The Chico News & Review, 26 Jul 2012 – Studies Conclude Marijuana Offers Pain Relief for Various Conditions America’s most expansive studies on the medicinal benefits of marijuana have concluded pot does indeed have therapeutic value. After more than a dozen years of studies and $8.7 million in state funding, California’s Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research found marijuana offers pain relief for nerve damage from injuries, HIV, strokes and other conditions, according to The Sacramento Bee.

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Los Angeles Times, 26 Jul 2012 – Despite Much Hand-Wringing, the City’s Latest Pot Ban Will Do Little to Settle the Issue. The Los Angeles City Council is plainly out of its depth when it comes to regulating medical marijuana. This was already clear after years of fumbling and court-delayed attempts to limit the number or locations of cannabis dispensaries, but it became painfully obvious Tuesday when the council approved a ban on all dispensaries – along with a separate motion to draft an ordinance that would allow well-established pot shops to stay open, partially defeating the council’s own purpose.

Los Angeles Times, 26 Jul 2012 – Re "L.A. to order all pot shops closed," July 25 A drug is being sold in our great city that results in thousands of deaths each year and is a root cause of homelessness, mental illness, lost jobs and a host of different crimes. And get this: The drug is available for purchase by anyone over 21 in restaurants and stores in nearly every neighborhood.

Los Angeles Times, 26 Jul 2012 – My friend’s chiropractic business in the San Fernando Valley shares a wall with a medical marijuana outlet. On entering her office, the place smells like a skunk got in there. Longtime patients have since gone elsewhere for their treatment. Medical marijuana advocates insist it’s their right to distribute their product without considering how it affects the community. Their self-righteousness sounds very much like that of the National Rifle Assn. and antiabortion activists.

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.

Appeal-Democrat, 25 Jul 2012 – The Sutter County Board of Supervisors moved one step closer to its own medical marijuana ordinance on Tuesday, with nary a contrary view aired by a meeting attendee. Still, two supervisors voted against the ordinance on its first reading, with Supervisor James Gallagher saying he had too many concerns about unintended consequences, including how it could be seen as the county giving tacit approval to marijuana growing.