The more I learn about medical marijuana, the more I think pot should never be legalized in California. Too many people already abuse the state law intended to aid the truly sick by legalizing pot use for people with a doctor’s recommendation. The idea that all pot could be sold legally and taxed [...]

New Jersey — The New Jersey Assembly approved a measure on Monday that would make the state the first in the region and the 14th in the nation to legalize the use of marijuana for medical reasons. The measure was to be voted on by the State Senate later in the afternoon, the final day [...]

CBS — New Jersey could soon become the 14th state to legalize access to medical marijuana if legislators pass a bill up for vote Monday. The use of marijuana for any purpose in New Jersey is illegal, but that could all change for qualified patients. State lawmakers are expected to vote on a compromise measure [...]

Big Financial Incentives for Government May Tip Scales Joseph Surgenor of Oxnard is 32, a part-time concert promoter and a full-time medical marijuana entrepreneur. His nonprofit Ventura County Patients Cooperative grows enough cannabis to serve the medical needs of its 40-plus members and in many cases delivers the pot to their doors and bills [...]

Cottleville Mayor Don Yarber is on a mission to put medical marijuana on the state ballot. “This has to be done almost undercover, but the support is there,” said 70-year-old Yarber.  “I think politicians would be surprised at the number of people that would approve medical marijuana use.” The Cottleville Board of Aldermen in [...]