Ashland Daily Tidings, 08 Oct 2010 – Forum at SOU focused on pros and cons of state’s bill on marijuana dispensaries A packed room in Southern Oregon University’s Stevenson Union was treated to a lively back-and-forth Thursday between Measure 74 proponents and law enforcement during a forum on November’s medical marijuana ballot measures in Oregon and California.

The Mail Tribune, 08 Oct 2010 – Proponents of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Say Bill Will Help Fight Crime; Law Enforcement Disagrees ASHLAND — A packed room in Southern Oregon University’s Stevenson Union was treated to a lively back-and-forth Thursday between Measure 74 proponents and law enforcement during a forum on November’s medical marijuana ballot measures in Oregon and California.

The Mail Tribune, 07 Oct 2010 – Marijuana Advocate Cites Rules on Political Activity A Williams marijuana-reform advocate has filed a complaint alleging that Medford police officials violated state law restricting public employees’ political activity while at work.

The Mail Tribune, 07 Oct 2010 – If California Proposition 19 and Oregon Measure 74 pass, what then? Speculation runs the gamut: The price of marijuana will drop. Oregonians will flock to California to get high. Growers will ship product to the East Coast to get a better price. Police will have a more difficult time determining who’s legally allowed to possess or distribute marijuana.

Statesman Journal, 06 Oct 2010 – What a difference 45 words can make. The freedoms of speech and press spelled out in the 45 words of the First Amendment protect U.S. journalists from government restraint or reprisal for what they say or write.

Estacada News, 06 Oct 2010 – I disagree with the Sept. 29 editorial, "Reject confusing marijuana plan." That’s exactly what Oregon and America needs to do, re-legalize cannabis (marijuana) and put an end to all the confusion Sophisticated citizens know cannabis will be re-legalized with no help from government. The present system used for sick citizens amounts to government subsidized extortion. Every facet of cannabis prohibition has been a harmful and embarrassing segment of American history.

The Mail Tribune, 04 Oct 2010 – Some Feel Measure Doesn’t Go Far Enough, While Others Are Totally Against It Medical marijuana grower James Bowman intends to vote for Measure 74, but he may be holding his nose when he casts his ballot.

The Mail Tribune, 04 Oct 2010 – With marijuana harvest in full swing, Lt. Tim Doney, head of the Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement team, hears concerns and complaints about medical marijuana from every side. Patients complain about growers who fail to provide a full share of processed marijuana or refuse to turn over plants. Growers report thefts of the drug. And neighbors complain about fat buds nodding over fences, pungent smells, and noise and traffic generated by people coming and going from growing sites in residential neighborhoods and rural areas.

The Mail Tribune, 03 Oct 2010 – Measure 74 Supporters Say State-Regulated Supply Would Aid Medical Marijuana Users If Melanie Barniskis doesn’t take her medicine each night, chances are she won’t be able to walk the next day. "Without it, I can’t get out of bed to get the day started," said Barniskis, 54, of Phoenix. "When there is a pain flare, it’s as if someone is driving two red-hot pokers into my feet and lower calves."

Ashland Daily Tidings, 30 Sep 2010 – "Cash Crop" is all about marijuana. But it also is about much more. The film, absent talking heads, absent a polemic voice-over, takes the audience on a road trip from the Mexican border to the northernmost counties of California – Humboldt, Trinity and Mendocino – commonly known as the Emerald Triangle, where marijuana as a cash crop has replaced the anchor industries of fishing and timber. And so the film creates a nicely framed contradiction – call it widespread cognitive dissonance – between the use and farming of marijuana and the federal and local laws that continue to criminalize pot.