Record Searchlight, 29 Sep 2010 – Hoping to sway Democrats’ support for his resolution urging the federal government to step up efforts to remove illegal pot gardens on public lands, U.S. Rep. Wally Herger has become an environmentalist of sorts. In a letter sent to his fellow lawmakers today, the Chico Republican urges the Democrat-controlled Congress to consider the detrimental environmental effects marijuana growing has on public lands.

Record Searchlight, 22 Sep 2010 – A new marijuana clinic in Redding is raising questions among local police about whether it’s legal for a physician assistant to evaluate a patient for medical pot use. But the Los Angeles doctor who owns 420 Med Consultations on Iris Drive says his operation is 100 percent above board, even though the patients who go in for a doctor’s recommendation most likely will never meet the physician who signs the form that authorizes their legal marijuana use.