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US CO: Pot-Dispensary Boom Has Affiliated Businesses Buzzing
7 February 2010, 3:00 am

Denver Post, 07 Feb 2010 - Until a few months ago, J.B. Woods was your standard-issue insurance agent. Auto, home, life. Would you like flood coverage with that? Then, in the middle of 2009, his phone rang: "I need insurance for my medical-marijuana dispensary," the caller said. And since that moment, few of the policies Woods has set up for clients have been standard-issue.

Source: MAP - Drugnews - Colorado

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US HI: PUB LTE: Chief's Stand On Marijuana Decriminalization
5 February 2010, 3:00 am

The Maui News, 05 Feb 2010 - Maui Police Chief Gary Yabuta (The Maui News, Jan. 22) said, "decriminalization of marijuana would make the police job more difficult." Then he pontificated about children and their moral choices. The chief has a right to his opinions. However, being a moral authority is above his pay grade. Obviously, he wants to usurp personal choice from us all. In a democratic republic, we each ought to have the right to choose which medicines we use. The job of the police chief is to defend all laws of the state and county that employs him and not to pick and choose. Yes, this may be a bit too difficult for some people, bu...

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US MI: Heavy Opposition to Proposed Medical Marijuana Rule in Richfield Township
7 February 2010, 3:00 am

Flint Journal, 07 Feb 2010 - RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- A proposed ordinance spelling out where medical marijuana dispensaries can be located in Richfield Township has met heavy opposition even before a public hearing on its language. "You are trying to stop people from growing altogether," declared Charlie Vanlandeghem, a township businessman and surrogate father of a 23-year-old who takes marijuana as a painkiller.

Source: MAP - Drugnews - Michigan