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Traverse City Record-Eagle, 23 Aug 2012 – Space Previously Was Occupied by Collective Inc. TRAVERSE CITY – A downtown medical marijuana operation reopened under a new name, and its new owner said it offers plenty more than pot. The shop, 223 E. State St. Boutique & Compassion Center, recently opened and has its grand opening today at 5 p.m. It’s housed in the storefront previously occupied by Collective Inc.

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City Pulse, 22 Aug 2012 – Dispensaries then and now: What A Difference A Year Can Make Last year’s Court of Appeals decision in what’s commonly known as the "McQueen case" effectively rid Michigan Avenue of nearly all 11 of its medical marijuana dispensaries. Today, only one remains. While the decision created a hole in the local economy, it also provided a few eyesores in the form of empty buildings – some of which still haven’t been filled. Here’s a quick breakdown:

City Pulse, 22 Aug 2012 – A House Republican introduces medical marijuana legislation that seeks to survive the "Grandma Test" and allow for locally controlled dispensaries, er, provisioning centers Although it probably won’t make it into the final language of the bill, state Rep. Mike Callton said any proposed medical marijuana "provisioning center" should pass the all-important "Grandma Test."

City Pulse, 22 Aug 2012 – Few dispensaries remain, leaving little doubt that medical marijuana activity has gone back underground. Now, all eyes are on the state Supreme Court. Once the neon flashes of an open sign and maybe a cannabis leaf showed plainly in the windows of 41 storefronts across greater Lansing. A half-dozen or so remain. Where once 11 medical marijuana dispensaries operated on the 1.6-mile stretch of Michigan Avenue between Cedar Street and U.S. 127, one remains.

Metro Times, 22 Aug 2012 – Engaging New Book About Marijuana Avoids the Dullness Trap There have been plenty of books published on marijuana in recent years. Many of them have been oriented toward politics and the law, generally arguing that prohibition is misguided and its consequences are abysmal. Another group falls into the "marijuana is medicine" category, with authors citing study after study indicating the curative wonders of the weed. Yet others are how-to books: how to set up a grow room, how to grow cannabis, and how to cook it. However, seemingly in the effort to be taken seriously, marijuana activists often fall into the trap of dullness when writing their perfectly reasonable tracts.