SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Federal drug agents launched a wide-ranging crackdown on medical marijuana providers in northern California, raiding pot clubs, homes and businesses in San Francisco and arresting a husband and wife in Sacramento. http://cbsnewyork.com/healthwatch/health_story_174093525.html

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal drug agents launched a wide-ranging crackdown on medical marijuana providers in northern California, arresting at least 17 people in San Francisco and Sacramento http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,160511,00.html

Federal authorities will release more information Thursday on a series of raids on medical marijuana clubs Federal agents raided more than 20 homes and businesses in the city Wednesday after more than two years of investigating what they say was a marijuana trafficking ring. http://www.nbc11.com/news/4642769/detail.html

June 22 (BCN) — At least two San Francisco pot clubs were raided this morning in an enforcement operation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration. http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/news/062205_nw_pot_raid.html#

A mouth spray that delivers medicinal marijuana is now available at drugs stores in Canada. Health Canada approved sales of the pain relief medication for people with multiple sclerosis in April, the first drug regulator to do so. It's taken until now for the spray to make it into pharmacies. http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/06/20/cannabis-spray050620.html

(FAYETTEVILLE) - Cumberland County authorities say they've arrested a man who found a fertile spot to grow some illicit herbs -- his grandmother's garden. Cornelius Shaw is charged with manufacturing marijuana that he allegedly grew in his grandmom's back yard. http://rdu.news14.com/content/headlines/?ArID=71028&SecID=2

Cindy Reardon lives with constant pain in her legs. The Toronto resident says she would be bedridden with a debilitating nerve condition, if it weren't for the only thing that gives her relief: medical marijuana.Reardon is one of about 800 Canadians licensed by the federal government to buy pot through a four-year-old Health Canada experiment in growing medical marijuana. But Reardon says the stuff that Ottawa sends her is powdery and sub-standard. Special thanks to Newshawk Karmaceutical for this clip.

(CBS/AP) Supporters of medical marijuana hope to diminish the impact of last week's Supreme Court ruling. They plan to offer an amendment to a spending bill being considered by the House which would protect people who use medical marijuana in the ten states where it is legal. The proposal would prohibit the Justice Department from using any money in its budget to prosecute those people. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/14/health/main701753.shtml

Newshawk and aspiring activist Neil brought in these news clips about the report released from the Vancouver Mayor's Office that is telling Ottawa that it is time to tax and regulate the marijuana industry, rather than continue to carry on the mockery of prohibition.

(Audio only) The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the federal government can prosecute the sick for the medical use of marijuana, even in states where it is legal. In a 6-3 ruling, the court agreed with the Bush administration that the regulation of controlled substances, including marijuana, is the province of Congress without exception. Interviews with Ed rosenthal and Angel Raich. http://www.pacifica.org/programs/dn/050607.html