US ME: Deering Oaks Hosts Medical Marijuana Festival

Kennebec Journal, 01 Sep 2012 – PORTLAND – About 200 people showed up Deering Oaks Park Saturday for the Atlantic CannaFEST. A reggae band from the Boston area, High Hopes, were performing at the bandstand. People were lined at the sole food vendor in the park. People were also lined up in front of the booth for High Tech Grower Supply store, picking up free samples of equipment used to grow marijuana hydroponically.

US MI: State Appellate Court: Municipalities Can’t Ban Cultivation

Livingston County Daily Press & Argus, 02 Aug 2012 – Despite efforts to clarify what some call a vague law, Livingston County municipalities are being forced back to the drawing board — along with their growing number of ordinances pertaining to medical marijuana. Michigan cities and townships cannot bar the cultivation and use of medical marijuana, according to a state appellate court’s opinion released Wednesday.