Feds Prosecute Medical Marijuana Patients While Tolerating Commercial Cannabis—All In The Same City Paul Marini | May 15, 2014 Jacob Sullum, Forbes Sean Green grows marijuana at 1919 East Francis Avenue in Spokane, about six miles from the courthouse where the federal government plans to try Larry Harvey, a 70-year-old retired truck driver, for growing marijuana. Green’s operation is... Read more
Medical Marijuana Case Pits Federal Government Against State Law Paul Marini | May 13, 2014 Dylan Wohlenhaus, KHQ News Spokane 5 people in Kettle Falls are being accused of maintaining a drug operation and manufacturing marijuana after federal agents raided their home in 2013. The group calls themselves "The Kettle Falls 5" and they are... Read more
Feds seek prison for rural Washington pot growers Paul Marini | May 11, 2014 Nicholas Geranios, Associated Press The green-cross storefronts of medical marijuana dispensaries are common in much of Washington, and the state is plowing ahead with licensing people to grow and sell recreational pot to adults. Read more
State-licensed defendants face harsh federal charges Paul Marini | May 11, 2014 Jim Camden, The Spokesman-Review Washington state’s permissive marijuana laws have been on a collision course with the federal government’s total ban for years. Read more
Kettle Falls Five open up pot grow that might land them in prison Paul Marini | May 09, 2014 Ian Cull, KXLY News Spokane The Kettle Falls 5 are a group of people the federal government is charging with growing and intending to distribute marijuana and they gave KXLY an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the former pot grow that... Read more
A U.S. attorney throws the book at 70-year-old Larry Harvey and family. Paul Marini | May 09, 2014 Nina Shapiro, Seattle Weekly Living on the side of a mountain nine miles north of the eastern Washington town of Colville, Larry Harvey and Rhonda Firestack-Harvey grow and hunt as much of their food as possible. They can and freeze... Read more
California's Police Fear Weed Anarchy More Than Weed Itself Paul Marini | May 08, 2014 David Downs, East Bay Express For the first time in history, California's police chiefs and city bureaucrats are less afraid of pot than they are of a regulatory vacuum after California legalizes it in 2016. In order to fill that... Read more
Health insurers say no to covering medical marijuana treatments Paul Marini | May 08, 2014 Associated Press Patients who use medical marijuana for pain and other chronic symptoms can take an unwanted hit: Insurers don't cover the treatment, which costs as much as $1,000 a month. Read more
These Washington Medical Marijuana Growers Are Still Being Prosecuted By The Feds Paul Marini | May 08, 2014 Nicole Flatow, ThinkProgress More than six months ago, the U.S. Department of Justice once again changed its position on marijuana. In the wake of Washington and Colorado laws legalizing recreational marijuana and the proliferation of medical laws, the agency that... Read more
Washington man says pot cured his pain, but he may get prison term Paul Marini | May 08, 2014 Rob Hotakainen, McClatchy Larry Harvey, 70, found a remedy for his gout and chronic knee pain. Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/05/08/226912/washington-man-says-pot-cured.html?sp=/99/104/#storylink=cpy Read more