Marin Independent Journal, 17 Oct 2010 – There is plenty of support for Proposition 19 in Marin County, but not among Marin’s top law enforcement officials. Proposition 19, which is on the Nov. 2 ballot, would make it legal for people 21 years old or older to possess, cultivate or transport marijuana for personal use. It would allow local governments to regulate and tax commercial production and sale of marijuana. The measure prohibits people from smoking marijuana while minors are present.

Marin Independent Journal, 17 Oct 2010 – With the state’s unemployment rate topping 12 percent and government leaders desperate for jobs and tax revenue, four West Marin entrepreneurs think they have part of the answer. Their new business, Medi-Cone, employs about a dozen people in the cultivation, harvesting and packaging of medical marijuana for several Bay Area dispensaries.