By John Hoeffel, Los Angeles Times
Source: Los Angeles Times
California — Proposition 19, which would legalize marijuana in California, is the most talked-about ballot initiative in the country. If it passes, it would revolutionize the state’s drug laws, provoke a clash with the federal government and fire up the movement [...]

By Steve Elliott
California — Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said on Friday that the voters don’t matter. His deputies’ enforcement of marijuana laws would not change even if voters approved Proposition 19, which would legalize cannabis in California, on November 2, according to the Sheriff.
“Proposition 19 is not going to pass, even if it [...]

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 [...]

By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press
Source: Associated Press
medical Denver — A push to regulate the state’s medical marijuana dispensaries appears to be nearing the finish line.
The Colorado Senate passed the proposed regulations in a 26-9 vote on Thursday, sending them back to the House to review changes made to the bill. The lack of controversial [...]

By Tom Greenwood, The Detroit News
Source: Detroit News
cannabis Detroit — Days after Michigan’s no-smoking law went into effect, a Detroit resident filed a petition to make it legal for Detroiters to spark up a joint. On Wednesday, registered medical marijuana user Tim Beck filed a petition with Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey seeking to legalize [...]

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 Christopher Palmeri
Bloomberg — Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed an ordinance that will shut hundreds of marijuana dispensaries in the city and impose stricter regulations on the 186 remaining stores.
The ordinance signed on April 30 caps a four-year effort by the city to address the proliferation [...]

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 [...]

Springfield — The suburban lawmaker pushing to legalize medical marijuana use in Illinois says he’s received strong support from colleagues but still doesn’t have the votes needed to pass the plan onto the governor’s desk.
Skokie Democratic state Rep. Lou Lang said he’s a few votes short of the 60 [...]