The Desert Dispatch, 07 May 2013 – California Supreme Court Rules Cities and Counties Can Use Zoning to Ban Pot Shops The state Supreme Court decisively ruled Monday that cities and counties have the right to ban medical marijuana dispensaries from operating within their territory, but leading activists say their fight for easy access is not over.

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Sacramento News & Review, 02 May 2013 – I heard that California medical cannabis is going to be regulated by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Is this true? – -Teetotaler Terry It could happen. Assembly Bill 473, introduced by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, would indeed place medical marijuana under the purview of the ABC. The bill has gained traction, passing through the Committee on Public Safety, and could soon become law.

The Press Democrat, 03 May 2013 – The owners of a Ukiah-area medical marijuana dispensary are scrambling to find a new home after their landlord received a letter from the U.S. Attorney’s Office demanding they evict the business or risk losing the property. The letter is part of a national wave of cease-and-desist notices sent by federal authorities to marijuana dispensaries and their landlords in California, Washington and Colorado. Marijuana remains an illegal drug under federal law.

Los Angeles Times, 05 May 2013 – Re "Obama vows alliance with Mexico," May 3 In trying to reduce the violence in Mexico, President Obama and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto are doing a hat dance around the obvious solution.

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Los Angeles Times, 02 May 2013 – Obama and Mexico’s Pena Nieto need to focus on curbing drug-war violence. President Obama has much to discuss with Mexico’s new president, Enrique Pena Nieto, when they meet in Mexico City this week. No issue, however, is more urgent than the search for peace, justice and dignity for and between our peoples.

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