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Seattle Times, 16 Jan 2014 – LEGISLATURE 2014 Bill Would Reduce Amount of Marijuana, Number of Plants a Patient May Have OLYMPIA (AP) – Supporters of the medical-marijuana system in Washington crowded a public hearing Wednesday to decry a proposal to change it.

Washington Times, 16 Jan 2014 – I was disappointed that Rebecca Hagelin’s column, “Marijuana is a dangerous drug, not a joking matter” (Jan. 8), made no mention of the legal drug that does far more harm than her exaggerated dangers of marijuana; namely, alcohol. Alcohol causes tens of thousands of deaths each year through disease […]

The Columbian, 16 Jan 2014 – In a written opinion issued today, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said local jurisdictions “have broad authority to regulate within their jurisdictions, and nothing in I-502 limits that authority with respect to licensed marijuana businesses.” The attorney general’s opinion hinges on the fact that Initiative 502, which legalized the […]

Reno News & Review, 16 Jan 2014 – Another municipality has blocked medical dispensaries for marijuana by adopting a “moratorium.” On Jan. 7, the Henderson City Council voted to direct its staffers to reject business license, building permit, or land use applications for dispensaries in the next six months. Henderson is Nevada’s second largest community.

The Day, 17 Jan 2014 – Hope and change are yesterday’s buzz words. Today, Democrats are turning straight to drugs to generate buzz. “Legalization of marijuana is going to become an issue,” said veteran Democratic strategist Tad Devine. “I believe it’s an issue that will absolutely activate a voter base, of young people in particular.”

Register Citizen, 17 Jan 2014 – Parents who have convinced their children that alcohol and tobacco are bad for them are likely struggling next with how to talk with their teens about marijuana – especially as it has become legal for adults to use recreationally in Colorado.

The Herald, 17 Jan 2014 – YAKIMA (AP) – The Yakama Nation is moving to ban marijuana in all 10 counties of its ancestral lands, covering one-fifth of the state’s land mass. In the wake of the state’s legalization on recreational pot use, the tribe has already banned marijuana on its 1.2 million acre reservation […]

Alaska Dispatch, 17 Jan 2014 – The leader of a group working against a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in Alaska said the regulations it calls for are a “facade.” But the real facade is the effort being made to prop up the failed — and devilish — policy of prohibition.

New York Times, 17 Jan 2014 – (AP) – Attorney General Bob Ferguson, in an opinion on Thursday, said cities and counties can block licensed marijuana businesses from operating. Mr. Ferguson said the state’s legal marijuana law gives local governments the option of adopting moratoriums or bans that prohibit licensed growing operations, processing facilities or […]

Seattle Times, 17 Jan 2014 – Says Counties, Cities Could Keep Out Legal Pot Businesses Clouds Issuing of Licenses State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Thursday that cities and counties are allowed to effectively ban recreational-marijuana businesses.