By Steven K. Paulson, Associated Press Writer
Source: Associated Press
medical Denver — Colorado’s new medical marijuana law hasn’t even gone into effect, and police, attorneys and lawmakers have identified dozens of problems that could hamper regulation and enforcement.
There are questions about zoning laws. Authorities say it’s hard to investigate compliance. Correct dosages are unknown. It’s [...]

Oakland, CA — Local governments in California and other Western states have tried to clamp down on medical marijuana, but Oakland has taken a different approach. If you can’t beat ‘em, tax ‘em.
After becoming the first U.S. city to impose a special tax on medical marijuana dispensaries, Oakland soon could become the first to sanction [...]

By Paul Schwartzman & Annys Shin, Staff Writers
Washington, D.C. — Just after 11 one morning last week, two men and two women, all in their early 20s, sat on a basketball court behind Dunbar High School in Northwest Washington and filled an empty cigar with marijuana — their first hit [...]

Posted by CN Staff on May 03, 2010 at 18:20:49 PT
By Mona Shadia
California — A federal judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit by four Orange County medical marijuana users who claimed that citywide bans on pot dispensaries in Costa Mesa and Lake Forest violate their rights under the Americans [...]

By Richard M. Evans
Source: Providence Journal
Northampton, Mass. — Now that an initiative to legalize marijuana is officially on the California ballot this November, President Obama should brace for a strong jolt from the west.
If the measure passes (the latest poll puts support at 56 percent), no longer will it [...]

The founder of Oaksterdam University has faith California voters will legalize marijuana this November and expects to raise $20 million from supporters across the United States to help pass the initiative.
Oaksterdam is the brainchild of Richard Lee, the man who helped qualify “The Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010″ by [...]

Michigan’s Senate Judiciary Committee to take testimony on bills impacting Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act this Teusday in Lansing.
As you no doubt are aware, 63% of Michigan voters — and at least 50% of voters in every Michigan county — approved the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) in 2008. That kind of resounding support should send [...]

Wyatt Buchanan, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

The 4-3 vote by the Assembly Public Safety Committee was the first in the nation by a legislative body supporting recreational use of the drug. But several of the lawmakers who voted for the plan said they did so only to extend debate.

“I do not support marijuana. [...]

By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI
Published: January 11, 2010
TRENTON — The New Jersey Legislature approved a measure on Monday that would make the state the 14th in the nation, but one of the few on the East Coast, to legalize the use of marijuana to help patients with chronic illnesses.

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Michael [...]

Centennial, Colo. — Medical marijuana patients have a constitutional right to buy pot, not just use it, according to ruling Wednesday by a judge. Arapahoe County District Court Judge Christopher Cross sided with the CannaMart dispensary, which sued the city of Centennial after it was shut down in October.
Cross granted the dispensary’s request for [...]