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Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 28 Feb 2012 – The first of 13 co-defendants from The Hawaii Cannabis Ministry pleaded guilty in federal court Monday and has agreed to cooperate with the government in the drug-trafficking case against founder Roger Christie and other ministry members. Michael B. Shapiro, 63, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess and distribute 284 […]

Connecticut Post, 28 Feb 2012 – Matt, a 20-year-old student at Sacred Heart University, occasionally buys small amounts of marijuana. He has never been caught by police, but he said friends have, and they got lucky.

Appeal-Democrat, 29 Feb 2012 – Medical marijuana patients in Yuba City will probably have to cram their operations indoors, something they said would block their access to affordable medicine. Four Yuba City City Council members at a Tuesday night workshop said they wanted to ban residents from growing medical marijuana unless they do it inside […]

Federal Way Mirror, 29 Feb 2012 – King County Executive Dow Constantine has ordered an inquest into a fatal shooting involving a Federal Way police officer. On Jan. 13, Federal Way officer Stacy Eckert shot and killed Kent resident Maksim Mayba, 21, while investigating an apparent drug deal in the Starbucks parking lot on Southwest […]

The Register-Guard, 29 Feb 2012 – “…rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others.

Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb 2012 – If the often-frustrating 40-year war on drugs has taught us anything, it is that even success can have dangerous downsides. Here’s an example I came across in researching a book on the downfall of the Cali cartel. It all started in the summer of 1989, in the northeast […]

Summit Daily News, 01 Mar 2012 – Commissioners Eye July 1 Deadline For Local Medical Marijuana Laws Trailing years behind the implementation of local towns’ medical marijuana retail laws, the county government is treading slowly to develop its own regulations.

The Register-Guard, 03 Mar 2012 – I appreciated the publication of “Cannabis activists are ready to say ‘no Obama’ ” by Jim Greig (Feb. 29). Which candidate we vote for only matters come that day in November. Until then, I’m going to join Greig and just say “no” to President Obama. The drug war (and […]

Pueblo Chieftain, 03 Mar 2012 – Complex denied user an apartment based on pot use. Marlena Martino’s father is caught in one of the numerous gray areas between Colorado’s medical marijuana laws and the federal government stance against pot.

The Steamboat Today, 03 Mar 2012 – Steamboat Springs — A state ballot initiative that would legalize marijuana possession for recreational use is getting a lukewarm reaction from the owner of Steamboat Springs’ largest medical marijuana dispensary.