The Blade, 06 Apr 2011 – In 2008, Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional amendment that legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes, making their state one of more than a dozen that have done so. But the amendment didn’t spell out how legalization would work, and state officials haven’t done much better […]

The Chico News & Review, 30 Jun 2011 – Supervisors Expected to Discuss Medical-Cannabis Outcome August 9 Butte County’s medical-marijuana-cultivation ordinance is on hold after the Citizens for Compassionate Use group spearheaded a petition drive that collected 12,308 signatures. The petition calls for the Board of Supervisors either to repeal the ordinance or put it […]

Isthmus, 29 Apr 2011 – Don’t Want to Get Your Pot From Criminals? You Have a Choice: Become A Criminal Yourself It is a clear early spring evening, and Jack is walking along the perimeter of his south Madison property, pointing out where he grows marijuana. “You really have to look to see it,” says […]

The Chico News & Review, 30 Jun 2011 – Just What We Need If you’ve been losing sleep because of the scarcity of tanks in Butte County, you’re in luck. According to a recent article in the Oroville Mercury-Register, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office and the Chico Police Department plan to use a pending Homeland […]

Kennebec Journal, 30 May 2011 – More news and wrangling about marijuana and growers, who is, who isn’t. Still, it’s the American profit motive at work. Everyone wants to grow marijuana for money, and lots of both. Who wouldn’t want to get rich? The news is that someone else wants a piece of the pie […]

The News-Messenger, 31 May 2011 – Michigan medical-marijuana patients and the entrepreneurs who supply them with the drug say they’re being driven underground by police raids. Americans for Safe Access, an advocacy group in Washington, D.C., held workshops around Michigan this month advising people how to avoid police attention and what they should — or […]

Sacramento News & Review, 30 Jun 2011 – Local Patients Say Sacramento County’s Proposed Ordinance Would Shut Down Almost All Medical-Cannabis Dispensaries in the Region No One Really Knows What Will Happen Next.

Connecticut Post, 02 Jun 2011 – HARTFORD — Proponents hope amended language and a persuasive governor will guarantee the General Assembly passes one of a pair of controversial marijuana bills before next Wednesday’s adjournment. “At least one of the two is going to pass,” Michael Lawlor, Gov.

The Day, 04 Jun 2011 – Hartford – A bill that would decriminalize but not legalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana passed the state Senate Saturday afternoon by the thinnest of margins and is headed to the House. Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, a Democrat, broke an 18-18 vote tie. The bill sets a […]

Missoula Independent, 30 Jun 2011 – Black Market Economics Cannabis advocates are warning that the millions of dollars generated by Montana’s legal medical marijuana industry will flood the black market if a law that aims to sap the businesses’ profits is allowed to take effect.