MMJ Dispensaries Bill Set for Public Hearing 3-11-10 | Rebekah Metzler | the Sun Journal

AUGUSTA — A public hearing will be held Thursday on a citizen initiative, passed last fall, that authorizes the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries.

CO: Colorado Lawmakers Seek Ceasing of Raids on Medical Marijuana TOP NEWS / March 9,2010 / Jason Ramsey

In our aim to become the best medical marijuana resource on the web we are building up our listings of dispensaries in all legal states.  This will obviously be an ongoing process as medical marijuana state laws and county laws aren’t always the same!  If you have u

Finally, nearly two weeks after Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich issued a press release announcing nuisance abatement actions against local dispensaries, Americans for Safe Access has unearthed one of at least 18 letters sent to medical marijuana providers and their landlords threatening imminent eviction.

MI: California's Medical Marijuana Battles Are A Lesson For Michigan FREE PRESS / March 7, 2010 / Justin Hyde

[Move breakables away from the computer now.]

Cliff Kincaid. That’s all most people need to hear to know that they’re about to get a real load of crap. And boy, oh boy, does this man know how to give you top shelf crap.

I’m not even going to take it apart. It’s beyond….

Was the Pentagon Shooter an Obama-approved Pothead? by Cliff Kincaid at Right Side News.

NC: Medical marijuana gaining support in N.C. UPI | 3/6/10 | Sloane Heffernan

Raleigh, N.C. — State lawmakers could vote on a bill legalizing marijuana for medical purposes this spring.

CO: No Vote On Colorado Marijuana Measure UPI / March 5,2010 / Staff

CO: Medical marijuana bill changes during negotiations AP | 3/3/10 |

Colorado is currently a hotbed of medical marijuana action and reaction.  The latest news is that on Tuesday this week in Fort Collins an overflowing chamber met to discuss restrictions for medical marijuana dispensaries.

Author’s update: the graphics in the post below have been updated to correct some minor mistakes, such as dated information that left out Rhode Island and Maine’s dispensaries and Oregon’s recent acceptance of Alzheimer’s agitation as a qualifying condition. Also, I have outlined Oregon’s attempt at legalization through the OCTA petition as it could be reasonably said to be as far along or farther along than Washington’s I-1068. I regret my errors.