Category Archives: Blog

The Philadelphia Inquirer, 09 Feb 2012 – The Harvest and Dispensary for the Gravely Ill Will Be in Egg Harbor Township. South Jersey’s first pot farm and dispensary is expected to open in Egg Harbor Township in the fall, 21/ 2 years after the state legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The Philadelphia […]

The Record, 11 Feb 2012 – Jeffrey Pollack is a physician who practices in Atlantic County. MARY E. O’Dowd, commissioner of the state Department of Health and Senior Services, attempted to defend the state’s actions, or lack thereof, in “Medicinal pot program must be done right” (Other Views, Jan. 25).

Republican-American, 11 Feb 2012 – Smoking marijuana is “moderately effective in treating nausea and vomiting, appetite loss, and acute and chronic pain,” says the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Sixteen states have bought into the argument that marijuana should be legalized for medical purposes, and Connecticut may be next.

The Register-Guard, 13 Feb 2012 – The Liberalizing of State Marijuana Laws Continues Sixteen U.S. states, including Oregon, and the District of Columbia now allow the cultivation and distribution of marijuana for medical purposes, which some view as a foot in the door to eventual legalization of pot for recreational use. Some states are headed […]

Hawaii Tribune Herald, 14 Feb 2012 – Marijuana is in the news. Now the focus is too many people have medical marijuana permits (Tribune-Herald, Feb. 11). Too many are too young. Too many do not have the correct diagnoses. Is this a threat to the community? Is this really where our focus should be? Is […]

News Register, 15 Feb 2012 – CARLTON – The city is considering an ordinance designed to protect both the grower and the public in the legal growing of medical marijuana. “This is not to take away anyone’s right,” said Mayor Kathie Oriet. It is, she said, “designed to put security and safeguards on growers and […]

Bandon Western World, 16 Feb 2012 – BANDON – Students may soon be required to participate in a drug-testing program in order to play on a sports team or participate in an activity at Bandon High School. The policy, if adopted, would be one of only two used in high schools on the South Coast.

Sammamish Review, 17 Feb 2012 – The Sammamish City Council threw their support behind Gov. Chris Gregoire’s push to have the federal government reclassify marijuana — a potential step forward for its medical use.

North Kitsap Herald, 17 Feb 2012 – POULSBO – Poulsbo City Council members say they are stuck between a rock and a hard place. The council discussed the current moratorium on allowing collective gardens for growing medical cannabis Wednesday night. The moratorium was set in September to buy the council time to interpret the law […]

Issaquah Reporter, 17 Feb 2012 – The Sammamish City Council took a gutsy – but needed – stand this week on medical marijuana by voting to authorize Mayor Tom O’Dell to sign a letter in favor of reclassification of the substance. The council’s move supports an effort by the Suburban Cities Association. The issue of […]