The Brown Daily Herald, 22 Apr 2014 – Legalization Bill Would Allocate Millions In Tax Revenue To Narcotic Abuse Prevention The House Judiciary Committee last week heard testimony on several bills proposing to legalize marijuana in Rhode Island and to improve current regulations on the sale and distribution of medical marijuana.

Times Argus, 23 Apr 2014 – MONTPELIER – A Senate panel is looking to wrap up work on a drugged driving bill this week, but questions remain on how the changes it would make in state law would affect Vermonters.

Times Argus, 24 Apr 2014 – MONTPELIER – The Vermont House advanced a marijuana dispensary bill Wednesday that includes a study on the revenue effects of legalizing the drug. The House version, passed on a voice vote, stripped the expansion to six dispensaries that was passed in the Senate. The House would keep the number […]

Times Argus, 24 Apr 2014 – I’m writing a letter in response to the article “Lawmakers balk at medical marijuana for PTSD.” It is astounding to me that the committee which was set to vote in favor of adding PTSD to the medical marijuana laws 7-4 until one man, Keith Flynn, stepped in to personally […]

Times Argus, 26 Apr 2014 – I share Joe Hanson’s concerns regarding Keith Flynn’s influence over the House Human Services Committee’s consideration of medical marijuana for PTSD (Letters April 24: “What is the real agenda?”). “A lack of testimony” was cited as a reason to drop PTSD (“Lawmakers balk at medical marijuana for PTSD,” April […]

The Billings Gazette, 26 Apr 2014 – In response to Steve Zabawa’s effort to make any possession of marijuana illegal, I suggest that he try living with the chronic pain that many users have to deal with. True, when the law was first enacted, people abused it, but that will happen with almost everything due […]

Rutland Herald, 28 Apr 2014 – Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series of stories of one person’s battle against heroin addiction. At 27 years old, Colin MacNeil is starting his life over – again.

Johnston Sun Rise, 02 May 2014 – The Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team, or DMAT, conducted recent training and has ordered 300 doses of Narcan for the state police. With the death toll from Rhode Island’s ongoing drug overdose epidemic continuing to rise, the State Police on Friday announced the full deployment of Narcan […]

The Providence Journal, 06 May 2014 – When something is broken, it needs to be fixed. Marijuana prohibition is a broken policy, and it is time to enact a solution. The “rush” to end marijuana prohibition (“Why rush on pot, Rhode Island?,” Commentary, May 6) comes from the fact that we have lived under this […]

Sidney Herald Leader, 17 May 2014 – U.S. Rep. Steve Daines, R-Mont., met with area officials in Sidney Wednesday to discuss ways to combat crime in the Bakken oilfield. The largest issues, identified by Sidney Chief of Police Frank DiFonzo, were drug crimes and lack of resources.