Category Archives: Blog

The Times, 05 Jan 2012 – I write in reference to the thoughtful letter “Marijuana proscription causes nothing but pain” (Jan. 1). Is there any legitimate reason that a natural herb that has never killed anybody should be classified the same as heroin? I think not. Marijuana is a good substitute for potentially deadly painkillers […]

The Macomb Daily, 05 Jan 2012 – Marijuana use among youth has risen nationally for the fourth straight year, according to the “Monitoring the Future” survey, conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the University of Michigan. The report, which was released last month in Washington, D.C., is considered one of the leading […]

Kent Reporter, 05 Jan 2012 – A big Christmas thanks to the three city council members who (in a 3-3 Dec. 13 vote) gave an early present to all the gang-bangers and street dealers of Kent by driving seriously ill citizens into their underground world.

East Valley Tribune, 05 Jan 2012 – I’m glad this new year for a couple of things; that Bill Richardson is retired, and the fact that I never have to drive through Mesa. The drug warrior mentality espoused in his op-ed (Tempe must try to cut off drug cartel tentacles, Dec. 29) needs to be […]

Tucson Weekly, 05 Jan 2012 – Reclassifying Marijuana As A Schedule 2 Drug Would Come With Some Positives–But Could Lead To A Train Wreck Here we go again with the schedules.

Tucson Weekly, 05 Jan 2012 – A federal judge has thrown out Arizona Gov. Jan’s lawsuit over the state’s medical marijuana program.

The Herald, 05 Jan 2012 – Recently Washington citizens voted the state out of the sale and promotion of liquor. Many citizens and state legislators are working toward harsher penalties for driving under the influence (DUI) and its consequences. This is commendable. Now comes the insanity. Many citizens now want to legalize marijuana and are […]

Burlington County Times, 05 Jan 2012 – WESTAMPTON — New Jersey may have legalized marijuana for medical purposes, but members of a township land use board decided it shouldn’t be grown and dispensed from a Hancock Lane warehouse that is near an age-restricted housing development. Compassionate Care Foundation Inc.

Tucson Weekly, 05 Jan 2012 – The proscription of marijuana because it has no medicinal use is an unreasonable and unnecessary regulation of my fundamental rights to privacy, to liberty and to property, and contravenes the Fourth, Fifth and 14th Amendments (“Off Schedule,” Medical MJ, Dec. 8).

Sacramento News & Review, 05 Jan 2012 – 4: Number of persons approved by the federal government to smoke medical marijuana. (according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration) 16: Number of medical-marijuana states. 750,000: Estimated number of qualified patients in California. (according to NORML)