State & Local Executive Branches

Marijuana rescheduling is headed for the US Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court upheld local dispensary bans, the feds strike again in Berkeley and Washington state, and there is action in state legislatures, too.

Three Idaho medical marijuana activists are now caught up in a child endangerment battle after authorities seized their kids when a schoolmate got sick from what is alleged to have been marijuana that allegedly came from one of their homes.

Lots of action in California this past week, including more raids and more threat letters, plus action in various state legislatures.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), who vetoed a Good Samaritan overdose bill last fall, has reached an agreement with legislators, folding Good Samaritan language into a naloxone overdose prevention bill. That's a twofer for New Jersey!

The first dispensary in Phoenix has opened, dispensaries in Washington, DC, are ready to go, and there has been more federal enforcement activity in California.

Military veterans and civilians, too, are suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Many are finding relief with marijuana, but even in some medical marijuana states, its use is not approved.

In what could be the opening shot in the 2014 California gubernatorial race, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom came out strong for marijuana legalization and against the war on drugs Saturday.

More DEA raids in Los Angeles, federal prison bureaucrats ignore a Michigan medical marijuana prisoner's medical needs, and there is lots of action in state legislatures.

A "reasonable suspicion" public benefits drug testing bill has been signed into law in Kansas.

Rhode Island is set to see its first dispensary open next, Mendocino County faces down the feds, and more news from around the country.