Category Archives: Blog

Hartford Courant, 25 Dec 2013 – Protective Zones Around Schools Raise Questions Do crime-free zones around schools and other places where children gather actually protect children?

Hartford Courant, 25 Dec 2013 – Letter to the editor I was happy to read that the Connecticut Sentencing Commission unanimously recommended shrinking drug-free zones from 1,500 to 200 feet from public school property [Dec. 20, Page 1, “Drug-Free School Zones Could Shrink”].

Tucson Weekly, 26 Dec 2013 – It’s Time to Consider the Positives That Could Come From Legal Cannabis In a couple of weeks, a childhood dream of mine will come true for about 6 million people in Colorado. I started wishing for legal cannabis when I was about 15, shortly after the first time I […]

Missoula Independent, 26 Dec 2013 – RESURGENCE UNDERWAY On a recent weekday afternoon, Tayln Lang greets a visitor to Rocky Mountain Cannabis on Orange Street with a wide smile. The longtime medical marijuana advocate launches into an animated explanation of the drug’s ability to ease symptoms that stem from a range of ailments, including HIV, […]

Bangor Daily News, 26 Dec 2013 – FORT KENT, Maine – Earlier this month, the possession of marijuana for nonmedical use became legal in Portland. This, and other sporadic discussions about marijuana legalization in Maine, has shifted the focus of an Aroostook County-based organization that works to curb substance abuse among young people.

Baraboo News Republic, 27 Dec 2013 – MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILLS REMAIN STALLED, DESPITE UNPRECEDENTED BACKING Despite more support for the legislation than ever before among Wisconsin lawmakers, an ongoing effort to legalize marijuana for medical use in the state appears to be headed nowhere.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, 27 Dec 2013 – The Parents of Vivian Wilson, 2 1/ 2, Are Moving to Colo. for Easier Access to Legal Treatment for Her. The family of a chronically ill New Jersey toddler who has been at the forefront of a battle to get Gov. Christie to loosen the state’s medical marijuana […]

Boston Globe, 27 Dec 2013 – Maine public health officials have denied an Ellsworth man’s request to use marijuana legally to treat Tourette syndrome. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services this week denied a request by the man’s doctor, Dustin Sulak, to add Tourette syndrome to the list of medical conditions that qualify […]

The Trentonian, 28 Dec 2013 – SCOTCH PLAINS (AP) – The family of a New Jersey toddler who became a symbol in a push to change the state’s medical marijuana laws this year is moving.

The Valley News, 29 Dec 2013 – To the Editor: Reading Ben Barber’s op-ed piece (“We’ll Pay a High Price for Legalizing Pot,” Dec. 20) reminded me once again of the hilarity of listening to educated people saying incredibly stupid things.