Medical Marijuana Advocates at the State Capitol

A couple dozen supporters of the state’s voter approved medical marijuana law rally at the state capitol to voice their opposition to Representative John Kavanagh’s bill to put a repeal of the law before voters in November. 

Pot advocate Eric Johnson says lawmakers need to realize that, after being approved by voters three times, legal and safe medical marijuana is the will of the people and that should be respected.

Kavanagh, a former cop from New  York, says voters were tricked into approving medical marijuana and that every medical authority agrees that it is not a safe and effective drug for anything. 

Kavanagh wants voters to get a second chance to vote down the law in the wake of recent reports that many minors say they are getting pot from medical marijuana cardholders who are authorized by the Arizona Department of Health Services to use, possess and grow the drug if not near a dispensary.

Various law enforcement agencies, including the Attorney General’s Office and The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office have sought to make end-runs on the law, through zoning restrictions and questions about federal prosecution of state employees who implement the new law but have lost each time in court.

Massive Manhunt for Accused Triple Killer

BREAKING NEWS IN BIG BEAR CALIFORNIA:  Police confirm that the truck found burning near the Big Bear Ski Resort is the vehicle registered to Christopher Dorner, the former LAPD officer fired for falsely reporting fellow cops beating suspects.  

The killing spree began over the weekend, when he allegedly shot CalState Fullerton assistant women's basketball coach Monica Quan, the daughter of the police captain who fired him, and her fiance, Keith Lawrence.  

Then, he allegedly killed a Riverside, CA, cop and wounded two other officers, one from Riverside and one from LA.  

The SWAT team is on the mountain now and police say Dorner is not inside the torched truck.  Earlier reports indicate he may have weapons caches hidden in various locations.

Some schools have been locked down and LAPD-HQ is on heightened security alert.  Police have found Dorner's manifesto, in which he promises to kill more cops and their families. 

All the while, cops in LA and Torrance fire on two pickup trucks, riddling them with bullets, thinking Dorner was inside. 

This while a major winter storm moves in to California that is predicted to dramatically drop snow levels in the Big Bear area. 

Arizona Sheriff Uses Kids in School Safety Posse Training

Volunteers from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s volunteer posse, two dozen young people and even Hollywood action star Steven Seagal are preparing for a live-fire exercise with paintball-style ammunition, at a closed Fountain Hills school, to simulate a school shooting and their response to it. 

Sheriff Joe Arpaio says that posse members are as qualified as deputies to act as law enforcers and no one should worry about their ability to safely protect our schools so he is staging this exercise to counter critics who say he is endangering children’s lives by utilizing civilians to do law enforcers’ jobs. 

They also take Arpaio to task for announcing this new program so soon after the Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre, saying he is grandstanding for political gain and media attention.

The exercise is scheduled for Saturday, February 9, 2013.