Category Archives: Blog

Sacramento News & Review, 04 Aug 2011 – Cannabinoid scientists say marijuana actually fights cancer–but the feds continue to stymie research efforts Public-health researchers say the federal government is slowing the search for cures to breast, colon, prostate and brain cancers, as well as Huntington’s disease, Alzheimer’s, and HIV, because the research involves cannabis.

Ravalli Republic, 20 Jul 2011 – HELENA – In just a week, some 2,000 Montanans have signed petitions to let voters in 2012 decide the fate of the more restrictive medical marijuana law enacted this year, referendum backers said Tuesday. A group called Patients for Reform – Not Repeal recently launched a statewide campaign seeking […]

Seattle Times, 04 Aug 2011 – A Glitch in the Seattle Police Computer System Last Year Routed Nearly Three Times As Many Pot-Possession Reports to City Attorney Pete Holmes As the Year Before. The jump wasn’t a matter of a changed focus by the department, said Sgt. Sean Whitcomb, a spokesman for the Seattle Police […]

Helena Independent Record, 20 Jul 2011 – In just a week, some 2,000 Montanans have signed petitions to let voters in 2012 to decide the fate of the more restrictive medical marijuana law enacted this year, referendum backers said Tuesday.

Chico Enterprise-Record, 28 Jul 2011 – OROVILLE – The referendum to repeal Butte County’s medical marijuana ordinance or put it before voters was certified with enough signatures, according to referendum advocates.

Nevada Appeal, 20 Jul 2011 – I’ve got some bad news for you today, and the situation appears as if it will only get worse. The cartel wars in Mexico continue unabated, and the violence and the gangs themselves are increasingly appearing in American cities, including here in Northern Nevada.

Sacramento News & Review, 04 Aug 2011 – On August 10, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors says it will explore new ways to crack down on dispensaries while county staff works on a final ordinance. Last Wednesday, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted to not implement an urgency ordinance regulating medical-cannabis dispensaries and […]

Missoulian, 28 Jul 2011 – STEVENSVILLE – The Stevensville Police Department has a new set of wheels, thanks to a local businessman. On Thursday, police chief James Marble was in Hamilton getting temporary tags for the newest addition to his fleet, a 2005 Ford Crown Victoria. But this is no luxury automobile; it was a […]

Montana Standard, 20 Jul 2011 – I believe that legislators should not comment on a pending lawsuit, and the suit challenging Senate Bill 423 (the revision the 2011 Legislature made to the 2004 Medical Marijuana Act) is still pending in Lewis and Clark County. An order on motion for a preliminary injunction has been issued, […]

Glenwood Springs Post Independent, 05 Aug 2011 – It seems Carbondale may be trying to shake off its hippie image after recently passing an ordinance clamping down on medical marijuana centers. This ordinance, which, among other things, prohibits new dispensaries from operating within 1,000 feet of schools, is just too restrictive.