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Eagle Valley Enterprise, 04 Jan 2012 – The owners of the Sweet Leaf Pioneer, Dieneka and Dave Manzanares, were very happy late Tuesday night. Eagle election judges had just finished counting the votes to see if the town’s lone medical marijuana dispensary would be able to stay open. There were 634 votes in favor and […]

Spinal Column Newsweekly, 04 Jan 2012 – With questions still swirling in legal and political circles about the exact ramifications and requirements of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act (MMMA) — approved by the state Legislature following overwhelming popular support at the polls in the 2008 general election — the Oakland County Board of Commissioners is […]

Seattle Times, 04 Jan 2012 – A new statewide poll shows voters evenly divided on the question of legalizing marijuana as the state Legislature takes up the question next week. The Elway Research poll of 411 randomly selected voters found 48 percent in favor and 45 percent opposed to legalization, which is likely headed to […]

Kent Reporter, 04 Jan 2012 – The first couple of votes for the 2012 Kent City Council Tuesday night turned into a contentious, legal maze over medical marijuana welcome to the council.

Anchorage Daily News, 04 Jan 2012 – Marijuana and I were friends in the ’70s. In love with my favorite mind-altering choice at the age of 20-something, legalization would have been a gift. But, now 50-ish and smoke-free for years, my view is clear on legalization of America’s favorite drug.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 04 Jan 2012 – The Hawaii branch of Americans for Safe Access, an advocacy organization for medical cannabis patients, and drug policy reformists respectfully request that President Barack Obama make the following New Year’s resolutions: Use his executive powers to move cannabis to a Schedule 2 drug so that doctors can prescribe it.

Daily Courier, 04 Jan 2012 – Cottonwood enacts ban; Prescott groups want same action Monica Wipf, who runs two recovery homes in Prescott, said she put out fliers for a protest against bath salts, window cleaner, spice, and other designer drugs, because she’s seen the damage they have done.

Los Angeles Times, 04 Jan 2012 – City Councilman Jose Huizar is asking his colleagues to ban medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles. It’s a great idea. Or rather, it would have been a great idea three or four years ago – before the city purported to regulate the storefront cannabis-selling shops.

East Valley Tribune, 04 Jan 2012 – The number is 841,348; that’s 50.13 percent of the voters – a difference of 4,340 people. They said yes, they wanted medical marijuana. They followed the rules. The governor doesn’t, so, she doesn’t. Is that how government works now? I hope the 50.13 percent are writing and telling […]

Sacramento News & Review, 05 Jan 2012 – Someone is benefiting from the federal crackdown on medical-marijuana dispensaries: black-market pot growers and dealers. According to a recent report by the Center for Investigative Reporting’s California Watch, prices for high-grade, outdoor-grown marijuana, after slumping precipitously in 2010, have risen by 20 to 40 percent since four […]