The Gazette, 25 Jun 2011 – A system that mimics daylight illuminates Lono Ho’ala’s grow room at the Eagle’s Nest Wellness Center in Cascade, where cannabis plants as tall as corn stalks are pampered in a temperature-controlled and specially ventilated environment that’s laced with carbon dioxide to accelerate growth.

Ravalli Republic, 25 Jun 2011 – HELENA – It would be “unprecedented and unwarranted” if a Helena district judge temporarily prevents the new, more restrictive Montana medical marijuana law from taking full effect July 1, the attorney general’s office said.

Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 25 Jun 2011 – In response to Richard Begeman on May 28: He said medical marijuana was a farce or fairy tale. There are a lot of bad drugs out there, but marijuana is not one of them. As to a fairy tale, in 1974 there was a study at the Medical […]

The Gazette, 25 Jun 2011 – Last year, the state Legislature mandated that the Department of Revenue write regulations for the medical marijuana industry, including several provisions specified in the bill that included the mandate. This month, though a clarifying bill to tweak the law was passed by the Legislature, the DOR issued those rules […]

Seattle Times, 25 Jun 2011 – Tacoma Hempfest Organizers Said Several Vendors at the Saturday Event Were Cited for Selling Drug Paraphernalia — by the Same Tacoma Police Officers the Organizers Hired to Work As Security at the Event.

The Craig Daily Press, 25 Jun 2011 – During a recent meeting, Craig City Council member Byron Willems claimed that 10 percent of the Steamboat Springs population and nearly every student at Colorado Mountain College has a medical marijuana card. He used little supporting facts when making his claims, and voiced concerns about the perceived […]

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.