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NEW MEXICO MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM

FIGHT FESTERS OVER MEDICAL POT LAWSUIT
Santa Fe New Mexican, Phaedra Haywood, February 29, 2012

The New Mexico Department of Health sent out notification letters today to 102 applicants for State medical cannabis producer licenses.  Six of the applicants sued the State last April, contending that the DOH violated applicants' constitutional rights when it refused to review, accept, or deny the applications.  The reviews announced today and the letters sent out by the DOH were the result of an interim settlement agreement. 

According to DOH Secretary Catherine Torres, only 4 of the 102 applications met the program standards.  Of the six Plaintiffs in the lawsuit, only one was deemed acceptable.  The letters explained that none of the applicants will actually be issued licenses at this time.  As for those whose applications were rejected, they can apply again, but only after the DOH re-starts its application process sometime in the future.  Copies of acceptance and rejection letters are here.


PAT ROBERTSON ENDORSES LEGALIZATION
New York Times, March 8, 2012


Sixteen states and the District of Columbia have legalized “medical marijuana,” a messy, mendacious semi-legalization that breeds cynicism regarding law. In 1990, 24 percent of Americans supported full legalization. Today, 50 percent do. In 2010, in California, where one-eighth of Americans live, 46 percent of voters supported legalization....  (George Will)


NEW LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON MONEY FOR DOH PROGRAM
February 5, 2012

N.M. MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM "FLOURISHING;" SEC. SAYS
KOB-TV-4, December 8, 2011

D.O.H. STAFF IN CRISIS; TORRES HEAVILY CRITICIZED
Santa Fe Reporter, Joey Peters, December 7, 2011

N.M. PROGRAM DIRECTOR ("Medical Pot Czar") ZURLO RESIGNS
Santa Fe New Mexican , Nov. 10, 2011
Zurlo's Resignation Letter

FOCUS ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN NEW MEXICO
KNME Focus on N.M., Peter St. Cyr, August 12, 2011
w/ Dominick Zurlo, Len Goodman, Cisco McSorley & Joel White

SEGMENT ON EDIBLE PRODUCTS, ETC.
Len Goodman

NEW MEXICO MEDICAL MARIJUANA GROWERS AVOID FEDERAL CRACKDOWN
VeritasNM, Peter St. Cyr, May 24, 2011


WEED WARS

Say it Ain't So, Steve DeAngelo
Steve Bloom, Celebstoner, December 22, 2011

Weed Wars Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4


FEDERAL WARNING ENDS  COUNTY TRUCE WITH POT GROWERS
Lisa Leff, A.P., February 25, 2012

SF MEDICAL POT CLUBS THREATENED BY FEDS
San Francisco Examiner, February 5, 2012

COLORADO CLAIMS FIRST MMJ STATE LICENSING
Los Angeles Times, October 27, 2011

OBAMA TRIES TO HACK MEDICAL MARIJUANA OFF AT THE KNEES
Village Voice Blogs, Ray Stern, October 21, 2011

REPUBLIC OF CANNABIS - PART 1 - Feds threaten California Medical Pot Boom
KQED, June 20, 2011

CLEARING THE SMOKE - THE SCIENCE OF CANNABIS
PBS-Montana, February, 2011


U. S. MEDICAL CANNABIS

MEDICAL MARIJUANA DEBATE CONTINUES TO RAGE IN U.S.
KXLY-TV-4 (U-Tube Video)

MMJ INDUSTRY SHAKEN BY FEDERAL CRACKDOWN
New York Times, November 23, 2011

DEA RAIDS WASHINGTON MMJ SHOPS (Seattle Times, Nov. 15, 2011)

 

U.S. SUPREME COURT TURNS DOWN '07 GARDEN GROVE CASE (ASA, Dec. 7, 2011)

GARDEN GROVE DECISION (Cal. App. Nov. 28, 2007)

L.A. DISPENSARIES CLOSED BY FEDS, LANDLORDS (NBC, October 21, 2011)

U.S. SETS CRACKDOWN ON CAL. MARIJUANA (N. Y. Times, October 7, 2011)

LANDLORDS & PROPERTY OWNERS NEW TARGETS (California Watch, Oct. 6, 2011)

CALIFORNIA POT DISPENSARIES TARGETED (Wall St. Journal, October 6, 2011)

DOJ NEW CALIFORNIA OFFENSIVE VS. MMJ (AP, October 6, 2011)

IRS SAYS OAKLAND MMJ CLINIC OWES MILLIONS (The Bay Citizen, Oct. 3, 2011)


A DIRTY LITTLE WAR (News-Tribune, Sean Robinson, December 4, 2011)

MEDICAL MJ PATIENTS ANGERED BY FIREARMS NOTICE (USA Today, Sept. 29, 2011)

FIREARMS DEALERS WARNED ABOUT MMJ PATIENTS (Billings Gazette, Sept. 27)

DISPENSARY OWNER URGES MONTANA "STAND UP TO FEDS" (Toke, Sept. 22)

 

DC WARNS ABOUT FEDS IN FINE PRINT (Wash. Post, Martin Austermuhle, Aug. 8)

JUSTICE DEPT. SHOOTS DOWN COMMERCIAL CULTIVATION (L.A. Times, July 2)

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION: OPEN SEASON ON POT SHOPS (Reason, July 1, 2011)

FEDS WON'T GIVE ASSURANCE ON MEDICAL POT (AP-CBS, June 30, 2011)

U.S. SAYS MEDICAL MARIJUANA GROWERS MAY BE CHARGED (Bloomberg, June 30)

MONTANA JUDGE ISSUES INJUNCTION AGAINST HARSH LAW (Billings Gaz., June 30)

MONTANA CAREGIVERS CHARGED BY FEDS (Helena Ind. Record, June 24, 2011)

COLORADO OUT OF JOINT OVER POT SHOPS (Wall St. Journal, June 23, 2011)

NJ GOV DELAYS IMPLEMENTATION OF MMJ LAW (NJ.com, June 16, 2011)

COLORADO GOVERNOR SIGNS NEW MEDICAL POT LAW (AP, June 3)

HOLDER SAYS FEDS WILL CLARIFY POSITION (Providence Journal, June 3)

FEDERAL WARNINGS HIT MEDICAL POT BOOM (NPR, May 29)

COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT
State of Arizona, et al., vs. United States, et al.
filed in U.S. District Court (Arizona), May 27, 2011

ACLU Motion to Dismiss

United States Motion to Dismiss

THREATS OF FED CRACKDOWN IN NEW ENGLAND (Providence Journ., May 11)

NEW FEDERAL CRACKDOWN CONFOUNDS STATES (N.Y. Times, May 8)

FEDS ON NEW MEDICAL MJ OFFENSIVE (StopTheDrugWar, May 5)

STATES REASSESS MARIJUANA LAWS AFTER FED WARNINGS (A.P., May 3)

WHAT'S UP WITH OBAMA'S CYNICAL APPROACH (Alternet, May 4)

OVERGROWN POT INDUSTRY MUST BE WARY OF FEDS (Den. Post Editorial, May 1)

U.S. ATTORNEYS THREATEN MMJ STATES (Toke of the Town, April 27)

STATE-SPECIFIC THREATS

OR:  DEA Raids Medical Mj. Gardens (Or. Mail Tribune, Oct. 21, 2011)

OREGON JOINT DOJ-LEO NOTICE (June 3, 2011)

OR:  Crackdown on Marijuana Dispensaries (The Oregonian, June 3)

ARIZONA v. U.S., et al. (filed May 27)

DOJ LETTER TO MAINE LAWMAKERS (May 16, 2011)

ME:  Pot Law Draws Federal Caution (Portland Press-Herald, May 19)

WA:  New Raids in Spokane (Stop the Drug War, May 18)

MT:  Raided Pot Providers Sue Government (AP, by Matt Volz, May 11)

WA:  Medical Pot Dispensaries Fear Raids (Seattle Times, May 4)

DOJ LETTER TO ARIZONA GOV. (May 2, 2011)

AZ:  Feds Warn About Opening Marijuana Dispensaries (AP, May 2)

DOJ LETTER TO RHODE ISLAND (April 29, 2011)

RI:   U.S. Attorney Threatens to Prosecute Dispensaries (April 30)

WA:  Feds Warn, Gov. Vetoes (Seattle Times, April 29)

CO:  U.S. Attorney Says MJ Growing Illegal (Westword, April 29, 2011)

OLDER STATE MEDICAL CANNABIS ARTICLES

AZ:  Pot Clubs Under Scrutiny by A.G.  (Az Journal, July 22, 2011)

AZ:  Pot Clubs Test Limits of Law (Ahwatukee News, July 15, 2011)

CO:  Medical Marijuana Industry Struggles
        Dispensary Owners Offer Inside Look (Colo. Springs Gazette, June 25, 2011)

OH:  Millionaire Moves MMJ Initiative for 2012 (The Plain Dealer, May 2, 2011)

AZ:  Dispensary Licensing Discussed by Panel (Arizona Republic, May)

AZ:  Regulations Restrict Dispensaries (Arizona Republic, May 1)

MT:  Gov. Will Let Harsh Bill Become Law (Seattle Times, April 29)

MT:  Legislature Approves Harsh MMJ "Reform" Bill (NBC-Montana, April 26)

CAN: Ontario Judge Rules Laws Unconstitutional (Cannabis Culture, April 13)

A Medical Pot Business is Like Any Other Except... (MSNBC, April 24)

Doing it for the Money and the Movement (MSNBC, Al Olson, April 20)

Medical Marijuana Becoming Blockbuster Drug (MSNBC, Al Olson, March 24)

Medical Marijuana Market Booms (CNBC, D. Ratigan Show, March 24)

Pot for Medicine and Profit  (CNBC, December 7, 2010)


NEW MEXICO MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM

Applicants Sue State State Over Licensing
KOB-TV-4, April 1, 2011

No Repeal Vote this Session
Santa Fe Reporter, March 8, 2011

Albuquerque Looks to Limit Pot Growers
KRQE-13, December 21, 2010

State Says Cities Can't Regulate Medical Marijuana    
Toke of the Town, Steve Elliott, December 20, 2010

N.M. Approves New Fees, New Plant Limit (150), & New LNPPs (8)   
Tim Korte, AP, December 17, 2010

Farmington Puts Moratorium on Medical Marijuana Producers
N.M. Independent, December 15, 2010

Former NM Gov Smoked (Medical) Weed for Three of Past Five Years
The Daily Dose, December 7, 2010

N.M. Proposing Changes in Medical Marijuana Program Rules
Sue Major Holmes, AP, December 1, 2010

NM Approves Six New Medical Marijuana Producers  
New Mexico Independent, Marjorie Childress, Nov. 10, 2010

"By making a joke of possession and enforcement laws, Mr. Nelson has done more to demonstrate the ineffectiveness of marijuana prohibition than a hundred lobbyists or a thousand politicians could ever do."

When it Comes to Marijuana, Willie's Punishment Seems to Vaporize
N.Y. Times, April 2, 2011


Final Rules and Regulations for the N. M. Medical Cannabis Program (12/30/10)

Report and Recommendation of the DOH Hearing Officer (12/10/10)



MORE MARIJUANA ARTICLES

East Coast Marijuana (Legislative) Update
Freedom is Green, May, 2011

Talking with a Mendo Pot Grower - Seeds of Dreams and Despair
Toke of the Town, Steve Elliott, March 18, 2011

Who'll Get Sacrificed:  Pot Legalizers Look to 2012
CounterPunch, Fred Gardner, Dec. 15, 2010

Marijuana & Money - CNBC Special Report, Dec. 8, 2010

16 Top Medical Marijuana Strains
Edible Pot Hits the Spot
New Lab Firms Cater to Medical Marijuana Industry
As Medical Marijuana Proliferates, Pot Prices Decline Nationwide

How Marijuana Got Mainstreamed  
Time Magazine, November 11, 2010

Inside Colorado's Marijuana Business
Time Magazine, November 11, 2010

As California Votes, Pot Quickly Turning Into Big Business
Washington Monthly, John Gravois, October 29, 2010

What do Marijuana and Catnip Have in Common
Michael Pollan, Alternet, October 16, 2010

The New Pot Gardener
L.A. Times, October 2, 2010


MORE MEDICAL CANNABIS ARTICLES

Medical Marijuana:  Greed is Hurting the Sick
John Wildermuth, City Watch, October 20, 2011

Stopping the Gray Market:  Federalism and California's MMJ laws
Ethan Ranis, April 25, 2011, Oberlin Honors Program paper

Survey Shows Link Between Cannabis Use & Psychiatric Hospitalizations MedWire News, April 28, 2011

Washington Sup. Ct. Hears Case of Woman Fired for Medical Pot Use
Kitsap Sun, January 18, 2011

California Marijuana Dispensaries Facing New Scrutiny
New York Times, January 8, 2011

Medical MJ Rising; Pot Prices Falling; Stoners Rejoice
HailMaryJane.com, December 13, 2010

Cannabis Rx:  Cutting through the Misinformation
Dr. Andrew Weil, Huffington Post, September 12, 2010

Medical Marijuana:  Review & Analysis of Federal & State Policies
Congressional Research Service, April 2, 2010

Misunderstanding Medical Marijuana (Burlington (VT) Free Press)


FOUR PART SERIES ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA:
(Vancouver Sun, May 25, 2011)

Part One: Civic Officials Deal With Fall-Out From Medical Grows

Part two: Users Say Medical Marijuana Provides Relief:

Part Three: Legal Limbo as Users Sue Government for Access:

Part Four: Criminals Abusing Licences:

MISCELLANEOUS

Postman Gets Life, Rotan for Planting Marijuana Trees
(Borneo Post, May 31, 2011)

Bushwalker Discovers Cannabis (2011)

Culture of the Ban on Cannabis, (P. Cohen (2008)

 

DISCLAIMER: New Mexico Cannabis Guild (NMCG) is a nonprofit association dedicated to education, assistance, support and advocacy for the effective and compassionate medical use of cannabis.  NMCG is not responsible for the facts or opinions expressed in this website or for the words or actions of others.  Nothing in this website should be considered or relied upon as legal or medical advice or opinion


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U. S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE
MEDICAL MARIJUANA THREATS:

REPORTS

MAINE POT LAW DRAWS FEDERAL CAUTION
May 19, 2011, Portland Journ.

NEW FED. CRACKDOWN CONFOUNDS MMJ STATES
May 8, 2011, New York Times

U.S. ATTORNEY THREATENS VERMONT DISPENSARIES
May 5, 2011, Burlington Free Pr.

OBAMA'S CYNICAL APPROACH TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA
May 4, 2011, Alternet


DOCUMENTS

DEA NEWS RELEASE
October 7, 2011

HAAG LTR (2) TO LANDLORDS
September 28, 2011

ATF FIREARMS OPEN LETTER
September 26, 2011

DOJ "GUIDANCE" MEMO
June 29, 2011

OREGON DOJ & LEO NOTICE
June 3, 2011

ARIZ. v. U.S., et al., COMPLAINT
May 27, 2011

ARIZ. GOV. WILL FILE SUIT
May 24, 2011

DOJ LTR. TO MAINE LEGISL.
May 16, 2011

DOJ LETTER TO ARIZONA GOV.
May 2, 2011

DOJ LETTER TO RHODE ISLAND
April 29, 2011

DOJ LETTER TO COLORADO AG
April 26, 2011

COLORADO AG INQUIRY
April 26, 2011

DOJ LETTER TO MONTANA LEGISLATORS
April 20, 2011

NEW JERSEY AG INQUIRY
April 19, 2011

DOJ LETTER TO WASH.  GOV.
April 14, 2011

DOJ LETTER TO HAWAII
April 12, 2011

DOJ MONTANA POST-RAIDS PRESS RELEASE
March, 2011

"HAAG" LETTER TO OAKLAND
February 1, 2011

IRS LETTERS (6) TO CONGRESS
December, 2010



OGDEN ("HOLDER") LETTER TO THE MEDICAL MJ STATES
October 19, 2009



N.M. A.G. OPINION LETTER
To D.O.H. Secretary Vigil
August 6, 2007



DEA POSITION ON MARIJUANA,
July, 2010

DEA POSITION ON MARIJUANA,
January,  2011



HORNE, et al., v CLUB 1144
Arizona Complaint, filed August 8, 2011
Injunctive Request
 

US:  Raids Put Chill Over Medical Marijuana Industry (AP, Matt Volz, April 24, 2011

MI:  DEA Raids in Detroit Reuters, April 12, 2011

MT:  Raids Stun Advocates
USA Today, Mar. 16, 2011
 


CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

DOJ Speaks - Again
J. Caulkins, August 8, 2011)

Federal Misstep witn MMJ
(Editorial, October 20, 2010)


MEDICAL CANNABIS IN CALIF.- ASA Video

UNM PROF. GIVES CANNABIS HISTORY LECTURE
Daily Lobo, May 2, 2011


RUN FROM THE CURE

CANNABIS GROUND ZERO


CANNABIS NEWS SOURCES:

ABOUT MEDICAL MARIJUANA

AMERICANS FOR SAFE ACCESS

THE DAILY SMOKER

GANJA.COM

HAIL MARYJANE

MEDIA AWARENESS PROJECT

MEDICAL MJ 411

MMJ NEWS (FOREIGN)

MEDICAL-MJ

PENCIL METHOD

STOP THE DRUG WAR

THE WEED BLOG

WEED WATCH.COM
 


Granny Storm Crow's List on Cannabis.com
 


MORE CANNABIS NEWS SOURCES

Cannabis Culture Magazine

CelebStoner

High Times Magazine

International Cannagraphic

La Main Verte Forums

Rosebud Magazine


Cops Bust Miami Cupcake Baker  (Miami Herald, April 29, 2011)


FAMILY FEUD: "JOINT" WINS


CANNABIS TRAINING UNIVERSITY

 


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