US IL: Editorial: It's Refreshing To See Study Of Pot Laws
Post-Tribune, 14 Jul 2011 – When it was announced recently that an interim legislative study committee was going to look at Indiana’s laws governing marijuana, state Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Ogden Dunes, took a beating in some quarters. Some jumped to the conclusion that Tallian’s purpose for the study was to have marijuana legalized.
Read moreUS MI: OPED: Why Dispensaries?
Livingston County Daily Press & Argus, 14 Jul 2011 – Medical Marihuana is a hot topic, although covered from a media view we are not provided with any education on the subject. We know Michigan voters approved this law by 63%, we know a patient is able to possess 2.5 ounces and has the ability […]
Read moreUS OH: Second Group Seeks A Vote On Medical Marijuana
Columbus Dispatch, 14 Jul 2011 – Two different groups are moving ahead with plans to put medical-marijuana issues to a statewide vote in Ohio next year. While Cleveland billionaire Peter Lewis already had sent up smoke signals about organizing and funding a medical-marijuana ballot issue, another group quietly has been laying the groundwork for a […]
Read moreUS CO: Council Hears Medical Marijuana Candidates
The Cortez Journal, 14 Jul 2011 – City Continues Work to Form Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee The Cortez City Council interviewed four more candidates for an ad-hoc medical marijuana advisory committee at a workshop meeting Tuesday.
Read moreUS HI: Editorial: Where Teachers, State Can Agree
Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 14 Jul 2011 – The state Department of Education and its teachers union have sparred for years over drug testing of faculty but may have finally resolved the issue as part of a contract proposal – even as that imposed contract is under dispute due to wider disagreement.
Read moreUS MT: Stevensville Medical Marijuana Grow Operation Raided
Ravalli Republic, 22 Jul 2011 – STEVENSVILLE – A raid of a Stevensville medical marijuana grow operation Wednesday could set up the first test case for the state’s new medical marijuana law in Ravalli County.
Read moreUS ME: Northeast Patients Group Hit With Lawsuit
Portland Daily Sun, 14 Jul 2011 – Northeast Patients Group, which holds permits to open medical marijuana dispensaries in Portland, Bangor and elsewhere in Maine, is being sued by its former financial backer in California.
Read moreUS CA: Marijuana Dispensary Ordered To Pay City's Legal Fees
Dana Point Times, 22 Jul 2011 – A judge on July 12 ruled in favor of the City of Dana Point ordering one of the medical marijuana dispensaries — the city has been battling in its nearly two-year legal fight — to pay attorney’s fees in the amount of $138,067.10.
Read moreUS ME: Editorial: How Much Pot Is Too Much When Driving?
Morning Sentinel, 14 Jul 2011 – Recent court cases involving deaths allegedly caused by people driving under the influence of marijuana have led to a heightened awareness about the issue, which some sources have linked to the increasing acceptance of medical marijuana.
Read moreUS WA: Editorial: Muddle Over Marijuana Demands A Solution
Spokesman-Review, 23 Jul 2011 – If uncertainty could cure nausea, Washington state’s new medical marijuana laws would be a grand success. Alas, this not the case. Before the last legislative session in Olympia, the call came from all quarters to please produce legislation that would clarify the muddle of laws on medical marijuana.
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