Category Archives: Blog

The Daily News, 25 Jun 2011 – I hope I am not the only one who read the June 21 editorial on the war on drugs. It sickens me to think there are individuals out there who really think that we should legalize marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamines. Those individuals need an education on how […]

Montana Standard, 25 Jun 2011 – HELENA – The sponsor of the controversial new medical marijuana law defended it Friday, warning of “unfortunate consequences” if a judge temporarily blocks its implementation. Voicing his strong support for the 2011 law, Senate Majority Leader Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, said he hopes District Judge James Reynolds doesn’t enjoin Senate […]

The Daily News, 25 Jun 2011 – I’m writing about your thoughtful editorial: “War on drugs needs new strategies” (June 21). The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is a huge bureaucracy. And like all bureaucracies, the goal of the bureaucracy is its continuation and expansion.

The Daily Tribune, 26 Jun 2011 – An international group with some respected membership is telling us we’ve lost the war on drugs. The Global Commission on Drug Policy says the global war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world.

The Gazette, 26 Jun 2011 – Gina Akeo doesn’t need a bunch of randomized clinical trials to convince her that marijuana can ease pain and alleviate nausea. For several years after a 2004 pancreatic surgery gone bad, the 41-year-old Pueblo resident was taking 14 prescription drugs to combat the lingering symptoms of an ordeal that […]

Tahoe Daily Tribune, 26 Jun 2011 – Boreal Hearing Delayed GRASS VALLEY, Calif. — Nevada County officials are one step away from uniformly banning medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the county. On Thursday, the county’s planning commission voted 3-0, with two members absent, to recommend its board of supervisors adopt a ban on storefront dispensaries.

Helena Independent Record, 26 Jun 2011 – Bath Salts | While Substance Is Legal and Marked Not for Human Consumption, Users Snort, Eat and Inject It It comes in small containers with appealing packaging and names like “Vanilla Sky,” Bliss,” “Ivory Snow” and “Tranquility.” But the side effects of these products can be anything but […]

East Valley Tribune, 26 Jun 2011 – I’m writing about your front page story: “How low can they go? E. V. police departments barely hold the line on officer cuts as new budgets loom” (6-22-11). It seems to me that for the town of Gilbert it should eliminate at least 12 police officers.

Montana Standard, 27 Jun 2011 – The lawsuit against SB423 is an insult to the intelligence of thousands of Montanans. This lawsuit goes against the separation of powers as stated in the Montana Constitution, our Montana Legislators, the Supreme Court, the FDA, the Federal Law and the Congress.

Rutland Herald, 31 Mar 2010 – In regard to Senate Bill 226, I’d like to make the following points. While it’s great that patients are no longer subject to arrest for medical marijuana, many still have to turn to drug dealers to get access to the medicine they need.