San Diego based U.S. attorney Laura E. Duffy told Bay Area’s KQED that her office would be targeting advertising by medical marijuana dispensaries. She said that federal law prohibits ads for illegal drugs, including marijuana, in “any newspaper, magazine, handbill or other publication.” Duffy and her office “would take on radio, TV, and print outlets accepting the ads” first with “notification that they are in violation of federal law.” She has the power to prosecute station owners and newspaper publishers under federal law, according to her office.
Federal laws and state laws differ greatly on medical marijuana laws.
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KSIQ-FM has “landed” on Twitter; but the feed has been posting information about jumping to country. The account, found here has been active four about a month now.
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Clear Channel Communication‘s I Heart Radio adds Christian-based Air One and K-Love programming. Julian based KLVJ-FM at 100.1 FM relays K-Love. EMF is one of the largest broadcasters using translators and non-commercial radio stations in the U.S. They also have Air-1, K253AD 98.5 FM, broadcasting from Carlsbad.
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Happy Birthday U.S. Navy!!
The military service had 328,516 personnel on active duty and 101,689 in the Navy Reserve in January 2011. It operates 286 ships in active service and more than 3,700 aircraft.
The Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during the American Revolutionary War and was essentially disbanded as a separate entity shortly thereafter. The United States Constitution provided the legal basis for a military force by giving Congress the power “to provide and maintain a navy”.
Depredations against U.S. shipping by Barbary Coast pirates in the Mediterranean Sea spurred Congress to employ this power by passing the Naval Act of 1794 ordering the construction and manning of six frigates. These ships were used to end most pirate activity off the Barbary Coast. In the 20th century American blue-water navy capability was demonstrated by the 1907–1909 world tour of the Great White Fleet.
The 21st century United States Navy maintains a sizable global presence, deploying in such areas as East Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. It is a blue-water navy with the ability to project force onto the littoral regions of the world, engage in forward areas during peacetime, and rapidly respond to regional crises, making it an active player in U.S. foreign and defense policy.
