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Smokers celebrate around Space Needle and beyond as Washington legalizes marijuana

December 6, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

SEATTLE (AP) The crowds of happy people lighting joints under Seattle’s Space Needle early Thursday morning with nary a police officer in sight bespoke the new reality: Marijuana is legal under Washington state law. Continue Reading

3 arrested for transporting pot on Amtrak train

October 10, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BILLINGS, Mont. Law enforcement officers in northeastern Montana have arrested three people suspected of transporting several pounds of marijuana while riding an Amtrak train. Continue Reading

3 arrested in eastern Montana for transporting pot on Amtrak train

October 10, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) Law enforcement officers in northeastern Montana have arrested three people suspected of transporting several pounds of marijuana on an Amtrak train. Continue Reading

Court rejects effort to put medical pot back on ballot

September 19, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO A court challenge to put medical marijuana to a vote failed Wednesday when the North Dakota Supreme Court rejected the case. Continue Reading

Medical marijuana backers seek inroads in South

September 3, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) The home state of the president who didn’t inhale has become an unlikely front in the battle over medical marijuana.
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As issue strikes ND, a look at medical marijuana in Montana

August 18, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

As Secretary of State Al Jaeger reviews a medical marijuana ballot initiative, a Montana state legislator recommends sending it through the state assembly. Continue Reading

ND health officer: Medical marijuana carries risks

August 15, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK (AP) North Dakota’s top health official and a supporter of medical marijuana are sparring about whether pot has health benefits. Continue Reading

Medical marijuana measure expands Health Dept. duties

August 8, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK (AP) A proposal to allow North Dakotans to use marijuana as medicine will put the Health Department in charge of vetting the business plans of dispensaries, checking home pot gardens and reviewing the drug’s labeling and potency. Continue Reading

ND likely to debate medical marijuana proposal

August 6, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) North Dakota voters are likely to have a chance this fall to decide whether they should allow people to use marijuana for pain relief.
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Six baby bunnies born in Detroit Lakes flowerpot

July 9, 2012 in West Central Tribune

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – Jeanne Smith of Detroit Lakes has been volunteering to plant and water the big flower planters that decorate Lincoln Park Assisted Living by St. Mary’s in Detroit Lakes for about eight years now. Continue Reading