Chico Enterprise-Record, 14 Aug 2012 – CHICO — An armed man and his accomplice stormed into a Chico couple’s home Monday, hit the male resident in the head, tied the pair up and stole a small amount of marijuana. As of Monday evening, police were still searching for the suspects, Sgt. Curtis Prosise of Chico police said.

Chico Enterprise-Record, 25 Jul 2012 – SACRAMENTO — Federal judges reinforced federal drug laws outlawing marijuana by dismissing lawsuits advocating for dispensaries in all four California court districts, a U.S. Department of Justice spokeswoman said Tuesday. Medical marijuana supporters sought to stop the federal government from prosecuting them but the judges upheld the Controlled Substances Act that lists the drug as schedule one, illegal, Lauren Horwood said.