Wall Street Journal, 18 Jan 2014 – Colorado Travel Boards Play Wait and See, but Some Firms Seize on Green Light DENVER–When Zak Ackel was planning a winter vacation for this month, it wasn’t the powdery ski slopes that put Colorado at the top of his list–it was the sticky green weed.

Seattle Times, 19 Jan 2014 – Magazine Interview He Smoked Marijuana As a Youth but Advises Daughters Against It WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said he doesn’t think marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol, “in terms of its impact on the individual consumer.”

Spokesman-Review, 19 Jan 2014 – Everybody’s doing it – confessing their youthful, pot-smoking ways – so here goes. I don’t remember. Kidding, kidding. Anyone over 30 recognizes the old adage: If you remember the ’60s, you weren’t there. Nyuk-nyuk-nyuk.

Las Cruces Sun-News, 19 Jan 2014 – LAS CRUCES – The states of Colorado and Washington have legalized the sale of recreational marijuana. Would such a move in New Mexico be good for business? The Associated Press recently reported that Robert Pack, president of the Southeast New Mexico Medical Cannabis Alliance, said that Colorado’s recreational […]

Washington Post, 19 Jan 2014 – Let’s Give Marijuana Smokers a Little Leeway Everybody’s doing it – confessing their youthful, pot-smoking ways – so here goes. I don’t remember. Kidding, kidding. Anyone over 30 recognizes the old adage: If you remember the ’60s, you weren’t there. Nyuk-nyuk-nyuk.

The Herald, 19 Jan 2014 – For A Fledgling Industry Facing Legal Ambiguities And Reluctant Banks, Uncertainty Is The Rule EVERETT – Shawn Scoleri has some complaints about chafing government regulations. Scoleri is in the marijuana business, however, and the regulations are a lot tighter than for other businesses.

East Valley Tribune, 19 Jan 2014 – During the Vietnam War, our generals told us with a straight face that they had to “destroy the village to save the village” to justify the American governments burning to the ground of villages that had a few communist supporters in them.

Las Vegas Sun, 20 Jan 2014 – I don’t want to start the new year by bashing President Barack Obama, but as I see him and politicians from both parties criticizing countries such as Cuba and China and advocating the release of political prisoners, I can’t help but wonder how they can do this with […]

The Press of Atlantic City, 20 Jan 2014 – The Appellate Division of the Superior Court has ordered the Department of Health and Senior Services to produce a report within 45 days detailing the status of New Jersey’s medical-marijuana program, especially regarding the dispensaries that haven’t yet opened.

The Daily Tribune, 20 Jan 2014 – There were fewer medical marijuana patients in Michigan in 2013, but the number of medical marijuana providers dropped by nearly half as new laws regulating the growing industry took effect, and court rulings and prosecutions affected medical marijuana outlets.