Albuquerque Journal, 17 Jun 2011 – Forty years ago this month, President Richard Nixon declared his “War on Drugs.” Now, 40 years later, can we honestly say we’ve got a handle on the problem? No, of course we can’t. The drug scourge continues with its ever-increasing criminality and murderous violence. It heaps economic hardships on […]

Kitsap Sun, 04 Jul 2011 – BREMERTON — With names like “Bud Candy,” “Big Bud” and “Nirvana Bloom,” fertilizers in Kitsap Garden & Lighting’s inventory suggest they’re for growing marijuana. Not according to owner Miles Nemec, who said the products, made by B.C.-based Advanced Nutrients, are formulated for a variety of plants.

Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 04 Jul 2011 – “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” Some might argue that the U.S. Constitution delegates powers to the feds to arrest medical marijuana providers because of the […]

Chico Enterprise-Record, 17 Jun 2011 – CHICO — If approved by the City Council in July, a medical marijuana ordinance will go into effect in Chico Aug. 5, allowing pot to be grown and processed in small quantities for personal medicinal use.

Record Searchlight, 05 Jul 2011 – Career lawmen and pot smokers don’t normally pal around, but Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen has a surprisingly positive attitude toward the city’s medical-marijuana collectives. Nearly 20 co-ops operate under a city regulatory scheme that he oversees. And the chief publicly says they’re mainly good businesses whose owners are […]

The Cortez Journal, 18 Jun 2011 – The Dolores Town Council voted Monday to extend a moratorium on new medical marijuana dispensaries in town. Town attorney Mike Green said he recommended voting for the moratorium as the state of Colorado continues to deal with massive changes in law for the business of licensing medical marijuana […]

Dexter Leader, 05 Jul 2011 – Dexter village residents who exercise their rights under the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act are now covered in the village’s code of ordinances. The Village Council approved the ordinance changes after a silent public hearing Monday evening.

The New Mexican, 18 Jun 2011 – Some anniversaries provide an occasion for celebration or reflection, others a time for action. Friday marked 40 years since President Richard Nixon, citing drug abuse as “public enemy No. 1,” officially declared a “war on drugs.” A trillion dollars and millions of ruined lives later, the war on […]

Capital Press, 05 Jul 2011 – With most crops, farmers take risks with unpredictable weather and fickle markets. If they grow marijuana, they take risks with the law even if their state has decriminalized it. In Washington state, pro-marijuana activists are promoting two ballot initiatives. One calls for removing all state penalties regarding marijuana.

The Billings Gazette, 19 Jun 2011 – “Huge pot bust proves medical marijuana is a true criminal enterprise!” That is the headline that the DEA was hoping was going to be on the front page.