Which Way, L.A.?
Pakistan, Medical Marijuana and the Rights of Reporters
The LA City Council gets a proposal to regulate medical marijuana. Will it allow sales for money? Did the LA County Sheriff violate laws protecting reporters' freedoms? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Pakistan's army is finally taking on the Taliban in South Waziristan.
By Warren Olney • • 53m ListenWith more dispensaries than there are schools, will the City of LA finally provide some guidelines for medical marijuana? Plus, the founder of the celebrity gossip site TMZ says the LA Sheriff violated his legal right to protect his sources. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Pakistan's army is finally taking on the Taliban in South Waziristan. Will the much-delayed offensive help the US and NATO against the Taliban in Afghanistan? Is Pakistan more interested in its historic conflict with India?
Banner image: Composite from the TMZ website
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3 storiesPakistan and the Taliban
Twenty-eight thousand Pakistani soldiers are in the fourth day of an offensive in South Waziristan, a province in western Pakistan where some 10,000 Taliban provide a base for al Qaeda and training for foreign jihadis.
Read the story26 minLA City Attorney's Plan to Regulate Medical Marijuana
Since voters approved its use 13 years ago, many California cities have established rules for prescribing and dispensing medical marijuana . They're based on Attorney General Jerry Brown's official opinion that over-the-counter sales for medicinal purposes are legal for nonprofit operations.
Read the story11 minDid the Sheriff's Department Illegally Search Reporter's Records?
When actor Mel Gibson was arrested in 2006, the LA County Sheriff's Department played it as a routine stop for drunk driving. Then TMZ, the website renowned for celebrity gossip, reported that Gibson had attempted to escape and made statements that were loudly profane and anti-Semitic. Moreover, the arresting officer had been ordered to lie.
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