A crackdown by federal prosecutors is casting a long shadow over the state’s marijuana industry, but there is one bright spot, at least for some Northern California growers willing to risk prison time: Wholesale prices appear to be on the rise.rnrn

For the second year in a row, one California medical marijuana dispensary is doing its part to feed the hungry by offering their patients a trade: one free joint for every six cans of donated food. rnrn

rnSan Jose medical cannabis club Elemental Wellness Center continues its weekly series of grow classes with a month of sessions dedicated to recycling, organic growing, composting, and soil amendment techniquesrnrn

Legal Marijuana’s biggest enemy carries a calculator and the authority to tax the industry as drug trafficers and not legitimate businesses.

Medical marijuana may be grown and processed on preserved farms, but growers will not receive protection under the Right to Farm Act, the New Jersey State Agriculture Development Committee said today.rnrn

Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday reiterated the Justice Department’s support for the Ogden memo, which in 2009 declared that the sale and use of medical marijuana in states where it’s legal are a low priority for federal prosecutors.rnrn

rnLast week, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration led a crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries in San Diego, and two U.S. governors petitioned for the reclassification of of the drug and law enforcement officers who got fired. rnrn

Jennifer Budwig analysis of the economic impact that legal marijauna could have for Humboldt County California

rnIt’s the twilight hour for medical marijuana dispensaries in Sacramento County.rnrnrnrn

The governors of Washington and Rhode Island last week sought to clear up the legal gray area created by the decriminalization of medical marijuana in their states by asking the federal government to reclassify the drug. California Govenor Jerry Brown ought to join them. rnrn