Category Archives: Blog

Anchorage Daily News, 08 Jan 2012 – I strongly disagree with Bill Zeddies (“Those Stoned On Marijuana Don’t Contribute To Common Good,” ), There are enough examples of cannabis (marijuana) users who contribute to society to fill volumes. From the 1st presidents to the last few, from doctors, computer designers, scientists, musicians and people from […]

Washington Times, 09 Jan 2012 – Neighbors Concerned Without Voice on Council Before he resigned and admitted to stealing $350,000 from the District, former D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. expressed concern that much of the city’s medical marijuana cultivation would take place in a small slice of his Northeast ward.

Kennebec Journal, 09 Jan 2012 – AUGUSTA — As Maine’s largest medical marijuana nonprofit organization plans to open its dispensaries, the man originally tapped to run its growing operation says the organization does not have enough space to grow the product its patients need.

Daily Pilot, 10 Jan 2012 – Police estimate Costa Mesa has more than 40 marijuana dispensaries, even though they are technically illegal because a city ordinance bans them. COSTA MESA — Mayor Gary Monahan wants to legalize marijuana dispensaries in the city.

Holland Sentinel, 10 Jan 2012 – Holland – A huge sign tries to lure customers to Meme’s Green Dream. Around the corner, there’s Big Daddy’s, another marijuana dispensary for people with chronic pain or other health woes.

Sammamish Review, 10 Jan 2012 – Council Poised To Renew Moratorium On Collective Gardens Sammamish seems unlikely to follow the lead of Issaquah and other cities in testing the murky waters of medical marijuana dispensaries. At a Jan.

Mukilteo Beacon, 11 Jan 2012 – Residents who don’t want any more medical marijuana gardens in Mukilteo can relax – newly revised interim regulations allow no more than one additional garden in the city. Mukilteo City Council on Jan. 3 voted unanimously to further restrict the city’s interim regulations by doubling the distance requirement for […]

Chico Enterprise-Record, 11 Jan 2012 – OROVILLE — The Butte County Board of Supervisors Tuesday repealed an ordinance banning marijuana dispensaries in the county, but the ban still remains in effect. The unanimous vote came in response to a petition drive seeking to rescind the ordinance passed in October that banned all medical marijuana dispensaries […]

The Union, 11 Jan 2012 – Working Group Seeks Compromise on Marijuana Ordinance Medical marijuana advocates and proponents of a proposal to regulate marijuana cultivation sat down recently to try to hammer out some compromises that – ideally – will be incorporated in a draft ordinance that could be presented to the Nevada County Board […]

Metro Times, 11 Jan 2012 – A State Vote on Legalization May Not Win, but Could at Least Start an Important Dialogue The No. 1 story about marijuana in Michigan in 2011 was the wrath anti-drug warrior Attorney General Bill Schuette unleashed on medical marijuana facilities and users.