US CO: No Problems As 23 Colo Pot Shops Told To Close
Summit Daily News, 27 Feb 2012 – DENVER – No problems have been reported in Colorado as 23 medical marijuana dispensaries near schools face a deadline to move or shut down. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s office, Jeff Dorschner, said Monday that no enforcement actions have taken place so far.
Read moreUS WA: Should Drug Paraphernalia Be Restricted?
The Columbian, 27 Feb 2012 – Vancouver, County Consider Laws Requiring Stores to Keep Products in Areas Confined to Those 18 and Older Pipes, bongs, scales and other “tobacco use only” products in local convenience stores may soon be put out of children’s reach, and sight.
Read moreUS CO: King's Pot DUI Bill Ok'd By Panel
The Daily Sentinel, 27 Feb 2012 – It was a battle of the scientists in a Senate committee Monday over whether there is any way to determine if there is a marijuana equivalent to the blood-alcohol level used for DUIs.
Read moreUS CO: Teen Says Marijuana Has Been Lifesaver
The Gazette, 27 Feb 2012 – An attack seizes Chaz Moore’s body, stealing much of his breath. Spasms in his throat, lungs and diaphragm cause the 17-year-old to speak in hiccups, one syllable at a time. He says it feels like a grown man is jumping on his chest as the muscles in his belly […]
Read moreUS AZ: PUB LTE: Cannabis Misclassification Harmful
Arizona Daily Wildcat, 27 Feb 2012 – CANNABIS MISCLASSIFICATION HARMFUL It’s revealing that the U.S.
Read moreUS MI: Study: Marijuana Use on Rise Among Teens
The Macomb Daily, 27 Feb 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 […]
Read moreUS CA: Judge Tosses Sacramento Collective's Suit Challenging
Record Searchlight, 28 Feb 2012 – A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit filed by a Sacramento medical marijuana collective that had challenged a federal crackdown on pot dispensaries operating legally under state law. The Sacramento Nonprofit Collective sued in November after the U.S.
Read moreUS CA: Ruling On Pot Shops Slated
Record Searchlight, 28 Feb 2012 – Decision Likely to Be Appealed Shasta County Superior Court Judge Stephen Baker said Monday he’ll issue a ruling within two weeks on Redding’s request for a court order to shut down some 10 medical marijuana dispensaries that haven’t complied with the city’s recent ban on the businesses.
Read moreUS MI: Attorney: Extending Marijuana Moratoriums A 'Copout'
Milford Times, 28 Feb 2012 – Despite voters approving medical marijuana use more than three years ago, communities throughout Michigan continue to extend moratoriums allowing activities associated with the drug. The most recent moratorium extension in the Huron Valley was OK’d by Highland Township officials Feb. 8 – and this time they are stretching it […]
Read moreUS WA: Islanders Seek Solutions To Combat Hard Drug Dealers
San Juan Journal, 28 Feb 2012 – Formed less than six months ago, the San Juan Island Anti-Tweakers and Thieves Group already has 143 members on Facebook. And more than sixty islanders joined leaders of the group at its first public meeting, Saturday at the Mullis Center, to talk about methamphetamine and heroin abuse in […]
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