Category Archives: Blog

Nisqually Valley News, 12 Aug 2011 – Rainier City Council is unsure how to proceed when dealing with the issue of medical marijuana. A temporary moratorium on dispensaries remains in effect in Rainier. However, the council is confused on how the state of Washington will move forward, and does not know how to handle the […]

Mount Shasta Herald, 01 Sep 2011 – Mount Shasta, Calif. – Benjamin Wagner, the US Department of Justice United States Attorney for the eastern district of California, gave a wide ranging interview in Mount Shasta on Aug. 24 that included forest issues, medical marijuana, abortion and constitutional issues, and financial crimes.

Willits News, 13 Aug 2011 – What’s offered over the counter at a medical marijuana dispensary isn’t limited to bud, or even starter plants, as evidenced by the array of products available at one of Mendocino County’s newest dispensaries.

Ypsilanti Courier, 01 Sep 2011 – Ypsilanti’s 3rd Coast Compassion Center, the first medical marijuana dispensary opened in the state, is continuing operations as normal despite a state Court of Appeals ruling last week prohibiting “patient to patient” sales of medical marijuana.

The Stranger, 16 Aug 2011 – King County’s Drug Courts Are Successful, So Why Are DC Progressives Against Them? It started earlier this year in the big-brain-filled halls of a couple of liberal think tanks in Washington, DC: a campaign against drug courts.

North County Times, 13 Aug 2011 – When one doctor recommended I try pot to alleviate chronic pain issues I have, we were both at a loss. He can’t write a prescription for medical pot. Going to a pharmacy isn’t an option. Plus, I was skeptical —- I tried recreational pot decades ago, and it […]

The Stranger, 16 Aug 2011 – Pot Movement Clashes Over Dueling Pot Initiatives The spirit of brotherhood and sisterhood will awaken in blissful harmony this weekend at Hempfest, the world’s largest celebration of the magickal cannabis plant, as activists unite behind a communal strategy to legalize marijuana.

Tecumseh Herald, 01 Sep 2011 – A ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals last Wednesday, Aug. 24, that determined the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) does not permit patient-to-patient marijuana sales or facilitation or distribution through dispensaries leaves local officials still watching what happens next. The court declared dispensaries a public nuisance. In the […]

The Maui News, 13 Aug 2011 – Thank you, Florida and Kentucky. Florida and Kentucky are the first states that will require drug testing when applying for welfare, effective July 1. Some people are crying this is unconstitutional. How is this unconstitutional? It’s OK to drug-test people who work for their money, but not those […]

Vail Daily, 17 Aug 2011 – VAIL, Colorado – Marijuana can be bad and it generates half the Mexican drug cartels’ money – but what to do about it? Legalize it, say Jared Polis and Dr. Ethan Nadelmann. Increase enforcement, say John Suthers and Anthony Coulson.