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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Medical marijuana bill introduced ... for debate next year
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey People who have serious chronic illnesses such as cancer or multiple sclerosis could legally use marijuana to manage symptoms under a bill proposed in the Minnesota Le...
Posted on 5/3/13 at 8:33 AM
COBBERS ON THE BRAIN Medical Marijuana: Relief without a lighter?
The legal use of marijuana has been a hot topic in the U.S. for years. The primary argument for its use is that it has shown to be highly effective for those suffering severe pain. The use of ...
Posted on 12/11/12 at 9:16 PM
THE NEW FORTY Victimless crime...
I believe that the term "victimless crime" is an oxymoron. I think some folks think if a person isn't hurt it isn't a crime. I say - sure, but victim may not be a person, but that does not mean there ...
Posted on 9/18/12 at 4:20 PM
HEALTHBEAT Divided opinions on medical marijuana
West Central Tribune readers are weighing in on coverage of a medical marijuana bill making its way through the Minnesota Legislature. Judging from the responses, sentiments are similar to public opin...
Posted on 3/30/09 at 9:50 AM
Minnesota medical marijuana push to wait until '14 
Minnesota won't have a showdown over medical marijuana this year. Advocates are holding off on a planned push to change the state's marijuana laws until the 2014 session.
By Brian Bakst , March 13, 2013
Court rejects effort to put medical pot back on ballot
A court challenge to put medical marijuana to a vote failed Wednesday when the North Dakota Supreme Court rejected the case.
By Patrick Springer , September 19, 2012
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MT lawmaker says ND lawmakers should deal with medical marijuana, not voters
In 2004, Montana passed a medical marijuana initiative through a general election which was hard to regulate, said Montana State Sen. Donald Steinbeisser, R-Sidney. “The problem we had in Montana, before the last session, over half of the people that were using medical marijuana cards were 20- to 30-year-olds,” he said. “You know dog-gone well there’s something wrong with that.”
By Katherine Grandstrand , August 19, 2012
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Montana lawmakers consider regulating medical marijuana
Some Montanans have had enough of medical marijuana, saying their state's image as a rugged cowboy frontier is being replaced by a fast-growing pot culture.
By Matt Gouras , February 18, 2011
Committee votes to outlaw synthetic marijuana in Minn. after it is called dangerous
It is sold as incense, but synthetic marijuana could be more dangerous than plant marijuana, a Minnesota House committee learned Thursday before voting unanimously to make possessing or selling it illegal.
By Don Davis , January 20, 2011
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Proposed Colorado pot farm angers residents
The investor saw potential in the scrubby 67 acres tucked away amid multimillion dollar homes: He would turn the land into a vast pot farm and capitalize on the booming medical marijuana industry.
By Ivan Moreno , August 31, 2010
Medical marijuana cards don't offer legal exemption to job applicants
The California State Supreme Court has ruled that employers have the right to fire potential or current employees, regardless of whether they're medical-marijuana patients. Without this ruling, employers would risk violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.
By David Morrill , August 16, 2010
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Looking for medical marijuana in New Mexico? Get in line
Len Goodman can’t grow enough marijuana to keep up with demand.
By Sue Major Holmes , July 16, 2010
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Medical marijuana can cost parents in custody disputes
Nicholas Pouch runs an organic farm and a glassblowing studio on a 20-acre spread in southwest Washington’s timber country. Spicy mustard greens, tomatoes and corn sprout in humid greenhouses as chickens and sheep roam nearby.
By Gene Johnson , June 21, 2010
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Have bud, will travel: Cannabis caravans fuel medical pot boom in Montana
To the dismay of state medical authorities and lawmakers, the medical marijuana caravans have helped the number of pot cardholders in Montana swell over the past year from about 3,000 to 15,000.
By Matt Volz , June 03, 2010
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Pot enthusiasts gather at California cannabis expo
In 1996, California voters approved a measure that allowed sick people to use marijuana if they have doctor referrals and an identification card. But marijuana advocates want to take it a step further. In November, voters will consider a ballot measure on whether to legalize and tax pot in California.
By Associated Press , April 18, 2010
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Many felony pot cases getting tossed out of court
Police in a northern California town thought they had an open-and-shut case when they seized more than two pounds of marijuana from a couple’s home, even though doctors authorized the pair to use pot for medical purposes.
By Paul Elias , March 28, 2010
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California voters could legalize pot in November election
When California voters head to the polls in November, they will decide whether the state will make history again — this time by legalizing the recreational use of marijuana for adults.
By Cathy Bussewitz , March 25, 2010
JOINTS FOR SORE JOINTS: Marijuana use by seniors goes up as boomers age
Long a fixture among young people, use of the country's most popular illicit drug is now growing among the AARP set, as the massive generation of baby boomers who came of age in the 1960s and '70s grows older.
By Matt Sedensky , February 22, 2010
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