US CA: Editorial: Marijuana Memo Is Stark Reminder: Law Is

Record Searchlight, 05 Jul 2011 – Career lawmen and pot smokers don’t normally pal around, but Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen has a surprisingly positive attitude toward the city’s medical-marijuana collectives. Nearly 20 co-ops operate under a city regulatory scheme that he oversees. And the chief publicly says they’re mainly good businesses whose owners are trying to comply with the law.