Morning Sentinel, 18 Mar 2014 – Last week, the media reported about the precipitous and unexpected decline of MaineCare patients receiving prescription opiates for pain management (Bangor Daily News, Feb. 27).

Providence Phoenix, 19 Mar 2014 – It’s time to retire the marijuana bust photograph.

Morning Sentinel, 29 Mar 2014 – L.D. 1739, “An Act To Amend the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act,” was returned to the Legislature’s Committee on Health and Human Services on Feb. 11, after parents and patients expressed concern with the language about “kief” as well as other concerns.

Missoula Independent, 03 Apr 2014 – Behind the Scenes of the State’s First Open Needle Exchange On a recent afternoon, a dark-haired woman picks out several syringes from a selection of injection drug paraphernalia setup in a downtown Missoula hallway. The state’s first aboveground needle exchange includes everything from tourniquets to antiseptic wipes to tins […]

Missoula Independent, 03 Apr 2014 – Let a Thousand Pot Plants Bloom and End Trespass Grows If you care about protecting clean water, endangered species and public health, then you might want to consider legalizing marijuana for recreational use.

Missoula Independent, 10 Apr 2014 – Christi Turner’s April 3 column was right on target (see “Nip it in the bud”). If marijuana were fully legal there would be no backcountry grows on public land. Legitimate farmers would produce it by the ton at a fraction of the current cost. There is a reason you […]

Times Argus, 12 Apr 2014 – MONTPELIER – The House Human Services Committee advanced a medical marijuana dispensary bill Friday without including post-traumatic stress disorder as a qualifying diagnosis for a medical marijuana card. The committee added a bit of drama to the process, however.

The Billings Gazette, 16 Apr 2014 – HELENA – Montana’s medical-marijuana law was back in court Tuesday, as an attorney for the drug’s users and the industry argued that restrictive parts of the 2011 rewrite of marijuana rules should be permanently voided.

Ravalli Republic, 19 Apr 2014 – HELENA – A Billings businessman has proposed an initiative for the November 2014 ballot that effectively would ban the possession, use, cultivation, trafficking and transportation of marijuana in Montana. Steve Zabawa submitted the measure this week to Secretary of State Linda McCulloch’s office.

Eastbourne Herald, 19 Apr 2014 – HELENA, Mont. (AP) – A Billings car-dealership owner has proposed a ballot measure that would completely ban the use and possession of marijuana in Montana, even for medical uses.