Category Archives: Blog

Corvallis Gazette-Times, 15 Dec 2013 – We’d like to thank Mr. Odegard and Mr. Hall for their outstanding article in the Dec. 1 edition of the Democrat-Herald and Gazette-Times. While not affiliated, we do wish the gentlemen they referenced in Corvallis the best of luck with their dispensary project.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 17 Dec 2013 – I brightened upon reading The Associated Press article, “Government-run pot market gets OK” (Star Advertiser, Dec. 11). My spirit was lifted not because I envisioned a globally “stoned” world, but that, step by step, world leaders are approaching legalization of marijuana with responsible parameters.

Chino Valley Review, 18 Dec 2013 – The wind blows a lot in Chino Valley and an outdoor field of medical marijuana growing near homes, parks, churches and other places where people are might not be good idea for the community, say officials from two Town governing bodies. At its Dec.

The Oakland Press, 18 Dec 2013 – Carruthers: ‘A Big Weight Was Lifted Off My Shoulders’ Medical marijuana advocates are applauding news that charges against a Ferndale medical marijuana patient charged with marijuana possession and delivery have been dropped.

Hawaii Tribune Herald, 22 Dec 2013 – It’s encouraging reading the Tribune-Herald’s “No drugs or guns? You’re still busted” (Dec. 3), calling out one of America’s worst policy failures in history. Hopefully, the Tribune-Herald has a positive editorial when it’s Hawaii’s turn to re-legalize the God-given plant cannabis (marijuana).

The Trentonian, 22 Dec 2013 – President Barack Obama announced on Thursday that he will be commuting the sentences of eight crack-cocaine offenders who were given extremely lengthy prison terms basically for being black and possessing a drug whose users are incorrectly perceived to be majority black.

Seattle Times, 23 Dec 2013 – A Portland agent of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has left his position to join a Seattle firm that invests in the marijuana industry. Ten-year DEA veteran Patrick Moen made the jump to Privateer Holdings last month, The Oregonian reported.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 24 Dec 2013 – We agree with your view, “Marijuana not a good idea for kids” (Star-Advertiser, Off the News, Dec. 21), as shown by recent research. And the just-released Monitoring the Future study shows that use of marijuana among adolescents has risen. But that government survey also shows that the use of […]

Hartford Courant, 24 Dec 2013 – Letter to the editor I think it’s a good idea to give drug users and their suppliers a break and allow them to do their thing closer to schools [Dec. 20, Page 1, “Drug-Free School Zones Could Shrink”]. Let’s face it, these fine men and women of our society […]

Mt. Vernon Register-News, 24 Dec 2013 – Rules Still Have to Be Drafted Mt. Vernon, Illinois – New state legislation legalizing the use of medical marijuana will go into effect Jan. 1. The law permits authorized patients to use medical marijuana if it’s grown by an approved cultivation center and bought from a registered dispensary.