The Acorn, 23 Jun 2011 – Ordinance revision The Calabasas Planning Commission said last week it would reinforce regulations against marijuana dispensaries in an attempt to prevent lawsuits against the city. Medical marijuana dispensaries are prohibited in Calabasas. Dispensing cannabis as a home occupation also is illegal.

Record Searchlight, 07 Jul 2011 – It took a constitutional amendment to take alcohol away from the people. That constitutional amendment was repealed when it created violent criminal activity where none existed before. Our Constitution protects and maintains the rights of the people against their government.

Chico Enterprise-Record, 23 Jun 2011 – OROVILLE – Butte County’s much-discussed and hotly-debated marijuana cultivation ordinance is on hold. The ordinance that was supposed to go into effect today was suspended when supporters of a referendum aimed at blocking the measure delivered petitions containing 12,308 signatures to the county Elections Office.

Bangor Daily News, 07 Jul 2011 – A high-powered international commission has declared the war on drugs a failure. It urges governments to consider decriminalizing the use of drugs, especially marijuana, as a way to combat organized crime. The report by the Global Commission on Drug Policy, issued on June 2, attracted little attention and […]

The Press Democrat, 07 Jul 2011 – A Sonoma County zoning board Thursday is set to approve an operating permit for the Guerneville medical marijuana dispensary Marvin’s Gardens. Formerly in Rio Nido, the shop has been open in its present location, on Armstrong Woods Road next door to the Community First Credit Union, since October […]

The Gilroy Dispatch, 07 Jul 2011 – A San Jose law firm representing the city of Gilroy in its efforts to keep medical marijuana dispensary MediLeaf out of town has released more than 60 pages of attorney bills that offer a glimpse into the city’s $200,000-plus legal tab.

Mountain News, 07 Jul 2011 – But Legal Issues Could Stall or Stop Their Closure The clock is ticking on 26 medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the county, including two on the mountain, as the county moves to shut them down.

The Daily Sentinel, 09 Jul 2011 – At its peak, 28 medical marijuana dispensaries dotted Mesa County’s landscape, staffed by about 200 workers who helped pull in tens of thousands of dollars in sales taxes each month for Grand Junction’s city coffers. What a difference three months has made.

The Desert Dispatch, 07 Jul 2011 – There was a time when Barack Obama seemed more honest than Bill Clinton. While Slick Willie notoriously claimed he smoked pot but “didn’t inhale,” Obama candidly admitted: “When I was a kid, I inhaled frequently. That was the point.” Lately, I have not been so impressed by Obama’s […]

The Billings Gazette, 09 Jul 2011 – A 40-year war in which the number of victims and the amount of money spent increase each year and where there is no end in sight can only be viewed as a failure. Forty years ago in June, President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs.”