Purple Kush Weedly News Round-Up 08/28/11

Ft. Bragg leader killed while investigating marijuana operation Los Angeles Times A Northern California city councilman was shot and killed while investigating a marijuana-growing operation, authorities said, and a SWAT team was scouring the remote woods for a suspect Sunday night. Jere Melo, a member of the Fort Bragg City Council ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Mich. appeals court: Sale of medical marijuana through dispensaries is illegal Washington Post By AP, DETROIT — Medical marijuana cannot be sold through private shops, the Michigan appeals court said Wednesday in a major decision that strikes at businesses trying to cash in on pot and cuts off a source for people with chronic ailments. ... See all stories on this topic »

Doctors group exhort Chafee to OK marijuana dispensaries Providence Journal By W. Zachary Malinowski PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Medical Society, an early supporter of the state's medical-marijuana program, is urging Governor Chafee to issue operating licenses to the three marijuana dispensaries that the Health Department ... See all stories on this topic »

Are social networking sites turning teens into substance abusers? CBS News Teens who use Facebook and other social networking sites on a daily basis are three times as likely to drink alcohol, twice as likely to use marijuana, and five times more likely to smoke tobacco than teens who don't frequent the sites. ... See all stories on this topic »

Police search NBA star Zach Randolph's Oregon home following beating of ... Washington Post A man who went to the Oregon home of Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph to sell marijuana said he was beaten with a pool cue in a dispute over the price of pot. The man told sheriff's deputies at least three men assaulted him but Randolph was not ... See all stories on this topic »

Rodney King charged with DUI stemming from July arrest in Southern California Washington Post District attorney spokesman John Hall says King was charged with two misdemeanor counts Wednesday alleging he was driving under the influence of alcohol and marijuana and that his blood-alcohol level was higher than the legal limit when he was pulled ... See all stories on this topic »

Colo. bank to close medical marijuana accounts, leaving dispensaries scrambling Daily Camera By Mitchell Byars Camera Staff Writer Geoff Gorman, "bud tender," refills jars of medical marijuana at Boulder Kind Care earlier this month. The dispensary's bank accounts have been closed seven times since it opened in October 2009. ... See all stories on this topic »

Kucinich equates marijuana legalization push to Arab Spring The Hill (blog) Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) spoke this weekend at Seattle's “Hempfest,” invoking the Civil Rights Movement and democratic uprisings in the Middle East while encouraging political participation, including the push for marijuana legalization. “Open America! ... See all stories on this topic »

Cy Waits: Will a plea deal end his Paris Hilton hangover? Los Angeles Times Cy Waits appears to have reached a plea deal on charges stemming from his marijuana-related arrest last summer on the Las Vegas Strip -- which brings him that much closer to finally slamming the door on the Paris Hilton chapter of his life. ... See all stories on this topic »

Montana PBS Investigates The Science Of Cannabis, Medical Marijuana Huffington Post Medical marijuana has seen an erratic history of late: An appeals court in Michigan recently restricted access to medical marijuana there; Montana voters legalized medical marijuana in 2004 but have also had access stymied; Colorado voters, meanwhile, ... See all stories on this topic »