US AK: Drug Lab Listing Can Stick With a Property, Warranted or Not

The Peninsula Clarion, 05 Sep 2010 - Rain muddied the driveway leading to the property of Dean Scroggins, weeks after the Brendan McGee shooting. Rain filled wheel marks scarred the dirt path amid the remnants of a shattered gate. Rain pattered down on the junked cars strewn about the lot. Tires had been laid out at the edge of the property to ward off uninvited guests.

US VT: Woman Can't Tell Jury She Grew Pot To Save Son's Life

Rutland Herald, 21 Aug 2010 - An East Wallingford woman will not be able to tell a jury that she needed to grow 30 marijuana plants in her backyard to save the life of her ill son, following a split decision by the Vermont Supreme Court released Friday. Sue Thayer was driving her son, Winter Maxwell Thayer, to college Friday and could not be reached.

US AK: PUB LTE: Metaphorical Wars Are Unwinnable

Juneau Empire, 28 Jul 2010 - I'm writing about Bill Dillon's outstanding column: "Losing the word war" The war on drugs is just a metaphor. A metaphor that has transformed the United States into the most incarcerated nation in the history of human civilization.

US AK: OPED: Losing The Word War

Juneau Empire, 22 Jul 2010 - Leonard Pitts Jr. had an excellent editorial entitled "Battle of words in War on Drugs" in the July 19 Juneau Empire. In it, he points out that we have spent untold billions of dollars, ruined untold millions of lives and racked up the highest incarceration rate in the world to fight drug use and he concludes that the War on Drugs is a failure.

US VT: Gubernatorial Debate Focuses On Substance Abuse

Rutland Herald, 24 Jun 2010 - BURLINGTON -- Most of those vying to become the next governor have been in many candidate forums around the state. But in an election dominated by talk of the economy, jobs and the state budget, Wednesday morning's version stood out for its subject matter.

US VT: Vermont's Shumlin: Legalize It

Rutland Herald, 18 Jun 2010 - A grassroots effort to decriminalize marijuana has the backing of a Democratic candidate for governor. Peter Shumlin, a Windham County senator in the thick of a five-way primary, said he'll throw his support behind a burgeoning decriminalization movement sparked by a former legislator from Brattleboro.

US VT: PUB LTE: Pot Dispensaries Can Work

Times Argus, 06 Apr 2010 - In regards to Senate Bill S. 226 on medical marijuana dispensaries, I'd like to make the following points. While it's great that patients are no longer subject to arrest for medical marijuana, many still have to turn to drug dealers to get access to the medicine they need.

US VT: Senate Sidelines Pot Dispensary Bill

Times Argus, 02 Apr 2010 - MONTPELIER -- A legislative effort to provide nearly 200 eligible Vermonters with safe and legal access to medical marijuana ended this week when Senate leaders scuttled the bill due to lack of support in the House.

US VT: PUB LTE: For Safe, Legal Distribution

Rutland Herald, 31 Mar 2010 - In regard to Senate Bill 226, I'd like to make the following points. While it's great that patients are no longer subject to arrest for medical marijuana, many still have to turn to drug dealers to get access to the medicine they need.