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Utah Cop Killed Because of Personal Medical Marijuana Grow
Submitted by Marijuana Policy Project on Jan 10, 2012
No family should have to deal 
with the consequences of the
events that occurred in Ogden, Utah on January 3, 2012. 
So it is with great respect to the families of both Jared Francom and Matthew 
David Stewart, who no doubt are both dealing with incredible grief of contrasting nature, that I’m offering up these comments.
Whenever a member of law enforcement is killed in the line of duty, 

like Officer Jared Francom recently was, it’s a tragedy. When the “target” of the military tactical style operation that led to the shootout leaving the officer dead appears to have been a personal marijuana grow, it’s also infuriating.
At 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday, January 3, 2012, members of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force in Ogden, 


Utah conducted a “knock and enter” warrant on the home of 37 year-old army veteran Matthew David Stewart. 


According to reports, they knocked and no one answered. When they forcefully entered his home in paramilitary style gear, with guns drawn, they encountered gunfire. When it was all said and done, one member of the task force was fatally injured, five members were wounded, Stewart was injured and faces likely charges of aggravated murder (which carries the death penalty
) and multiple counts of attempted aggravated murder.


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Utah
  • Statewide smoking ban: Effective January 1, 2007, as passed in March 2006, Utah's 1995 Indoor Clean Air Act was expanded to ban smoking statewide in all enclosed workplaces in Utah, including bars and restaurants (bars and private clubs were exempt until January 1, 2009), exempting only (1) designated hotel/motel smoking rooms, (2) areas of owner-operated 
  • businesses with no employees besides the owner, and (3) Native American religious and cultural ceremonies. Local governments are preempted from regulating smoking more stringently than the Act. 


SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House approved a proposal to ban the smoking of hookah pipes 


and e-cigarettes in public places, after opponents held a hookah pipe smoking demonstration on the Capitol steps then held signs in the gallery urging the bill's defeat.
The bill, HB245, would add those 


devices to Utah Indoor Clean Air Act's ban on smoking in public places.
Without the ban, e-cigarette smoking could become as commonplace in stores, 
restaurants or on public transit
 just like cigarette smoking once was, 
said the bill's sponsor, Rep. Bradley Last, R-Hurricane.
"We need to do something," 
Last told fellow lawmakers.
 "Just realize if we don't do anything
 (public establishments) can't stop people from using them."
HB245 would allow existing hookah bars to operate as they do now until at least 2017. 
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However, that means the businesses would have return Capitol Hill in five years to lobby for an extention.
"I really believe that personal freedoms are going to be just as important in fives years as they are today," said Nathan Porter, 
the manager of Huka Bar and Grill in Murray, which organized the demonstration on the Capitol steps. "Maybe they don't want any more hookah establishments, but they certainly won't put us out of business."
Porter said his establishment is only one of two in Utah. The bill would not allow him to open any more locations.
Electronic cigarettes allow users to inhale vaporized nicotine without the use of tobacco.
Rep. Brian Doughty, D-Salt Lake, said the state shouldn't be involved in a person's private decision 


to smoke tobacco from hookah pipes.
The bill would also hurt businesses, Doughty said. Unlike smoking in bars, which has been banned in Utah since 2007, hookah bars depend on the device to stay in business, he said. 
Last summer, the Utah Department of Health adopted a rule banning the use of hookah and e-cigarettes in public places but has not enforced the rule awaiting legislative action on the issue.
Manufacturers of electronic cigarettes claim the battery-powered device is safer than cigarettes, which use tobacco.
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However, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, e-cigarettes contain harmful levels of nicotine, a substance the agency classifies as a stimulant drug. "There is no safe level of tobacco smoke," said David Neville, spokesman for the Tobacco Prevention and Control Program at the Utah Department of Health. With tobacco cigarettes a 
user generally knows how much nicotine is being consumed. "They know if they are a half-a-pack-a-day smoker. When it comes to an electronic cigarette, you just don't know. You just keep on smoking," Neville said. The measure, which passed on a 45-31 vote, now moves to the Senate.
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Smoking ban enforcement begins today

BY JOY BLACKBURN (DAILY NEWS STAFF)
Published: February 10, 2011

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ST. CROIX - The V.I. Health Department will begin enforcing the territory's new smoking ban today.
Although the law - which bans smoking in and around almost all businesses and public buildings in the territory, as well as in some outside areas - technically went into effect in November, enforcement was delayed.
The Health Department, which is the lead agency enforcing the law, granted local businesses a three-month extension to come into compliance.
In preparation for enforcement, Health, along with the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs, last month conducted public meetings on all three islands about the smoking ban.
The Virgin Islands Smoke-Free Act was signed into law in May and amended during the final session of the 28th Legislature in November.


When it passed, the law's definition of "enclosed areas" of public places and places of employment where smoking would be banned sparked controversy - and senators softened the definition when they amended the law. Senators also amended the original law to decriminalize violations, making them civil offenses.
However, even though the definition of "enclosed areas" became a sticking point with the original law, Health officials at the public meetings last month said that essentially, the law prohibits smoking within 20 feet of any place providing service to the public, whether those places are in an enclosed area or outside - and whether money is exchanged for services or not.


Citing a different provision of the law that prohibits smoking in "any outdoor service or waiting line and in, and within twenty feet from any point of any service or waiting line," Health Department legal counsel Carl Richardson said during the meetings that if any sort of service is being provided anywhere, smoking is prohibited within 20 feet of that location. 
Violations can be reported to the Health Department at 712-6230.
Health Department spokeswoman Eunice Bedminster said Wednesday that the department will be enforcing the law by following up on complaints.

Those calling the number to report smoking violations will be asked to provide their names and contact numbers, and then the caller will have to sign and submit the complaint in written form, Bedminster said.

Under the law, within 10 days, the Health Department must notify the accused business of the complaint. Within 10 days of the notice, the business proprietor must respond and can request a hearing, admit the violation, provide a defense or explanation or state any legal objections to the complaint.
If there is a hearing, the Health commissioner will consider evidence and enter an order, which is final and binding. The order can be appealed in Magistrate Court.
A number of civil penalties are laid out in the Smoke-Free Act.
If a person is caught smoking in a prohibited area where a no smoking sign is posted, a fine of at least $100 - but not more than $250 - can be assessed for each violation.

Businesses caught breaking the law also face penalties, starting with a $250 to $400 fine, which increases for any further violations, and can go as high as $5,000.
In a prepared statement released this week, Health Commissioner Julia Sheen said that officers from the V.I. Police Department and those with peace officer status from other government agencies will assist the Health Department with enforcement.
The Health Department has information and resources about the new law - including a downloadable version of a no-smoking sign that meets the law's requirements - posted to its website at www.healthvi.org.

- Smoking is not allowed in enclosed public places, enclosed places of employment, outdoor service or waiting lines and outdoor bus stations and public transportation platforms. Smoking also is prohibited within 20 feet of any of those locations.
- An enclosed area is defined as a structure that has a roof and more than two substantial walls that have either no opening, or an opening that does not allow air in from the outside, or an opening that is less than 25 percent of the wall's surface area.
- Smokers can light up on sidewalks, streets and beaches, as well as in parking lots, but only if they are 20 feet away from any entrance, exit, window, ventilation system or other openings of any public place or place of employment.
- For beaches and public parks, smoking must take place 20 feet from tents, booths, stalls, stands and benches. Smokers also must stand 20 feet away from bleachers and grandstands to smoke at a sporting or spectator event.
- People can smoke in their homes as long as the residence is not used as a hospice, health care, daycare or adult care facility.


- Workers cannot smoke inside a commercial vehicle, but people can smoke in non-commercial vehicles.
- As long as no one under 18 is admitted, and the smoke does not reach other public places or businesses, smoking inside a retail tobacco store is allowed. Also, if a business' sole purpose is to have people smoking indoors, people under 18 are not admitted and there are no employees other than the owner, smoking is allowed.



- Private clubs - which the smoking ban defines as nonprofit social organizations with dues-paying members that deny access to the general public - can allow smoking only if no one under 18 is present and the smoke does not affect nearby businesses or public areas.
- Employers cannot discriminate against employees who smoke. Also, employers cannot retaliate against an employee or customer who demands the law be followed.
- Employers may provide an outdoor smoking area for employees, as long as it is physically separated from the enclosed workplace and the smoke does not come into the business through windows, doors or other openings. Employers are not required to provide separate break rooms for smokers and nonsmokers.
- Signs stating "No smoking" or showing the international no smoking symbol must be conspicuously posted at every entrance to and inside every public place and place of employment where smoking is banned. All signs must also contain the statement "IT IS ILLEGAL TO SMOKE IN THIS ESTABLISHMENT," along with a Health Department contact number to report violations. Downloadable signs that meet these requirements are available on the Health Department's website at www.healthvi.org.

30% off Maitake Products at House of Nutrition- Business owners also must remove matches, cigarette lighters and ashtrays from areas where smoking is prohibited.
- Violations are civil offenses that can prompt citations and fines for both smokers and proprietors who illegally allow smoking in their businesses.
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Prison Inmate Arrested With 48 Bags of Marijuana and Scales

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By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ in News
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 1:07 pm

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Photo: Virgin Islands Daily News
Golden Grove Prison on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, where it's not very hard to find weed.
​A prison inmate in the U.S. Virgin Islands has been arrested (interesting concept, getting arrested when you're already in prison) after police claimed they found 48 small bags of marijuana on him, along with two scales to weigh the stuff.

Police said in a Tuesday statement that they arrested Emmett Bramble, 26, after a "routine search" at Golden Grove Prison in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, reports the Associated Press. It was not clear if Bramble had an attorney, but it was damn clear he needed one.


Federal authorities have requested control of the troubled prison at Charlotte Amalie, St. Croix, citing "dangerous and deplorable" conditions.
The government of the U.S.V.I., a territory of the United States, is fighting the receivership request, claiming it has been "making improvements."

Last month, a 20-year-old inmate was fatally stabbed at the prison during a fight.

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Domestic Cannabis Eradication / Suppression Program
Marijuana is the only major drug of abuse grown within the U.S. borders. The DEA is aggressively striving to halt the spread of cannabis cultivation in the United States. To accomplish this, the DEA initiated the Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCE/SP), which is the only nationwide law enforcement program that exclusively targets Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTO) involved in cannabis cultivation. dea programs marijuana
  • Save 10% on Planet Dog toys. No coupon code required!Statewide smoking ban excluding bars, some restaurants, and all adult-only venues: On July 1, 2007, after being signed into law in May 2007, the Non-Smoker Protection Act went into effect, banning smoking statewide in all enclosed workplaces in Tennessee, except as exempted. 
  • The Act exempts (1) any business, including a bar or restaurant, 
  • that does not serve persons under 21, (2) designated hotel/motel smoking rooms, (3) tobacco industry-related facilities, (4) outdoor areas and areas with an open garage door, (5) nursing homes, (6) designated smoking areas not accessible to the general public in businesses with three or fewer employees, 
  • (7) private clubs, (8) private residences and vehicles unless it is being used for child care, daycare, or public transportation of children, (9) retail tobacco stores, and (10) commercial vehicles occupied solely by the operator. 
  • Local governments are preempted from regulating smoking.
  • Wiki Tennessee
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Booneville smoking ban expanded
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (AP) - The Booneville board of aldermen has voted to expand the city's anti-smoking ordinance.
WTVA-TV reports (http://bit.ly/JoJUnm) that aldermen voted 3-2 Tuesday to prohibit smoking in all enclosed places like bars, bingo facilities, restaurants and private clubs.
It also prohibits any smoking within 20 feet of any city business or even outdoor sports facilities.
Residents found in violation of this ordinance will be subject to a $50 fine per violation.
Business owners and operators will also be held liable with fines up to $100 for first violation, up to $200 for second and up to $500 for third.
The ordinance will take effect 30 days.
Information from: WTVA-TV, http://www.wtva.com
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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NASHVILLE — A bill legalizing the use of medical marijuana as prescribed by doctors emerged out of the House Health and Human Resources Committee today on a voice vote.

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The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Jeanne Richardson, D-Memphis, said the bill would allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to cancer and other patients.
It creates a licensure and enrollment program for the production, distribution and dispensing of marijuana for a qualifying medical condition. The measure also authorizes a person with a qualifying medical condition to enroll in a “safe access” program in which the patient can receive a prescription from a licensed practitioner for marijuana and receive the product from a licensed pharmacist at a participating pharmacy.
Rep. Joey Hensley, R-Hohenwald, a physician, opposed the measure, saying “we’re not really trained to prescribe cannabis” and doctors “don’t know how much is needed” to relieve pain or nausea.
The bill now goes to the full House Health and Human Resources Committee and must clear other panels before going to the House floor. The Senate bill has not started moving.



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