Covington Reporter, 31 Aug 2012 – The city of Maple Valley has filed a request for an injunction against Green Society Group to prohibit it from operating, as well as a complaint of moral nuisance. The complaint, filed Aug. 10, claims that GSG is operating a collective garden or medical marijuana dispensary, which violates a city ordinance prohibiting collective gardens, as well as both state and federal laws which prohibit dispensaries.

Covington Reporter, 03 Aug 2012 – The Covington City Council voted unanimously to extend the moratorium on medical marijuana collective gardens at its July 24 meeting. City Manager Derek Matheson stated that city wants to wait until next year to see if various changes to state and federal laws are made before proceeding with any other course of action.

Covington Reporter, 04 May 2012 – Albert Einstein once said nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. I would have to disagree. There is something more destructive: Passing laws that either nobody understands or nobody wants to enforce.