Friday, February 26, 2016

Montana Marijuana Act Court Opinion

Missoulian: Montana court limits commercial sales of medical marijuana
Opinion - Synopsis of Opinion
“The Montana Supreme Court has upheld all but one provision of the 2011 Montana Marijuana Act, rejecting most of the arguments by the Montana Cannabis Industry Association (MCIA) that the 2011 Act is unconstitutional. The MCIA brought suit after the 2011 Legislature repealed a 2004 voter initiative to legalize medical marijuana. The Legislature enacted numerous additional restrictions that MCIA claimed were unreasonable and overly burdensome

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Rosa Parks/ Bears in Montana/ Flu Season



https://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7081


“The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material related to Rosa Parks, including photographs and documents. This guide compiles links to Rosa Parks resources throughout the Library of Congress Web pages. In addition, this guide provides links to external Web sites focusing on Rosa Parks and a bibliography containing selections for both general and younger readers. Web Guides ...”
 





Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Bull Trout Violations/ Zika

Film Company Individuals Cited for Breaking Bull Trout Regulations and Filming illegally on Federal Lands
“Montana Wild was in fact commercially filming and fishing in the Bob Marshall Wilderness based upon the information and comments found on the videos and photographs on the website. Arnold and Game Warden Perry Brown knew the videos were from the South Fork Flathead River Drainage and its tributaries based upon their experience and knowledge gained from patrolling the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Footage on the website, specifically a teaser clip for an upcoming video to be introduced at the Fly Fishing Film Tour debuting in Missoula, showed individuals fishing for and catching bull Trout in waters that can readily be identified as not being on the main stem of the South Fork Flathead River. According to FWP Fishing regulations the active or intentional fishing for bull trout can only occur in the main stem South Fork Flathead River, and only in the possession of a bull trout catch card.”


FACT SHEET: Preparing for and Responding to the Zika Virus at Home and Abroad
“The Administration is taking every appropriate measure to protect the American people, and today announced that it is asking Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funding to enhance our ongoing efforts to prepare for and respond to the Zika virus, both domestically and internationally.  The Administration will submit a formal request to Congress shortly.”


Zika Virus
“What is Zika virus disease (Zika)?
Zika is a disease caused by Zika virus that is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. The most common symptoms of Zika are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting for several days to a week. People usually don’t get sick enough to go to the hospital, and they very rarely die of Zika.”