Glendale News-Press, 21 Sep 2012 – Legalized medicinal marijuana was a grand experiment. I voted for it. If it had been successful, other states and probably the federal government would have followed California’s lead. It has failed. I again witnessed its failure in Lower Scholl Park. Realizing that the city’s Parks and Recreations Department can no longer properly maintain parks without volunteer help, I have begun a modest routine of picking up trash two days a week at Lower Scholl. This Tuesday morning my dog and I found a pile of trash at an isolated corner of the park. It hadn’t been there when I made a sweep through this corner the previous Friday. First, I saw a cigarette butt discarded in leaves at the base of a brush-covered slope. Second, there was a small container labeled "Medicinal Cannabis." I have encountered a number of these containers at the park in recent weeks.