Record Searchlight, 01 Sep 2010 - RED BLUFF - Tehama County's controversial ban on medical marijuana dispensaries will continue another year, after county supervisors on Tuesday voted 4-1 for an extension. "I think this stands in the door of patients getting their rights," said Supervisor Charlie Willard in his dissent. He noted it had been nearly a year since the moratorium - which he opposed - was first passed and questioned whether another 12 months would yield a viable replacement.

The Union, 31 Aug 2010 - I'll bet a beer that most of you would have no problem finding a gin and tonic, if booze was illegal today. Guys like Al Capone would see to that. Big Al, they say, was knocking down $60 million per year in the late 1920s from alcohol alone, during a period when our government brain trust decided the best way to get people to sober up was to pass an 18th Amendment banning the sale, transportation and manufacturing of alcohol in America.

Duluth News-Tribune, 31 Aug 2010 - Council President Bob Finsland and Police Chief Floyd Peters will introduce the ordinance at the Sept. 7 council meeting. Following the lead of the Duluth City Council, Superior will attempt to pass an ordinance banning the sale, purchase or possession of synthetic marijuana in the city of Superior, according to a news release from Mayor Dave Ross' office.

The Journal Gazette, 31 Aug 2010 - FORT WAYNE - The Allen County commissioners could ban the sale of synthetic marijuana this week, but possession of the substance would still be legal in the county. The commissioners on Monday briefly discussed banning the product, commonly sold as incense under names such as K2 or Spice. Authorities say most buyers smoke it to get a marijuana-like high.

Athens Banner-Herald, 31 Aug 2010 - The People's Pharmacy: Can medical marijuana be used to fight cancer? I would like you to know about medical marijuana for cancer. In her late 30s, my wife was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, stage 4a. It was a 6 centimeter tumor that had grown around the hepatic artery and portal vein.

Morning Sentinel, 31 Aug 2010 - Maine's Department of Health and Human Services announced the selection of two nonprofit corporations to dispense medical marijuana in York County and Down East. Safe Harbor Maine Inc. of Biddeford will be located in York County while Primary Organic Therapy Inc. of Whitneyville will serve Washington and Hancock counties. Operators were selected last month to serve six other regions of the state.

Superior Daily Telegram, 31 Aug 2010 - Speed is going to be of the essence when the city of Superior plunges ahead with a synthetic drug ordinance of its own, according to Superior Mayor Dave Ross. Speed is going to be of the essence when the city of Superior plunges ahead with a synthetic drug ordinance of its own, according to Superior Mayor Dave Ross.

Glenwood Springs Post Independent, 31 Aug 2010 - CARBONDALE, Colorado - Carbondale trustees are set to continue their discussion about proposed local regulation of medical marijuana businesses at tonight's regular Town Council meeting. The board is currently considering a draft zoning ordinance that would specify where in Carbondale medical marijuana centers and grow operations can be located.

Leicester Mercury, 31 Aug 2010 - A man is paying hundreds of pounds for a cannabis-based drug to try and ease the agonising pain caused by multiple sclerosis. Andrew Cooper, from Ibstock, is about to begin taking the new drug, Sativex, the first cannabis-based medicine licensed for use by MS sufferers.

River Falls Journal, 30 Aug 2010 - River Falls voters may see a referendum question about medical marijuana on the ballot during November's election. City Council Member Bob Hughes filed with the city clerk's office Wednesday, Aug. 25, a petition for direct legislation bearing 800+ signatures. The question petitioners want added to the ballot: "Should the Wisconsin Legislature enact legislation allowing residents with debilitating medical conditions to acquire and possess marijuana for medical purposes if supported by their physician?"

Guelph Mercury, 30 Aug 2010 - Smoking pot can make some of the pain go away, without the patient getting high. The finding comes from what researchers in Montreal believe to be the first outpatient clinical trial of smoked cannabis, involving 21 people with chronic neuropathic pain.

The Record, 30 Aug 2010 - Smoking pot can make some of the pain go away, without the patient getting high. The finding comes from what researchers in Montreal believe to be the first outpatient clinical trial of smoked cannabis, involving 21 people with chronic neuropathic pain.

Red Bluff Daily News, 30 Aug 2010 - Tehama County staff members are expected Tuesday to recommend a one-year extension on a controversial medical marijuana dispensary and collective ban. The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to convene at 1:30 p.m. in its chambers, 727 Oak St., to consider renewing the ban, which would otherwise expire.

Chronicle Herald, 30 Aug 2010 - Research Took Almost 10 Years to Complete Smoking pot can make some of the pain go away, without the patient getting high. The finding comes from what researchers in Montreal believe to be the first outpatient clinical trial of smoked cannabis, involving 21 people with chronic neuropathic pain.

Toronto Star, 30 Aug 2010 - Smoking pot can make some of the pain go away, without the patient getting high. The finding comes from what researchers in Montreal believe to be the first outpatient clinical trial of smoked cannabis, involving 21 people with chronic neuropathic pain.

The Billings Gazette, 30 Aug 2010 - We're encouraged by last week's legislative action moving the process forward to tighten Montana's medical marijuana regulations. Granted, this is just a little step in what will be a long legislative effort that could bring more restrictions to the state's medical marijuana program that voters placed into law in 2004.

The Press Democrat, 30 Aug 2010 - Be Smart When Exploring the Outdoors These Days The problem is not just that pot growers are getting more brazen, as evidenced by the large pot farm discovered near the Sonoma County landfill last week.

Globe and Mail, 30 Aug 2010 - Montreal Researchers Establish Scientific Basis For Medical Use Of Drug A team of Montreal researchers has lent scientific credibility to the view that smoking marijuana can ease chronic neuropathic pain and help patients sleep better.

The Daily Inter Lake, 29 Aug 2010 - The wheels are in motion for changes to Montana's dubious medical marijuana industry (or should we say racket?), and changes are definitely in order. A legislative committee has approved a series of measures that would make it more difficult to get a medical marijuana card, set more stringent conditions for those who grow and sell medical marijuana, and make it easier for the state to track and regulate the industry.

Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 29 Aug 2010 - It took a few headlines around the state about how local communities were coping with the explosion in the use and sale of medical marijuana, but some Montana lawmakers are finally getting serious about regulating this burgeoning industry at the state level. On Tuesday, a legislative committee in Helena voted to OK proposed medical marijuana regulations that will be sent to the Legislature in January.