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Oregon`s Medical Marijuana Doctor Reviews Up`s and Down`s of 2010

Americans are learning that cannabis poses no threat to their way of life, and in fact may enhance it, with their doctor's okay.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Dr. Phil Leveque and Bonnie King of Salem-News.com discuss the progress and development of medical marijuana.

Though it did not pass, California's Proposition 19 changed the way Americans, not just Californians, looked at the entire subject. Dr. Leveque comments that Proposition 19 and Oregon's Measure 74 brought the broader subject of medicinal use to a new group of people, and increased advocacy of the herb across the entire United States.

Kamala D. Harris Takes Oath as California Attorney General

Harris is the first woman, and the first African American and the first South Asian American, to hold the office of Attorney General in the history of California.

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) - Kamala D. Harris was sworn in as California Attorney General this afternoon in Sacramento, vowing in her remarks to ensure that state law is on the side of the people.

"I am deeply humbled by the trust you have placed in me and I will never forget it is you, the People of California, whom I serve," Harris said.

Another Vengeful Pot Bust of Medical Users in California

It's apt that the nickname of this community is 'SLO'- it underscores the mentality of law enforcement in this semi rural county.

(SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.) - San Luis Obispo, California Sheriff Pat Hedges is up to his old tricks; making a mockery of California's laws that protect sick people who use medical marijuana.

The Perfect Crime: Weaponized Conservatorship as a Whistleblower Gag (AUDIO)

Once these wheels start rolling there is no stopping that train...

(PORTLAND, Ore. KBOO) - Investigative journalist, Janet Phelan has hit a deep nerve in the Judicial-Industrial brainstem: What she has uncovered is the Perfect Crime as well as the only legal, airtight bag in which to silence whistleblowers.

Thanks to dubious accidental loopholes in the legal code, it is possible to strip an individual of the right to fight a well as the resources necessary to defend oneself.

Wind Development Threatens Iconic American Birds

Safeguards needed to prevent population declines in the Whooping Crane and Greater Sage-Grouse, and reduce mass mortality among eagles and songbirds.

(LOS ANGELES) - Today, American Bird Conservancy announced that three iconic American bird species face especially severe threats from wind energy development.

"Golden Eagles, Whooping Cranes, and Greater Sage-Grouse are likely to be among the birds most affected by poorly planned and sited wind projects,” said Kelly Fuller, Wind Program Coordinator for American Bird Conservancy, the nation’s leading bird conservation organization.

Six Utility Scale Desert Solar Projects Get Holiday Surprise

Native American group files suit against BLM for failure to consult.

(BLYTHE, Calif.) - A prestigious Native American cultural protection group, filed suit Monday in the US District Court, challenging the BLM permitting processes related to 6 large solar facilities planned for three Southern California deserts.

The group says it has standing to sue because it meets the legal definition of "Indian Tribe", and also has a Memorandum of Understanding with the BLM.

MCAS El Toro: Evidence Supports Cover-Up of Toxic Deadly Well Contamination

“Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans” -Jacques Cousteau (1910-1997)

(IRVINE, Calif.) - I don’t believe in ghosts. If I ran into one or two, maybe I’d change my mind. The stories of lights in MCAS El Toro’s control tower when the power was cut off in July 1999 may be just someone’s wild imagination, but maybe they're the ghosts of Marines who served on the base and returned to haunt the place.

No question there’s good reasons for haunting the former base.

Sacramento Judge Grants Melodie Scott a License

Janet discussing the latest in the Melodie Scott chronicles; Tune in and find out, Mike Herzog hosts "American Awakening" which airs on Oraclebroadcasting.com at 7:00 p.m. Central this Monday.…

(SACRAMENTO) - In a hearing in Sacramento Superior Court last Friday, controversial conservator Melodie Scott was granted a license to practice as a professional fiduciary.

Orange County Great Park: Preserving El Toro`s Toxic Past

A tale of toxic hangars
Hey OC, check out what you get for your tax dollars...

(IRVINE, Calif.) - It has been announced that plans to destroy the runway at the old El Toro Marine Corps Air Station in Irvine, California are now in reverse.

The entire runway at this old base along with hangars 296 and 297 in a section of the base that formerly contained Marine Wing Support Group-37, will stay right where they are.

Orange County Great Park to use Radium Contaminated Hangar

A radium paint room was a common feature on many military airfields.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - The latest Orange County Great Park plans are to keep the runways and hangars at former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in place to “dramatically reduce costs and speed up the building of Irvine’s Great Park,” according to the Voice of OC.

Former MCAS El Toro is an EPA Superfund site, the base closed in July 1999, and sold at a public auction in 2005.