The USA Today page also has a convenient interactive map of the country with the status of cannabis laws in each state...

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-08-marijuana_N.htm

"I ask kids all the time, and they'll tell you it is easier to get marijuana than a six-pack of beer because that is controlled by the government," he said, noting that drug dealers don't ask for IDs or honor minimum age requirements.

So Gray -- who spent two decades as a superior court judge in Orange County, Calif., and once ran for Congress as a Republican-- switched sides in the war on drugs, becoming an advocate for legalizing marijuana.

"Let's face reality," he says. "Taxing and regulating marijuana will make it less available to children than it is today."

Here's a great article by Mason Tvert from SAFER on how businesses are realizing it's important to keep cannabis consumers happy, and how the cannabis constituency is gaining ground and legitimization...


Businesses Should Stay on Marijuana's Good Side
By: Mason Tvert,Executive director and co-founder, SAFER
Written for: The Huffington Post
Posted: February 5, 2010
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mason-tvert/businesses-should-stay-on_b_449897.htm

A recent brouhaha between Starbucks Coffee and marijuana legalization advocates raises an important question for the broader business community: Can major national companies be successful absent the patronage of marijuana consumers and others who support marijuana policy reform?

Not too long ago, it was absolutely necessary for businesses to maintain an appearance of opposition to marijuana use and legalization. But the times they are a-changin', and it is beginning to seem like many major companies are striving to maintain an appearance of NOT opposing marijuana use and legalization.

Oaksterdam University will be on the Doctors talk show on CBS airing on Monday, Feb. 8th.  Dale Clare, Executive Chancellor, and Priscilla Pyrk, OU Alumni, are interviewed in studio, and Amanda Rain, OULA Semester Facilitator, is featured in the opening video for the segment.

Check local listings for airtime and channel at

http://thedoctorstv.com/main/local_listings

Be sure to watch!

A motion by Councilmember Hahn, seconded by Councilmember Koretz moves that the City Attorney, with assistance of the City Administrative Officer, prepare and present the necessary documents to place on a Citywide ballot in 2011 a tax on the cultivation of medical marijuana.

A copy of the motion is posted at -
http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2008/08-0923-s4_mot_2-3-10.pdf

A quick note from OU Staff:
Please keep in mind that any amount of medicinal cannabis grown or possessed must be reasonable for the patient's condition and medical needs.  What "reasonable" is will have to be determined on a case-by-case basis in the court of law.  We will pass on more information after we have fully vetted this issue with our legal advisers.

From the LA Times...follow the link for the full article.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-medical-marijuana22-2010jan22,0,7843693.story

The Justices Unanimously Declare Unconstitutional a 2003 Provision
That Capped Possession at Eight Ounces and Cultivation at Six Mature
or 12 Immature Plants.

In a unanimous decision filed Thursday, the California Supreme Court
struck down the state's specific limits on how much medical marijuana
a patient can possess, concluding that restrictions imposed by the
Legislature were an unconstitutional amendment of a voter-approved initiative.

The decision, which affirmed an appellate decision, means people who
have a doctor's recommendation to use marijuana can possess and
cultivate as much as is "reasonably necessary."

Oaksterdam University Los Angeles

Graduated Another Harvest of

Cannabis Students

On Saturday, January 30th 2010, Oaksterdam University Los Angeles (OULA) graduated another harvest of cannabis freedom fighters. The ceremony took place at the West Hollywood Park Auditorium.

The event began with a video message from Oaksterdam University s Founder, Richard Lee....

http://www.ajnag.com/blogs/oaksterdam-university-los-angeles-graduates-second-harvest-of-cannabis-students

Students can keep an eye on this page for the latest news and announcements regarding Oaksterdam University, medical marijuana news, and the cannabis legalization movement in general.