Mississippi Business Journal » marijuana http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:02:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Taking a dive over the social issues cliff http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/14/taking-a-dive-over-the-social-issues-cliff/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taking-a-dive-over-the-social-issues-cliff http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/14/taking-a-dive-over-the-social-issues-cliff/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 22:55:11 +0000 Marty Wiseman http://msbusiness.com/?p=66773 Who would have guessed at the turn of this century — a mere 12 years ago — that, today, we as a nation would have arrived at a point where a majority of citizens would favor the legalization of marijuana and the acceptance of same-sex marriage as legitimate? What are we to make of this [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/14/taking-a-dive-over-the-social-issues-cliff/feed/ 0 Men convicted of marijuana charges related to car lot raid http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/30/men-convicted-of-marijuana-charges-related-to-car-lot-raid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=men-convicted-of-marijuana-charges-related-to-car-lot-raid http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/30/men-convicted-of-marijuana-charges-related-to-car-lot-raid/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:20:53 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=63236 JACKSON — Two men convicted of marijuana charges related to a raid on a Jackson car lot have been sentenced to more than five years each. Johnny Earl Course and David E. Jones were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Jackson related to a raid on Paradise Auto Sales in south Jackson. Jones was sentenced [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/30/men-convicted-of-marijuana-charges-related-to-car-lot-raid/feed/ 0 Auto dealer gets more than three years for marijuana possession http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/03/auto-dealer-gets-more-than-three-years-for-marijuana-possession/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=auto-dealer-gets-more-than-three-years-for-marijuana-possession http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/03/auto-dealer-gets-more-than-three-years-for-marijuana-possession/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:52:04 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=60572 JACKSON — A man convicted of a marijuana charge related to a raid on a Jackson car lot has been sentenced to more than three years. Jeremy Lee Stambaugh, owner of Paradise Auto Sales in south Jackson, was arrested at the car lot in February along with Johnny Earl Course and David E. Jones. Stambaugh [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/03/auto-dealer-gets-more-than-three-years-for-marijuana-possession/feed/ 0 Thirteen arrested in prostitution sting in Biloxi http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/29/13-arrested-in-prostitution-sting-in-biloxi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=13-arrested-in-prostitution-sting-in-biloxi http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/29/13-arrested-in-prostitution-sting-in-biloxi/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:50:39 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=59253 BILOXI — Biloxi police have arrested 13 people, seven women and six men, in a prostitution sting detectives said targeted people advertising as independent escorts for sexually oriented services. Sgt. Aldon Helmert says twelve of them were arrested on one or more counts of prostitution or solicitation. That includes the men who drove the women [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/29/13-arrested-in-prostitution-sting-in-biloxi/feed/ 0 Used car dealer asks judge to toss marijuana charge http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/18/used-car-dealer-asks-judge-to-toss-marijuana-charge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=used-car-dealer-asks-judge-to-toss-marijuana-charge http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/18/used-car-dealer-asks-judge-to-toss-marijuana-charge/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:25:23 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=58686 JACKSON — A man convicted of a marijuana charge related to a raid on a Jackson car lot is asking for a judge to throw out his conviction and order a new trial. Jeremy Lee Stambaugh, owner of Paradise Auto Sales in south Jackson, was arrested at the car lot in February along with Johnny [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/18/used-car-dealer-asks-judge-to-toss-marijuana-charge/feed/ 0 Car dealer pleads guilty after raid nets 416 pounds of marijuana http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/29/car-dealer-pleads-guilty-after-raid-nets-416-pounds-of-marijuana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=car-dealer-pleads-guilty-after-raid-nets-416-pounds-of-marijuana http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/29/car-dealer-pleads-guilty-after-raid-nets-416-pounds-of-marijuana/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 19:37:40 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=57800 JACKSON — Federal court records say the owner of a used car dealership in Jackson has pleaded guilty to charges related to a raid on his business that allegedly uncovered 416 pounds of marijuana. Jeremy Lee Stambaugh, owner of Paradise Auto Sales in south Jackson, was arrested at the car lot in February along with [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/29/car-dealer-pleads-guilty-after-raid-nets-416-pounds-of-marijuana/feed/ 0 Car dealer charged with intent to distribute 416 pounds of marijuana http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/22/car-dealer-charged-with-intent-to-distribute-416-pounds-of-marijuana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=car-dealer-charged-with-intent-to-distribute-416-pounds-of-marijuana http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/22/car-dealer-charged-with-intent-to-distribute-416-pounds-of-marijuana/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:23:45 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=52815 JACKSON — The owner of a used car dealership in Jackson and two other men have been charged with possession with intent to distribute 416 pounds of marijuana after a tip led authorities to the car lot, federal court records said. Jeremy Lee Stambaugh, owner of Paradise Auto Sales in south Jackson, was arrested at [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/22/car-dealer-charged-with-intent-to-distribute-416-pounds-of-marijuana/feed/ 0 Surgeon cleared on charge of growing marijuana http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/11/surgeon-cleared-on-charge-of-growing-marijuana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=surgeon-cleared-on-charge-of-growing-marijuana http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/11/surgeon-cleared-on-charge-of-growing-marijuana/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:11:41 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=50496 JACKSON COUNTY — Prosecutors have dropped all charges against former heart surgeon, who in 2009 was accused of growing marijuana on his 50-acre property in Jackson County. District Attorney Tony Lawrence said in a statement yesterday that Circuit Robert Krebs signed the order to dismiss Monday. David Bruce Allen was charged in February 2009 after [...]

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