama

Police on fog-shrouded pot farms: too much green

Apparently even in this marijuana-tolerant town, there is such a thing as too much green. Marijuana farms have become so widespread in the middle class Sunset neighborhood that the city's new police chief appealed to the public Wednesday for tips ...

From MARCUS WOHLSEN, eTaiwan News,  30 Sep 2009

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