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While Debate Over Medical Marijuana Continues, Jackson County Sees And Increase In Cardholders Next to the federal courthouse in downtown Medford, medical marijuana patients pass in and out of a nondescript building where cannabis is smoked, grown and exchanged between patients. In the lobby, something that looks like driftwood sits on a desk.  It’s the [...]

California — The Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance on Tuesday that shutters roughly 80 percent of the nearly 1,000 medical marijuana dispensaries in the city and makes the use of marijuana in the remaining outlets illegal. The vote amounts to a major setback for backers of medical marijuana and a victory for community [...]

Los Angeles — The City Council gave final approval Tuesday to a much-anticipated ordinance that will close most pot dispensaries and curb the so-called “Green Rush” that swept through much of California in recent years. The ordinance, which passed 9-3, caps the number of dispensaries at 70 and provides guidelines that will push the clinics [...]

WHEN THE Assembly’s Public Safety Committee voted 12 days ago to approve the legalization and regulation of marijuana in California, knee-jerk reactions were sure to follow. This was only a first step toward legislation, but San Mateo police Chief Susan Manheimer quickly described the looming possibility as “mind-boggling.” John [...]

Washington, D.C. — A D.C. councilmember introduced a bill last Tuesday that would open five medical marijuana dispensaries in the District. Councilmember David Catania, I-At Large, introduced the bill, which would implement a 1998 D.C. initiative that called for legalizing medical marijuana. The bill, Initiative 59, was approved by 69 percent of voters, but was [...]

Holland, MI — State Senate Bill 618, introduced by Sen. Wayne Kuipers of Holland, to tighten regulations for the production and distribution of medical marijuana makes my head spin very high. This bill ascends into the clouds. It would require, among other things, that doctors write prescriptions for medical marijuana and that the pharmacies dispense [...]

Michigan — Organizers have cancelled a contest to pick the best medicinal marijuana in Michigan, after pressure from local authorities on whether the event was legal. Anthony Freed, executive director of the Michigan Marijuana Chamber of Commerce in Ypsilanti, said he wanted people to be able to attend this weekend’s Michigan Caregiver’s Cup without a [...]

Colorado — Last year, Dorian Beth Wenzel, a Manitou Springs writer and arthritis sufferer, penned a letter to a local newspaper that disclosed her status as a medical-marijuana patient. The paper printed the letter, and soon afterward Wenzel found herself face-to-face with the human-resources director of the nonprofit organization she works for. Wenzel’s office, her [...]

BARSTOW – A Barstow married couple arrested for marijuana cultivation during a gang sweep in September may still stand trial despite the husband’s medical marijuana recommendation and a recent California Supreme Court ruling eliminating medical marijuana possession limits. Brian Depue, 30, and Joelle Depue, 25, were arrested at their home on the 400 block of [...]