"Health & Medical News"

A local law that allows Mendocino County, Calif., residents to grow up to 25 marijuana plants for their personal use will go before voters for review in June, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported Jan. 8.

Measure G, the marijuana-decriminalization law, was approved by voters in 2000. But a recent protest movement led the county Board of Supervisors to vote 4-1 in favor of placing the measure back before voters.

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Addiction recovery and parity advocate Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.) is reconsidering his decision to retire at the end of his current term in Congress, Roll Call reported Dec. 19.

Ramstad,?  a rare Republican moderate in the House of Representatives, announced his intention to retire in September, but has been pressured by GOP leaders — who fear the loss of his seat to the Democrats — to run for a 10th term in Congress. Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, praised Ramstad’s ability to work with Democratic and GOP colleagues and said he would be “delighted” if Ramstad ran again.

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