State & Local Government

Release Date: March 20, 2007 Contact: Steve Kubby (707) 964-7743 (Media only, please) UKIAH, CA -- Calling the new Mendocino Marijuana Policy a "Declaration of war against sick, disabled and dying Mendocino

Article from The Daily Princetonian, The War on Drugs hits the 'Orange Bubble', on loss of college aid because of drug convictions.

Article from the University of Maryland Diamondback, Officials Debate Extending Aid, on state legislation to block the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) from denying state college aid to applicants who are eligible under the state's standards but have lost their federal financial aid.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Contact: Tony Newman 646-335-5384 Vancouver to Start Prescribing Oral Stimulants to Treat Addiction to Cocaine and Methamphetamine

PRESS RELEASE, for Immediate Release -- Feb. 13, 2007 Lafayette Council seeks jail-time for marijuana users Measure's backers provide NO evidence to justify ten-fold increase in potential fine

Press Release Source: City of West Hollywood City of West Hollywood Officials Decry DEA Raids on Five Marijuana Dispensaries Wednesday January 17, 9:52 pm ET WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--City of West Hollywood officials reacted swiftly today to news that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) had raided and shut down five medicinal marijuana dispensaries located in West Hollywood. "The City of West Hollywood has had a long-standing commitment to the compassionate use of medical marijuana for those persons who are facing catastrophic illnesses," said City Manager Paul Arevalo. The DEA's enforcement of federal drug laws against the dispensaries conflicts with Proposition 215, a ballot measure approved by the California voters in 1996 decriminalizing the use of medical marijuana.

Location: Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, Maryland This is a position available at the Baltimore City Health Department, a municipal department of the City of Baltimore. Provide administrative oversight and direction for the following six programs:

A bulletin distributed by our friends at Philadelphia NORML: Dear NORML members: Previously, we had emailed you asking to help stop this Bill on November 16. We got lucky, and it did not pass unanimously as was previously thought. The Bill itself was merely amended.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 16, 2006 CONTACT: Tamar Todd (510) 593-4908 OR Tony Newman (646) 335-5384 California’s Medical Marijuana Laws Get Nod from Court Ruling Would Deny Counties’ Attempt to Undermine Patient Protections

For Immediate Release: November 15, 2006 For More Info: Camilla Norman Field, tel: (415) 713-2388 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Vote Overwhelmingly to Deprioritize Adult Marijuana Offenses; Now Officially Lowest Law Enforcement Priority