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The Record, 10 Aug 2011 – STOCKTON – The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed an ordinance banning shop-front medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated San Joaquin County. The board had already voted to prohibit the dispensaries in March, directing staff to draft the ordinance that would change county code.

Tahoe Daily Tribune, 02 Aug 2011 – SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Whether three medical marijuana dispensaries should be able to transfer a permit to a new operator hung up a South Lake Tahoe City Council discussion about proposed regulation of the dispensaries Tuesday.

Spokesman-Review, 10 Aug 2011 – Four Face Up to 20 Years in Prison for Selling Medical Marijuana Four men facing federal prison time for operating medical marijuana dispensaries in Spokane appeared in federal court Tuesday afternoon and pleaded not guilty to all charges.

The Argus-Press, 02 Aug 2011 – CORUNNA — City residents will be able to grow medical marijuana within their homes as home-based businesses. City Council unanimously approved an ordinance allowing such businesses Monday night.

New Times, 11 Aug 2011 – A central coast business owner wants to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Oceano. Tammy Murray moved to the area about a year ago from Goshen in the Central Valley, where she owned and operated a club called Compassionate Cannabis Information Center, Inc.

Seattle Times, 02 Aug 2011 – Follow Tobacco Example Support for the drug war would end overnight if Caucasians were incarcerated for drug offenses at the same rate as minorities [“Even the NAACP is calling for an end to the war on drugs,” Opinion, July 31].

Auburn Journal, 11 Aug 2011 – A medical marijuana collective’s attempt to fight the city of Auburn’s efforts to permanently close its downtown dispensary will have to wait a week for another court date. Sierra Patient and Caregiver Exchange closed its doors last month after a temporary restraining order requested by city attorneys was granted […]

Sacramento News & Review, 11 Aug 2011 – Sacramento County struggles to fund public safety, but finds a million dollars to close medical-marijuana dispensaries First, full disclosure up front, my wife and I are majority owners of the News & Review, and our company makes major bank on medical-marijuana ads.

North County Times, 11 Aug 2011 – Friday, the city of Oceanside heads back to court in its latest attempt to shut down a local business. Yep, that’s right: A City Council dominated by gents from the so-called “pro-business” crowd is out to close the North County Collective.

The Daily Record, 02 Aug 2011 – But City Places Moratorium on Cannabis Dispensaries ELLENSBURG — The Ellensburg City Council approved an emergency ordinance Monday allowing medical cannabis collective gardens in the city and approved a six-month moratorium on cannabis dispensaries.