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Mukilteo Beacon, 03 Aug 2011 – The city can relax – Mukilteo City Council on Monday adopted emergency interim regulations for medical marijuana gardens, which are effective immediately. At its last meeting on July 18, the council rejected an emergency moratorium, or temporary ban, on medical marijuana “collective gardens.”

The Billings Gazette, 25 Jul 2011 – The public will get to weigh in on whether Yellowstone County should ban storefront sales of medical marijuana. During a discussion meeting Monday, commissioners followed the advice of County Attorney Scott Twito to hold a public hearing before voting on a proposed resolution.

Kent Reporter, 03 Aug 2011 – The other shoe finally dropped. Kent City Attorney Tom Brubaker filed charges Wednesday in municipal court against the owners of two medical marijuana businesses.

East Valley Tribune, 17 Jul 2011 – You could soon have a marijuana club down the block or around the corner. An entrepreneur in the state’s nascent medical marijuana industry has found what he believes is a loophole in the law that restricts the distribution of the drug to just 125 specially licensed dispensaries.

The Reporter, 26 Jul 2011 – A sensible ordinance spelling out where medical marijuana dispensaries could be located in unincorporated areas of Solano County goes before the Board of Supervisors this afternoon. Supervisors aren’t likely to adopt it, and more’s the pity since dispensaries are theoretically allowed to locate in the county, even though there […]

The Laurel Outlook, 03 Aug 2011 – Yellowstone County Commissioners will consider a resolution that will regulate the business of selling marijuana in the county. The regulations will prohibit the sale of marijuana from store fronts and prohibit sales within 1,000 feet of schools, day-cares, churches, etc. Last week, the commissioners set a public hearing […]

The Billings Gazette, 26 Jul 2011 – A District Court judge has scheduled a hearing for Aug. 5 to consider the validity of an emergency ordinance passed by the city of Billings that prohibits the storefront sales of medical marijuana. Judge Gregory Todd set the hearing after granting a temporary restraining order requested by William […]

The Rocky Mountain Collegian, 03 Aug 2011 – Group Petitions to Ban FoCo MMJ Dispenaries There are 21 medical marijuana dispensaries in Fort Collins, but if a local activist group succeeds in its endeavor, that count could drop to zero.

The Chico News & Review, 04 Aug 2011 – DA Ramsey Gets His Way-but at What Cost?

Appeal-Democrat, 18 Jul 2011 – A ban on growing medical marijuana outdoors – spurred by concerns about the odor of the plant and crimes cultivation can lead to – will be discussed Tuesday by the Live Oak City Council. “My main concern is public safety,” Mayor Gary Baland said.