Chico Enterprise-Record, 13 Feb 2013 – OROVILLE — Butte County is one small step from having a new marijuana cultivation ordinance, and nobody is entirely pleased with the compromise measure. On a 4-1 vote – with Chico Supervisor Larry Wahl the lone dissenter – the board Tuesday "waived the first reading" of the ordinance. That means the measure, which limits the number of plants that can be grown based on the acreage of a parcel, will come back to the supervisors in two weeks.

Chico Enterprise-Record, 10 Feb 2013 – OROVILLE – Medical marijuana cultivation, one of the most bitterly debated issues ever to come before the Butte County Board of Supervisors, is scheduled for a new public hearing Tuesday afternoon. The hearing is about a new proposed ordinance that would set standards for marijuana cultivation within the county jurisdiction.

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The Press Democrat, 09 Feb 2013 – Sonoma Valley Fire and Rescue and Sonoma County Sheriff’s officials are investigating a Saturday morning fire in an unoccupied hillside home in Fetters Hot Springs where substantial amounts of marijuana were being grown, officials said. Reports of the fire at 17270 Keaton Ave. came in at 7:16 a.m. The first Sonoma Valley Fire engine arrived six minutes later, said Division Chief Bob Norrbom.

Grunion Gazette, 07 Feb 2013 – To The Editor, Regarding the crime stats story last week: Mayor Bob Foster takes credit for the reduction in crimes of violence and in the same breath points to prison realignment as the cause for increases in property crime. Yet, he has nothing other than another grand bow to the city bureaucracy’s conformity demands of groupthink to back either up.

Record Searchlight, 09 Feb 2013 – California’s highest court weighed in this week on the medical marijuana debate, even showing some sympathy for local government as it heard arguments over whether they can restrict retail dispensaries. The highly anticipated ruling by the state Supreme Court is expected in 90 days and should bring clarity to medical marijuana laws mired in confusion.

Daily Press, 09 Feb 2013 – Local Government Holds Its Ground On Collectives Medical marijuana patients in the Victor Valley held their collective breath as the California Supreme Court heard arguments this week on whether local governments can ban retail pot dispensaries.

Chico Enterprise-Record, 05 Feb 2013 – On Feb. 12, the Butte County Board of Supervisors will consider a new medical-marijuana ordinance. Last June, the voters of Butte County rejected a similar growing ordinance by an overwhelming majority. It failed in every supervisor district, in every city, and in the unincorporated areas. It appears that this fact has been forgotten. One of the most fundamental rights of a citizen of California is the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. That’s what a referendum is all about. Attempting to pass this ordinance violates California Elections Code Section 9241, which clearly states that if "a majority of the voters voting on the ordinance do not vote in favor of it, the ordinance shall not again be enacted by the legislative body for a period of one year."

The Chico News & Review, 07 Feb 2013 – Re "A grand compromise" (Newslines, by Ken Smith, Jan. 24): On Feb. 12, the Butte County Board of Supervisors will consider a new medical-marijuana ordinance. Last June, the voters of Butte County rejected a similar growing ordinance by an overwhelming majority. It appears that this fact has been forgotten.

East Bay Express, 07 Feb 2013 – LEAP Speaker and Former Beat Cop Nate Bradley Works to Convince Police Officers to Support the Legalization Movement. Former prosecutors and cops led the effort to legalize marijuana in Washington last fall. And some current law enforcement officials are now openly endorsing pot legalization in the Midwest. In fact, no matter where you look, it’s fair to say that cops across the country are talking a lot about pot these days and questioning whether it should remain illegal, said retired California police officer and marijuana activist Nate Bradley, who specializes in changing cops’ minds about ending the weed war.