Category Archives: Blog

East Valley Tribune, 07 Feb 2014 – It’s back. Actually, it was never gone. I’m talking about heroin. The drug of choice for a growing number of people and I’m not just talking your poor white, Latin or African-American drug addict that’s the favorite portrayal for a thieving heroin shooting junkie.

The Beacon-News, 07 Feb 2014 – YORKVILLE Marijuana is not on the verge of becoming one of Kendall County’s cash crops. But the mere fact that it’s now legal of medicinal use has officials here looking at how to handle a potential request for medical marijuana cultivation and dispensaries.

New Haven Register, 10 Feb 2014 – I felt pretty good heading into Black History Month. I ended 2013 on a high note, had settled quite nicely into my new job as metro editor at the Register and with the help of newsroom staff, had put together a good group of stories that represented a […]

Arizona Republic, 10 Feb 2014 – Regarding “HOA right to protect backyards” (Letters, Friday): I seriously doubt a person who needs medical marijuana to function is comparable to the pot-smoking addict who lived next door to the letter writer.

Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb 2014 – Proposed State Rules Put Cost to Open Shop at Close to $500,000 Illinois regulators have come out with proposed requirements for opening medical marijuana grow centers and dispensaries – and they come with a steep price tag that advocates say could be costly for consumers.

New Haven Register, 11 Feb 2014 – A national anti-marijuana organization announced Monday it would join forces with a state group, and warned legalization efforts are poised to create a public health crisis in the form of the “next Big Tobacco.” Smart Approaches to Marijuana, founded in January 2013 by former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. […]

Tucson Weekly, 13 Feb 2014 – Mr. Smith Is for Some of the Health Services Director’s Suggestions, Not a Fan of Some of the Others I once wrote about an artist couple in Cascabel, which is a sprawling, loosely connected community on the other side of Redington Pass. Cascabel is about halfway between Benson and […]

Chicago Sun-Times, 15 Feb 2014 – Ald. Burke Rips ‘Arrogance’ Of Proposal Marijuana sellers should be able to open a medical dispensary in the center of Chicago, state officials said in recently unveiled documents. Proposed rules by the state would allow up to 13 dispensaries to open all around the city to be sure patients […]

Missoulian, 19 Feb 2014 – Commendable, refreshing for Obama to acknowledge marijuana propaganda is wrong I strongly disagree with Cherrie Brady, Laura Lee Needham and Susan Smith of Safe Community Safe Kids’ (guest column, “Public deserves apology from Obama on marijuana,” Feb. 5) disappointing and irresponsible viewpoint of President Obama.

Chicago Sun-Times, 20 Feb 2014 – The city is caught in a Catch-22 when it comes to medical marijuana dispensaries, Ald. Ed Burke (14th) has told state officials in a letter obtained by the Chicago SunTimes. On the one hand, the state has said dispensaries can’t be located in residential areas and they have to […]