The Daily News, 21 Jun 2011 – President Nixon declared a War on Drugs 40 years ago last week. Since then, by one estimate, there have been 40 million drug-related arrests in this country. Worldwide, an estimated $1 trillion has been spent on the war, though use of illegal drugs continues to increase. Those kinds […]

City Pulse, 06 Jul 2011 – A Medical Marijuana Patient in Lansing Is Sentenced to Jail After Failing to Comply With a Court Order to Not Use Marijuana As He Seeks to Maintain Custody of His Daughter In a case that could have implications for medical marijuana patients who are parents, a Lansing man was […]

Seattle Times, 21 Jun 2011 – A coalition that includes former U.S. Attorney John McKay, Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes and travel guide Rick Steves is launching an initiative that would legalize marijuana in Washington state. The group, led by the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, decided to push the initiative this spring after […]

Sentinel-Standard, 06 Jul 2011 – IONIA TWP., Mich. – Helping those in need in the area, Great Lakes Holistic found a new home in Ionia Township opening its doors to patients on Tuesday. Owners Todd Prior, Wendy Ingalls and Kim Loren are glad to be in Ionia County. Great Lakes Holistic in Ionia Township is […]

The Columbian, 21 Jun 2011 – SEATTLE — A man who once served as the Justice Department’s top official in Seattle said Tuesday that he is sponsoring an initiative to legalize possession of up to an ounce of dried marijuana in Washington state, a measure he hopes will help “shame Congress” into ending pot prohibition. […]

The Chaffee County Times, 06 Jul 2011 – The petition to prohibit the operation of medical marijuana centers in Buena Vista was returned with an insufficient number of valid signatures. Town clerk Mary Jo Bennetts, with the aid of the town attorney, Jefferson Parker, reviewed each of the 168 signatures based on the state statutes […]

The Steamboat Today, 21 Jun 2011 – Council Approves New Ordinance; Dispensary Operator Sees It As A Ban Steamboat Springs — The Steamboat Springs City Council unanimously approved the second reading of a revision to its medical marijuana ordinance Tuesday night that will regulate the city’s existing three dispensaries until residents decide in November whether […]

The Muskegon Chronicle, 21 Jun 2011 – What’s shaping up to be an extensive court battle between Muskegon Township and the Greater Michigan Compassion Club should never have happened. State lawmakers should have acted before now to tighten up the state’s three-year-old medical marijuana law and saved the taxpayers a lot of money in attorney […]

The Marysville Globe, 06 Jul 2011 – MARYSVILLE — With a number of statewide ballot measures seeking to put the issue of marijuana legalization up to a vote in Washington, the city of Marysville is weighing whether it should take action of its own.

Pueblo Chieftain, 21 Jun 2011 – On a divided vote, Pueblo County commissioners adopted new licensing and zoning rules this morning to allow medical marijuana businesses to operate in the county. Commissioners Anthony Nunez and John Cordova voted for the new regulations, but not before shrinking a proposed buffer zone around medical marijuana operations from […]