Marijuana defendant granted intervention
In addition to random drug screens, Tyce also must undergo substance abuse counseling. Tyce is charged with three counts of trafficking in marijuana and one count of possession of criminal tools. Huron County Assistant Prosecutor Daivia Kasper shared … Read more on Norwalk Reflector

This was the week that was in state politics
STORY OF THE WEEK: Self-described as being "pretty facile with math," Baker's arithmetic is put to the test by $ 765 budget hole. If politics is akin to sport in Massachusetts, it was only fitting this week that the inflationary, or deflationary … Read more on Cape Cod Today

Pot-related calls to poison-control centers grow in Wash., Colo.
In Denver, authorities charged a couple with child abuse last month, saying their 3-year-old daughter tested positive for marijuana. The couple brought the girl to a hospital after she became sick. Ben Reagan, a medical-marijuana advocate with The … Read more on The Seattle Times (blog)

Opinion: Harm reduction is the answer to failed drug education
Green took the opportunity to ask Obama about marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington during the White House interview. … The biggest and most recognizable of the government's attempts is the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. Read more on LSU The Reveille