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[Editor's note: This post is excerpted from this week's forthcoming NORML weekly media advisory. To have NORML's media advisories delivered straight to your in-box, sign up for NORML's free e-zine here.]

New Drug Policy needs a few fixes
5-19-2010 | Philly Daily News

CO: Will feds allow state pot laws?
5-18-2010 | The Denver Post
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Colorado and other states that have enacted medical marijuana laws should be allowed to proceed without federal interference.


ME: Maine Petitions for Medical Marijuana Access, Full Legalization

opposing views | 5/18/2010 | "Radical" Russ Belville

NORML: Marijuana Prohibition Corrupts; Absolute Marijuana Prohibition Corrupts Absolutely
NORML / 17 May 2010 / Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director

OR: Marijuana: Where Does It Come From?
Salem News / 17 May 2010 / Dr. Phil Levanque

(Molalla, Oregon) You probably have questions, who grows all these plants? Most of the time it is the Mexican Mafia.

RI: Fifteen applications to run marijuana ‘compassion centers’
5-18-2010 | W. Zachary Malinowski | The Providence Journal

CA: Marijuana Evangelist
Houston native a force behind California’s vote to legalize pot
Houston Chronicle / 17 May 2010 / Allen Turner

CO: FUTURE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS CLOUDY
Fort Collins Coloradoan / 16 May 2010 / Kevin Duggan

Uncertainty continues to cloud the future of the medical marijuana industry in Fort Collins.


CO: Marijuana Splits Voters in Colorado

The State Column | 5/17/2010 |

It seems the future of marijuana in Colorado is not so clear.

NORML has been invited to appear this afternoon (Monday, May 17) to participate in a debate, ‘Should Marijuana Be Legalized?’, on the digital channel ABC News Now, which is also broadcast online.

Time for Florida to talk about marijuana laws
5-15-2010 | The Polk County Democrat

One of the indirect though no less serious consequences of marijuana prohibition is the mischaracterization of clinical research in order to support the federal government’s bankrupt policy.

MI: MARIJUANA FARMING IN MONROE?

Monroe Evening News / 16 May 2010 / Ray Kisonas,
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There's an eye-popping proposal that's a bit unsettling to some community leaders even though it could produce much-needed revenue for Monroe County.

Lynne Abraham's costly reefer madness
5-17-2010 | Chris Goldstein | The Philadelphia Inquirer

TX: City Reps Beto O'Rourke, Susie Byrd Call For Marijuana Legalization

El Paso Times / 17 May 2010 / Diane Washington Valdez


WORLD: Harvesting hemp at Hartacre Farms for biofuel

hemp4fuel.com | 2/2/2010 | infinitypoint]

CA: Fresno Authorities Target Medical Marijuana
KSFN.com / 14 May 2010 /Corin Hoggard

CO: Rasmussen: 49% Of Coloradans Think Marijuana Should Be Legal
Huffington Post / 15 May 2010 / Staff