Commercial Appeal, 16 Jan 2014 – Californians Seek Standards in Certification CAPITOLA, Calif. – Santa Cruz, Calif., has long established its bona fides when it comes to organic farming. But a nascent effort now on the horizon could lead to a new title: the birthplace of certified marijuana.

Sentinel-Standard, 16 Jan 2014 – The Ionia County Substance Abuse Initiative members continue to work toward a drug-free community grant. ICSAI chair Tex Bryant, Prevention Coordinator Courtney Miller and Deb Thalison are working toward the development of information on Ionia County drug and alcohol use amongst students in seventh, ninth and eleventh grades.

Sacramento News & Review, 16 Jan 2014 – Hello. I am new to the whole weed-smoking thing, and I wonder if you could offer me any tips on stoner etiquette. Please and thank you. – -Ned Newbdoobie Hello, and welcome to the wonderful world of weed! Be aware: The cannabis-etiquette rabbit hole is full of […]

Tucson Weekly, 16 Jan 2014 – Unless You Happen to Live in the Area, Catalina Hills Care Isn’t On Your Way to Anywhere, but They Provide an Excellent Dispensary Experience Catalina Hills Care 12152 N. Rancho Vistoso Blvd.

The Chico News & Review, 16 Jan 2014 – Medical-Marijuana Advocate Hopes to Stop Changes to County Ordinance Andrew Merkel, chairman of the board of the Western Plant Science Association, believes further restrictions on the county’s medical-marijuana ordinance will hinder patients’ access to medicine.

Washington Post, 16 Jan 2014 – Steve Fox’s Jan. 12 Outlook commentary, “Why the NFL should let players inhale,” implied that marijuana is not addictive and carries no long-term harm. Research shows that about one in 10 adult marijuana users, and closer to one in six teenagers, will become addicted. Mr. Fox also suggested that […]

Washington Post, 16 Jan 2014 – When will policymakers realize that the prohibition environment, which produces dangerous drug dealers who “push” harder drugs on their marijuana customers, is the so-called gateway, not the plant itself?

Washington Post, 16 Jan 2014 – In the Jan. 12 Outlook commentary “If you’re white, feel free to smoke up,” Stacey Patton and David J. Leonard say they are “not ready to celebrate the most recent moves to decriminalize marijuana” in Colorado because some states have decriminalized (but not legalized) marijuana but still have disparate […]

Seattle Times, 16 Jan 2014 – LEGISLATURE 2014 Bill Would Reduce Amount of Marijuana, Number of Plants a Patient May Have OLYMPIA (AP) – Supporters of the medical-marijuana system in Washington crowded a public hearing Wednesday to decry a proposal to change it.

Washington Times, 16 Jan 2014 – I was disappointed that Rebecca Hagelin’s column, “Marijuana is a dangerous drug, not a joking matter” (Jan. 8), made no mention of the legal drug that does far more harm than her exaggerated dangers of marijuana; namely, alcohol. Alcohol causes tens of thousands of deaths each year through disease […]