Tahoe Daily Tribune, 02 Nov 2012 – Former South Lake Tahoe medical marijuana dispensary owner Gennaro "Gino" DiMatteo was arrested on federal charges prior to a court hearing in Placerville Friday. As DiMatteo entered the El Dorado County Superior Court’s Department 7 courtroom during a recess about 2 p.m., a District Attorney’s investigator told him they had to talk, took his arm and shuffled him over to a corner of the courtroom between the audience and where arguments are heard.

Mount Shasta Herald, 31 Oct 2012 – Dunsmuir, Calif. — Dunsmuir residents will decide whether or not to remove some restrictions of the city’s marijuana ordinance when they vote on Measure S in the Nov. 6 General Election. The current ordinance was passed in May 2011.

Appeal-Democrat, 01 Nov 2012 – Costs to Live Oak for defending a legal challenge to the city’s ban on growing medical marijuana total $13,464 – a figure the mayor says is part of the price of protecting citizens, but the resident who filed the suit calls the cost "unreal." "We don’t need to be spending money on this," resident James Maral, 39, said.

The Chico News & Review, 01 Nov 2012 – Advice Offered on How to Keep Children Healthy and Away From Drugs Parents today have more to worry about than just alcohol and cigarettes, although those vices remain areas of deep concern. Now parents also have to agonize over new "designer drugs," such as bath salts, which are starting to show up in Butte County.

Record Searchlight, 01 Nov 2012 – Lawsuit Filed Against Shasta County A woman who alleged earlier this year that deputies destroyed more than 200 legally grown marijuana plants on her Round Mountain property is now suing Shasta County.

Sacramento News & Review, 01 Nov 2012 – I have heard that the longer you let your marijuana plants grow, the more cannabinol they will contain, and CBN is what makes us sleepy. Is it true? If I have insomnia, should I let my buds mature a little longer? – -Drowsy Dose

Santa Monica Mirror, 30 Oct 2012 – A moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries in Santa Monica originally set for 45 days will now be extended for a complete calendar year, as the City Council approved last Tuesday a 10 month 15 day extension to place into a holding pattern the issuing of business licenses, entitlements, or permits to companies seeking to issue the substance for medicinal purposes. The 320-day extension comes exactly three weeks after council members unanimously approved the 45-day moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries coming into Santa Monica.

The Press Democrat, 31 Oct 2012 – Federal authorities are maintaining their silence about a criminal investigation that led to a raid at the Potter Valley family property where a high-ranking member of Mendocino County law enforcement resides. The investigation into possible marijuana cultivation has ensnared sheriff’s Capt. Randy Johnson, who now is the subject of an internal Sheriff’s Office probe to determine if he knew of any illegal activities on the family property. The probe is being conducted by the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.

The Record, 29 Oct 2012 – LODI – A Tokay High School graduate turned medical marijuana advocate said she will implore Lodi to start a commission or panel to meet monthly to hear complaints and deal with issues that arise with the cultivation of cannabis within city limits. Angel Raich, 46, is a medical marijuana patient who has a terminal brain tumor. She has been a longtime advocate who helped write Proposition 215, the compassionate-use act passed by California voters in 1996. She lobbied at the state level for patient rights in recent years.

The Ukiah Daily Journal, 28 Oct 2012 – To the Editor: I am 26 years old, born and raised in the north county and currently live in Redwood Valley. I work two local jobs while attending school in Santa Rosa. Someday I hope to be a health care professional. I have read with great interest the article about the recent raid on the property of the family of a Mendocino County Sheriff’s captain in Potter Valley. This is the last straw for me, and I feel I must speak out. This is the first letter of any kind I have ever written to a newspaper, but who knows, maybe it will inspire me to write again, or, heaven forbid, become a reporter or run for office.