The News-Gazette, 10 Jul 2011 – CHAMPAIGN – Champaign Police Chief R.T. Finney was installed recently as the president of the 1,200-member Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, the first Champaign police chief to hold that post in the organization’s 70-year history. Former Rantoul police chief Eldon Quick was the only other Champaign County law […]

The Billings Gazette, 08 Jul 2011 – Montana high school students are using less tobacco, alcohol and other drugs than they were two years ago and much less than a decade ago, according to the latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey. The 2011 survey results released this week by the Montana Office of Public Instruction show […]

The Billings Gazette, 10 Jul 2011 – As a patient, a caregiver and mother of a patient here in Montana, I find it amazing that people in Billings are not in an outrage at our City Council. On Nov. 9, 2009, our City Council voted to do nothing about zoning medical marijuana dispensaries as they […]

South Whidbey Record, 08 Jul 2011 – To the editor: Please read the U.S. Supreme Court decision made June 16, 2011 ( www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/10pdf/09-1227.pdf ). This decision confers the sovereign constitutional rights of the state to the individuals of the state.

The Billings Gazette, 10 Jul 2011 – I wish the best of luck to people who have a bona fide need for medical marijuana. In the next few weeks, you will all mostly likely turn to scrupulous sources for your legitimate need. The 2011 Montana Legislature passed many benevolent laws, including one that repeals the […]

The Daily Telegram, 10 Jul 2011 – ADRIAN, Mich. – Medical marijuana users who run afoul of the law are discovering probation is an antidote to their certification cards. An Adrian man was warned against applying for a medical marijuana card when he was placed on probation Thursday for a cocaine offense.

Hartford Advocate, 11 Jul 2011 – Ever hear of the Ogden Memo? Back in 2009, the Department of Justice issued a memo telling the feds how to deal with medical marijuana dispensaries (which conflict with state law).

The Herald, 08 Jul 2011 – Everett police are taking a proactive approach to warn about the dangers of synthetics, which mimic hard drugs but can be more toxic. They won’t scent a steamy tub with lavender, but they could cause organ failure and profuse bleeding.

Seattle Times, 11 Jul 2011 – Seattle is taking the first steps toward regulating medical-marijuana dispensaries, putting itself on an increasingly lonely pot-friendly island as other Puget Sound cities move toward outright bans.

Hesperia Star, 11 Jul 2011 – Staff Recommends Commission Deny Medical Marijuana Dispensaries’ Proposal If Hesperia Planning Commissioners vote as staff recommends on Thursday, the medical marijuana dispensaries proposal by the West Coast Patients Group could become a distant pipe dream.