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Medical Marijuana Update

Yes, it's true: Medical marijuana dispensaries really are coming in Arizona and New Jersey, and clinics to Massachusetts. Meanwhile, Harborside wins in state court, and Mendocino County ponders a federal subpoena. There's more news, too.
Prop 36 will help reducing overcrowding in California prisons (US Supreme Court)
Prop 36 will help reducing overcrowding in California prisons (US Supreme Court)

First Nonviolent Drug Offender Released Under CA Prop 36

25 to life for drug possession? Not anymore, not under California's now amended Three Strikes law. The first drug prisoner to be released after voters approved Prop 36 last month is now a free man.
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Chronicle DVD Review: Code of the West

A brilliant documentary by filmmaker Rebecca Richman Cohen tells the story of Montana's medical marijuana wars. Code of the West is definitely worth watching.
Gov. Christine Gregoire (governor.wa.gov)
Gov. Christine Gregoire (governor.wa.gov)

WA Governor Meets with DOJ on Marijuana Legalization

Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) is meeting with a Justice Department official Tuesday to seek clarity on the federal response to last week's marijuana legalization vote.
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MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_57.jpg

Medical Marijuana Update

All eyes may have been on the election last week, but the battles over medical marijuana didn't go away. Here are the highlights from the past few days.
King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg is no longer prosecuting small-time marijuana possession cases. (kingcounty.gov)
King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg is no longer prosecuting small-time marijuana possession cases. (kingcounty.gov)

Washington DAs Begin Dropping Marijuana Possession Cases

And so it begins. Prosecutors in two of Washington's most populous counties have said they are dismissing pending marijuana possession cases in the wake of last Tuesday's victory for I-502.
Embedded video from "The Lord of the Rings," appearing on Seattle Police Blotter legal marijuana guide page.
Embedded video from "The Lord of the Rings," appearing on Seattle Police Blotter legal marijuana guide page.

Seattle Police Legal Marijuana Guide Features Gandalf and Bilbo

[image:1 align:right caption:true]The SPD Blotter yesterday published "