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Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 16 Jun 2011 – The head of the Montana Department of Justice’s narcotics bureau said Wednesday that crime has increased in 78 percent of the state’s jurisdictions since medical marijuana became legal in Montana.

Hungry Horse News, 01 Jul 2011 – A district court judge in Helena granted a preliminary injunction that blocks four key provisions in Montana’s new medical marijuana law, which went into effect on July 1.

Wall Street Journal, 16 Jun 2011 – Emails Show ATF Director Involved iI Troubled Operation Tied To Agent’s Death Lawmakers released documents showing that senior federal officials were closely involved in a troubled gun-enforcement operation that came to light after the death of a U.S. border agent in a shootout in December.

The Union, 02 Jul 2011 – In this era of viral political discord where neither side is open to the ideology of the opposing party, my encounter with Sheriff Keith Royal and District Attorney Cliff Newell at the zoning board’s council meeting to ban medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada County was encouraging.

Covington Reporter, 16 Jun 2011 – When I first read about the 75 medical marijuana supporters who visited the Kent City Council chambers last week, I sympathized with their cause, and with the Kent officials who were forced to shut down the marijuana dispensaries.

North County Times, 02 Jul 2011 – As a parent and health advocate for over 25 years, I had grave concerns regarding Debra Saunders’ June 14 article, “Four good reasons to end the War on Drugs.” Important to note is that the term ‘war’ seems to receive a lot of hype in the media world, […]

Kent Reporter, 16 Jun 2011 – When I first read about the 75 medical marijuana supporters who visited the Kent City Council chambers last week, I sympathized with their cause, and with the Kent officials who were forced to shut down the marijuana dispensaries.

Record Searchlight, 02 Jul 2011 – Medical Marijuana Legal in 16 States, D.C. Federal prosecutors have tightened their stance on states’ medical marijuana laws, saying lax enforcement has created an environment where “large-scale, privately operated industrial marijuana cultivation centers” are booming businesses worth millions of dollars.

Monterey County Weekly, 16 Jun 2011 – My 83-year-old mother in Chicago called me about a month ago with what sounded like a simple request. “I need pot,” she said. I thought I heard her correctly. “You need a pot? OK, you thinking aluminum, cast iron or what? You want me to order it online […]

The Billings Gazette, 02 Jul 2011 – A neon sign announced that Green Mountain Medical Solutions in Billings was still in business Friday, but the owners aren’t selling any marijuana for now. When the business closed at 8 p.m. Thursday, owner Jude Gordon stopped selling medical marijuana ahead of a new state law that was […]