US AZ: Editorial: A Confusing State Of Affairs
Sierra Vista Herald, 08 Aug 2011 – Complete confusion. That accurately describes the current state of the Arizona medical marijuana law. What was billed as the most stringent medical marijuana regulation in the nation has become a morass of legal opinions and a political football.
Read moreUS MT: Editorial: Check Up On Lawmakers During Interim
The Billings Gazette, 09 Aug 2011 – The Montana Legislature isn’t scheduled to meet again till January 2013. But many of those part-time lawmakers will be meeting in the interim, gathering information, and making recommendations that may become legislation at the next regular session.
Read moreUS OH: Medical Marijuana Issue Could Be On '12 Ballot
Dayton Daily News, 31 Jul 2011 – Group Submits Petitions To Legalize Marijuana Kettering Woman Supports Constitutional Amendment DAYTON – A group supporting legalization of medical marijuana in Ohio has taken the first steps to place a Constitutional amendment on the November 2012 ballot.
Read moreUS CA: Kern Cracks Down On Medical Marijuana
The Bakersfield Californian, 09 Aug 2011 – Kern County supervisors tonight unanimously banned store-front medical marijuana collectives in unincorporated areas of the county. Pot workers, patients, caregivers and their attorneys in the chambers erupted angrily and vowed to immediately launch a referendum to reverse the decision and sue the county to block the ban from […]
Read moreUS MI: Edu: Editorial: Senator Misses Point Of Marijuana Offer
The State News, 31 Jul 2011 – If an elected official misses the point, is his statement still right? State Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, was right when he said that he didn’t “think it’s appropriate to offer any enticement to vote for or against elected officials of any kind.” Unfortunately, the subject he was […]
Read moreUS WA: Promotion, Parking, And Pot Were On The Agenda Of Aug 8
West Seattle Herald, 09 Aug 2011 – The August 8 White Center Business District mixer held at the 3.14 Bakery covered a lot of ground in a short time with a strong reminder about a special day in the community Aug. 20 coming up in two weeks. Promotion, parking, medical marijuana, way finding signs and […]
Read moreUS WA: Column: Even The NAACP Is Calling For An End To War On
Seattle Times, 31 Jul 2011 – There has always been something determinedly middle class and cautious about the NAACP, writes Leonard Pitts Jr. For the group, then, to demand an end to the Drug War represents a monumental sea change. There was a quake last week, but you likely didn’t feel it.
Read moreUS WA: Medical Marijuana Ban Upheld In North Bend, Despite
Snoqualmie Valley Record, 09 Aug 2011 – Hands and voice trembling, Lynne Keohi asked the North Bend City Council not to forget about her and other people like her. “We’re not stoners,” she said, just before the council revised its June 7 moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries. “We’re just trying to get by from day […]
Read moreUS CA: Medical Marijuana Takes Center Stage At Rio Ramaza
Appeal-Democrat, 31 Jul 2011 – A marina in south Sutter County known for hosting zydeco music and pirate festivals will be opening its doors for something else next month: A three-day event dedicated to education, promotion and a bit of celebration of marijuana.
Read moreUS CA: Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Hot Issue
Anderson Valley Post, 09 Aug 2011 – By the time you read this online Tuesday or in the newspaper beginning Wednesday, the City of Anderson’s five member planning commission most likely will have made a recommendation to either ban medical marijuana dispensaries in the city or allow, but regulate, such dispensaries.
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