Auburn Journal, 27 Jul 2012 – State Funding for Most Ended in 2010 Despite funding cuts in recent years, drug, alcohol and tobacco prevention and mental health programs are still going strong in Placer County school districts.

Los Angeles Times, 29 Jul 2012 – Sack makes a number of valid points about the adverse effects of chronic marijuana use, but he fails to point out that the same could be said of alcohol. And some of his statements belong in the Catch-22 category. He says that increased funding for marijuana research might lead to greater understanding of the effects of cannabis on our bodies, but he overlooks that the government discourages independent research.

Appeal-Democrat, 26 Jul 2012 – A day after Sutter County supervisors narrowly turned down a proposed nuisance ordinance for medical marijuana, board members on both sides of the issue said they would still like to see something happen. Supervisor Larry Munger, who supported the ordinance, said he has a simple solution when someone calls him to complain about a neighbor’s grow site: Give them phone numbers for the supervisors who opposed the proposal.

Los Angeles Daily News, 26 Jul 2012 – Supporters of medical marijuana clinics said Wednesday they are exploring legal options, including a potential ballot measure, to block a new city ordinance closing all dispensaries. "We think it’s absolutely outrageous what the City Council did, and we will be proceeding with our supporters," said Kris Hermes, spokesman for Americans for Safe Access.

New York Times, 25 Jul 2012 – The Los Angeles City Council voted on Tuesday to ban the hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries that have cropped up across the city. The council acted after some residents said the shops had been a blight on neighborhoods. City officials estimate that there could be more than 900 dispensaries. The ban eliminates storefronts, but patients and caregivers are still allowed to grow medical marijuana. The city has wrestled with its medical marijuana ordinances for years, trying to provide safe and affordable access to the drug for legitimate patients while addressing concerns by neighborhood groups that areas were being overrun by dispensaries and marijuana users. – — MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom

Ventura County Reporter, 26 Jul 2012 – Local Cooperative Files Complaint Against Ventura Regarding Business Permit Going into its third year of operation, the Ojai-based Shangri La Care Cooperative Inc. has been mentoring and teaching members about growing marijuana, organic herbs and vegetables.

Highland Community News, 26 Jul 2012 – SUSPECTED POT SHOP CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES Construction work on a suspected marijuana dispensary continued early Thursday afternoon at the Stoney Creek shopping Center in Highland. Men were seen working inside and going in and out, carrying materials into the former Dominos Pizza at the south end of the complex.

Kern Valley Sun, 26 Jul 2012 – Disclaimer: Editorial letters express the respective opinions of the Kern Valley Sun’s staff members. Has your neighbor recently extended the height of the fence between your yards? Could be a little marijuana paranoia going on there. It may be legal to grow a certain amount of the plant in your back yard for medical reasons if you have a prescription; operative word is prescription. Of course those growing all profess to have a permit or prescription, but that paperwork has to be displayed and the majority don’t. Question your neighbor about the legality of his newly acquired green thumb and you can pretty much tell by the defensive attitude whether it is being grown legally, the immediate additional fence height is a pretty good hint that they aren’t.

The Chico News & Review, 26 Jul 2012 – Illegal Pot Farmers Could Be Endangering Forest Wildlife With Rat Poison Commercial rat poison used by illegal marijuana growers could be putting California’s wildlife at risk, particularly the fisher, a member of the weasel family. The fisher is currently a candidate for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act.

The Chico News & Review, 26 Jul 2012 – Medical Marijuana Is at the Center of Daisy Bram’s Fight to Keep Her Kids The past year has been quite a whirlwind for Daisy Bram. The 31-year-old mother of two has had her home raided; she and her husband, Jayme Walsh, were arrested; and their children were ripped from her arms.