Now, how timely is this, following our post earlier today on the 15 year old who found cannabis helped his insomnia?

Recently the Los Angeles City Council held hearings on the thorny issue of medical marijuana dispensary regulation. For years city officials have abrogated their duty to create sensible regulations for the dispensaries that have proliferated across the Los Angeles basin. The number of dispensaries has ballooned to over 500 (not the 1,000+ often claimed) following an ineffective moratorium on the retail medical marijuana outlets.

It was New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine’s  last day in office and one supposes he wanted to clear his desk; in doing so, he signed 55 bills, one of which included a bill for legalizing medical marijuana.

New Jersey joined more than a dozen states on Monday in legalizing medical marijuana use with the signing of legislation into law by Gov. Jon S. Corzine.

Channeling Harry J. Anslinger….

… so says the Oregon based physician featured in this video.

The good doctor obviously knows his marijuana – and so he should, he has prescribed it as a medicine more times than any other doctor in the state of Oregon.

AP: / January 3, 2010 / Staff

Cannabis for medical use in Montana was approved via