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Chico Enterprise-Record, 06 Jul 2011 – RED BLUFF – After more than a year of discussion and deliberation, the Tehama County Board of Supervisors last week decided to ban zoning for medical marijuana dispensaries. Planning commissioners recommended the ban June 9, rather than an alternative ordinance that would heavily regulate dispensaries.

Morning Sun, 22 Jun 2011 – Union Township Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a pair of ordinances to regulate medical marijuana-related businesses that might want to open in the township.

Chico Enterprise-Record, 06 Jul 2011 – CHICO – A letter from the Department of Justice stating its concern for Chico’s medical marijuana plan did not stop the City Council from passing the ordinance Tuesday. Council members voted 4-3 to adopt the ordinance that would allow two dispensaries of 10,000 square feet or fewer each to […]

Spokesman-Review, 22 Jun 2011 – Mckay Says Prohibition Fuels Black Market 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 […]

The Union, 07 Jul 2011 – The future of medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada County goes up for a final vote Tuesday before the Board of Supervisors. In the 1:30 p.m. afternoon session Tuesday, Supervisors will decide whether or not to ban medical marijuana dispensaries from operation in Nevada County.

The Stranger, 22 Jun 2011 – A Smart New Initiative Makes Washington State Ground Zero in the National Fight to End Marijuana Prohibition You’ve been waiting for this since the first time you got high in your basement. Or since you first talked about pot laws with a smart friend.

Honolulu Weekly, 22 Jun 2011 – Marijuana Minister Says “This Is the Last Marijuana Trial.” Rev. Roger Christie / With a new attorney and a delayed trial date, Hilo’s marijuana minister plans to challenge the basis of the government’s case by calling into question the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) current, allegedly disingenuous, classification of marijuana.

Helena Independent Record, 07 Jul 2011 – Montana high school students say they are drinking alcohol less frequently and using seat belts more when driving, but report being bullied more by fellow students, a survey released by the state Office of Public Instruction on Wednesday shows.

Albany Democrat-Herald, 22 Jun 2011 – Legislators are about to make it much more expensive to have a medical marijuana card. Why? OK, so with many people the marijuana card may be a subterfuge, but so what? As long as people get the stuff legally, why should the state object?

The Blade, 07 Jul 2011 – Three years ago, Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved an initiative that authorized doctor-approved patients to use marijuana for medical reasons. There is considerable scientific evidence that carefully limited use of the drug relieves suffering from such diseases as cancer, glaucoma, and AIDS.