Appeal-Democrat, 15 Aug 2012 – The Wheatland City Council voted Tuesday to forbid outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana and to continue prohibition of dispensaries by way of a land use ordinance. A change to the city’s zoning code in 2010 made it unlawful to open a dispensary in the town of less than 3,000 residents.

Appeal-Democrat, 12 Oct 2010 – With her tiny stature, mousy features and silver hair, 56-year-old Marysville resident Karen Liggett is hardly an imposing figure. But her outspokenness about drugs – including medical marijuana – sparks angry outbursts at city council meetings.