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Wall Street Journal, 20 Jun 2011 – Hundreds Of Criminal Cases Dismissed In San Francisco Bay Area As Allegations Of Law-Enforcement Corruption Persist SAN FRANCISCO-Bay Area prosecutors have been forced to dismiss more than 800 criminal cases in the past year because of allegations of police corruption that include selling drug evidence, conducting unlawful searches […]

Portland Daily Sun, 06 Jul 2011 – Sensible Portland, the group behind a citizen-petition to make marijuana enforcement the lowest priority for city police, says it has gathered enough signatures to put the initiative on the November ballot.

Washington Times, 20 Jun 2011 – Program Seen As a Model for Other States AUBURN, Maine – The first thing that jumps out at a visitor to the Remedy Compassion Center is how neat and clean it is. The walls are an immaculate blue from floor to ceiling, and the freshly carpeted main room is […]

The Daily Tribune, 21 Jun 2011 – A Midland County judge’s recent ruling that the state’s medical marijuana act is unconstitutional has Oakland County medical marijuana supporters and detractors speculating on what may come next.

The Daily News, 21 Jun 2011 – President Nixon declared a War on Drugs 40 years ago last week. Since then, by one estimate, there have been 40 million drug-related arrests in this country. Worldwide, an estimated $1 trillion has been spent on the war, though use of illegal drugs continues to increase. Those kinds […]

City Pulse, 06 Jul 2011 – A Medical Marijuana Patient in Lansing Is Sentenced to Jail After Failing to Comply With a Court Order to Not Use Marijuana As He Seeks to Maintain Custody of His Daughter In a case that could have implications for medical marijuana patients who are parents, a Lansing man was […]

Seattle Times, 21 Jun 2011 – A coalition that includes former U.S. Attorney John McKay, Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes and travel guide Rick Steves is launching an initiative that would legalize marijuana in Washington state. The group, led by the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, decided to push the initiative this spring after […]

Sentinel-Standard, 06 Jul 2011 – IONIA TWP., Mich. – Helping those in need in the area, Great Lakes Holistic found a new home in Ionia Township opening its doors to patients on Tuesday. Owners Todd Prior, Wendy Ingalls and Kim Loren are glad to be in Ionia County. Great Lakes Holistic in Ionia Township is […]

The Columbian, 21 Jun 2011 – SEATTLE — A man who once served as the Justice Department’s top official in Seattle said Tuesday that he is sponsoring an initiative to legalize possession of up to an ounce of dried marijuana in Washington state, a measure he hopes will help “shame Congress” into ending pot prohibition. […]

The Chaffee County Times, 06 Jul 2011 – The petition to prohibit the operation of medical marijuana centers in Buena Vista was returned with an insufficient number of valid signatures. Town clerk Mary Jo Bennetts, with the aid of the town attorney, Jefferson Parker, reviewed each of the 168 signatures based on the state statutes […]