The Daily Press, 15 Jun 2013 – DRUG PROBLEMS ON THE RISE IN U.P. ESCANABA – Illegal drug problems are on the rise in the Upper Peninsula due in large part to increased availability of medications, easier ways to make narcotics, and more people being issued medical marijuana cards.

Farmington Observer, 16 Jun 2013 – Farmington Hills City Councilwoman Cheryl Oliverio has a new perspective on the medical uses of marijuana. Her 87-year-old father has pancreatic cancer. "It is better than any pain pills. It is frustrating to me when I see how (positively) it affects my father," Oliverio said.

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The Voice, 15 Jun 2013 – A medical marijuana moratorium that focuses on dispensaries and grow-ops has been extended in Riley Township for another six months. Township Board members unanimously approved the moratorium’s fourth extension at their meeting on June 4. A medical marijuana moratorium has been in place in the township since the spring of 2011.

Livingston County Daily Press & Argus, 14 Jun 2013 – The couple behind the now defunct Fowlerville-area medical marijuana dispensary has reached a plea deal with prosecutors. Christie Marshall, 38, and her husband, Alan Marshall, 40, who operated Marshall Alternatives, pleaded guilty this morning in 44th Circuit Court in Howell to delivering and manufacturing marijuana.

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The Oakland Press, 11 Jun 2013 – It’s safe to say Rep. Tom McMillin’s political positions are evolving. The Rochester Hills Republican questioned Monday whether the war on drugs is winnable. And he says he might not be against decriminalizing marijuana.

The Oakland Press, 13 Jun 2013 – It’s safe to say Rep. Tom McMillin’s political positions are evolving. The Rochester Hills Republican questioned this week whether the war on drugs is winnable. And he says he might not be against decriminalizing marijuana.

Metro Times, 12 Jun 2013 – Obama Escalates the War on Drugs When Barak Obama became president in 2008, there was hope among marijuana activists that federal authorities would not concern themselves with medical marijuana facilities and individuals in states that legalized the plant for medical use.