US MT: Ban On All Marijuana Proposed For Montana Ballot

Ravalli Republic, 19 Apr 2014 - HELENA - A Billings businessman has proposed an initiative for the November 2014 ballot that effectively would ban the possession, use, cultivation, trafficking and transportation of marijuana in Montana. Steve Zabawa submitted the measure this week to Secretary of State Linda McCulloch's office.

US MT: Abuse Of Montana Medical Pot Rules Curbed Without Law

The Billings Gazette, 16 Apr 2014 - HELENA - Montana's medical-marijuana law was back in court Tuesday, as an attorney for the drug's users and the industry argued that restrictive parts of the 2011 rewrite of marijuana rules should be permanently voided.

US VT: Lawmakers Balk At Medical Marijuana For PTSD

Times Argus, 12 Apr 2014 - MONTPELIER - The House Human Services Committee advanced a medical marijuana dispensary bill Friday without including post-traumatic stress disorder as a qualifying diagnosis for a medical marijuana card. The committee added a bit of drama to the process, however.

US MT: PUB LTE: A Failure

Missoula Independent, 10 Apr 2014 - Christi Turner's April 3 column was right on target (see "Nip it in the bud"). If marijuana were fully legal there would be no backcountry grows on public land. Legitimate farmers would produce it by the ton at a fraction of the current cost. There is a reason you don't see drug cartels sneaking into national forests to cultivate tomatoes and cucumbers.

US MT: OPED: Nip It In The Bud

Missoula Independent, 03 Apr 2014 - Let a Thousand Pot Plants Bloom and End Trespass Grows If you care about protecting clean water, endangered species and public health, then you might want to consider legalizing marijuana for recreational use.

US MT: Harm Reduction

Missoula Independent, 03 Apr 2014 - Behind the Scenes of the State's First Open Needle Exchange On a recent afternoon, a dark-haired woman picks out several syringes from a selection of injection drug paraphernalia setup in a downtown Missoula hallway. The state's first aboveground needle exchange includes everything from tourniquets to antiseptic wipes to tins known as "cookers."

US ME: PUB LTE: It Takes Whole Marijuana Plant to Save Girl

Morning Sentinel, 29 Mar 2014 - L.D. 1739, "An Act To Amend the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act," was returned to the Legislature's Committee on Health and Human Services on Feb. 11, after parents and patients expressed concern with the language about "kief" as well as other concerns.

US RI: Farewell, Pot Bust Photos

Providence Phoenix, 19 Mar 2014 - It's time to retire the marijuana bust photograph.

US ME: PUB LTE: Medical Cannabis Plays Role in Less Use of

Morning Sentinel, 18 Mar 2014 - Last week, the media reported about the precipitous and unexpected decline of MaineCare patients receiving prescription opiates for pain management (Bangor Daily News, Feb. 27).

US RI: PUB LTE: Instead Of Fighting Pot, Bring Back Prohibition

The Providence Journal, 10 Mar 2014 - The March 10 letter by Debby Richards Perugini ("Legal pot's dark side") has me scratching my head and wondering why every parent in the country is not this passionate about Alcohol and the effects it has on our young people - and anybody else!