Category Archives: Blog

The Times Herald, 01 Jan 2012 – If anyone wants to check the pulse of Michigan’s ailing medical marijuana law, the answer is in our back yard. The statute is on life support, and some law-enforcement agencies are trying to pull the plug. An impressive array of police units executed five drug raids Dec. 9 […]

The Times, 01 Jan 2012 – If health outcomes determined drug laws instead of cultural norms, marijuana would be fully legal and there would be no medical marijuana debate (op-ed, “Upper Freehold takes cover behind flawed federal law,” Dec. 28). Unlike alcohol, marijuana has never been shown to cause an overdose death, nor does it […]

Missoulian, 02 Jan 2012 – One of the fastest-growing segments of Missoula’s business community did an abrupt about-face in 2011. The city now has significantly fewer medical marijuana businesses than it did at the beginning of the year, 38 compared to 63, according to the city of Missoula’s Business Licensing Office.

Vail Daily, 02 Jan 2012 – Bravo to Markus Mueller, who nailed it in his recent letter regarding the upcoming medical marijuana vote in Eagle Tuesday. Like Markus, I don’t smoke marijuana and for the record, I rarely drink alcohol. Dan Hartman, Director of the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division of the Colorado Department of Revenue […]

The Press Democrat, 03 Jan 2012 – Chris Diaz, a Mendocino man whose arrest for pot possession in Texas has rallied the medical marijuana community, is headed back to the Lone Star state. An extradition order from Texas has been signed by California state officials and Texas officials are making plans to retrieve Diaz soon, […]

Morning Sun, 03 Jan 2012 – By far, the issue that most caught the attention of readers of TheMorningSun.com in 2011 was that of medical marijuana. Michigan voters approved the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act in 2008, but as the effects – and vagaries – of the law became clear, the issue itself became controversial.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 03 Jan 2012 – PORTLAND, Ore) Paul Stanford had lived a life of error, missteps and regrets, one laden with betrayals and failure. Then, on Nov. 3, 1998, Oregon voters approved the medicinal use of marijuana. And in this way he was saved.

High Country News, 03 Jan 2012 – A cop friend told me not long ago that he had changed his mind completely on the idea of legalizing drugs. His current take: “Legalize everything but meth and hang the meth-pushers” — or something close to that.

Record Searchlight, 03 Jan 2012 – The county-wide fight between local government and medical marijuana patients intensified today as the county’s top law enforcement official was handed a recall notice and a judge upheld Anderson’s request to shut down its only dispensary.

The Times Herald, 03 Jan 2012 – A Detroit-based group hopes a statewide ballot initiative will legalize marijuana in Michigan. Charmie Gholson, communications director for the Committee for a Safer Michigan, said the group will kick off the campaign and petition drive in mid-January.