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State begins crackdown on black market marijuana retailers, starting in Costa Mesa
Aug 28, 2018, 2:56 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
State authorities teamed up with local police to shut down an unlicensed marijuana shop in Costa Mesa, in what regulators say is the first of many coordinated efforts to target California’s massive black market for cannabis. The bust signals a clear shift,…

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Mind-altering breast milk? New pot study poses that question
Aug 28, 2018, 10:00 am By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Marijuana’s main mind-altering ingredient was detected in nursing mothers’ breast milk in a small study that comes amid evidence that more U.S. women are using pot during pregnancy and afterward. Experts say the ingredient, THC, has…

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Parent who sold marijuana to high school kids gets prison
Aug 27, 2018, 2:30 pm By Pauline Repard and Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune
The mother of a Cathedral Catholic High School student was sentenced Friday to 11 years, eight months in state prison after admitting she had guided a teen to sell drugs to a network of other students. “It’s absolutely sickening to the court,” San Diego…

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Local seminar demonstrates widespread confusion over marijuana and employment law
Aug 27, 2018, 1:45 pm By Laura Urseny, The Cannifornian
CHICO — The complexities and confusion around California’s new recreational cannabis regulations were obvious during Wednesday’s employers seminar, put on by the Chico Chamber of Commerce. With more than 90 registered, questions were varied, and anxiety…

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Medical marijuana users left in limbo as co-op struggles to regroup, reopen
Aug 27, 2018, 1:00 pm By Nicholas Ibarra, The Cannifornian
SANTA CRUZ – Kaia was 11 months old when she began seizing. The episodes quickly became more frequent and severe, and doctor’s eventually diagnosed the infant with a rare genetic disorder called Dravet Syndrome. But despite a cocktail of prescribed…

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New task force shuts down Jurupa Valley marijuana dispensary
Aug 27, 2018, 12:15 pm By Brian Rokos, The Cannifornian
A new marijuana task force created by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office served its first search warrant Wednesday, Aug. 22, shutting down what it said was an unlicensed dispensary in Jurupa Valley. Several pounds of cannabis, THC pods, edibles,…

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Four men arrested in Oakland marijuana cultivation site robbery
Aug 27, 2018, 11:30 am By Harry Harris, The Cannifornian
OAKLAND — Four men were arrested Friday in the takeover robbery of a marijuana cultivation business in East Oakland, authorities said Saturday. Pounds of marijuana taken in the robbery were recovered. There were no reported injuries. The robbery happened…

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Legal marijuana’s other drag: Many insurers just won’t touch it
Aug 27, 2018, 10:45 am By Brian Louis, Bloomberg
Marijuana is already a multibillion-dollar business in the U.S. that’s drawing attention from some lawmakers eager for tax revenue and investors looking for profits. So far, however, some of the biggest insurers are taking a pass. Allianz SE, Hartford…

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Mormon Church ramps up opposition to medical marijuana effort in Utah, speaking out publicly
Aug 27, 2018, 10:00 am By Kurtis Lee, Los Angeles Times
The Mormon Church has played a quiet role in the fight against an effort to legalize medical marijuana in Utah, releasing measured statements and helping bankroll lawsuits. But on Thursday, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came out…

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Sacramento cannabis business eyes local medicinal marijuana dispensary license
Aug 23, 2018, 4:30 pm By Jake Abbott, Marysville Appeal-Democrat
The deadline closed to apply for Marysville’s one available medical marijuana dispensary license – and just one company, based in Sacramento, threw its hat in the ring. Jim Bermudez, director of the Community Development and Services Department for…

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Statewide survey shows fewer California teens are using marijuana since legalization laws kicked in
Aug 22, 2018, 7:11 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
Marijuana use among California students dropped over the past couple years, even as laws legalizing the drug for adults 21 and older started to kick in, according to the latest state-commissioned California Healthy Kids Survey. One possible reason is that…

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California lawmakers pass bill to erase old marijuana convictions
Aug 22, 2018, 7:00 pm By Paul Elias, The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A bill requiring California prosecutors to erase or reduce tens of thousands of marijuana criminal convictions was approved by the state Legislature on Wednesday and now awaits Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature. When voters passed…

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State controller to cannabis industry: Grow up and deal with stoned drivers
Aug 22, 2018, 6:30 pm By Judy Lin, CalMatters
California Controller Betty Yee, injured last month in an auto collision suspected to have been caused by a 25-year-old driver under the influence of marijuana, used sharp language this week to demand that the state’s nascent cannabis industry “step up”…

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Authorities: Teen sold weed from her bedroom, with her parents as suppliers
Aug 22, 2018, 6:00 pm By Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times
A teenage girl who sold marijuana out of her bedroom was using her gun-toting parents as her suppliers, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said. On Friday, deputies served a search warrant on the home of Jose Reyes Martinez, 44, and his wife in Delhi,…

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Judge says Jurupa Valley can close church that gives out marijuana
Aug 22, 2018, 5:30 pm By Ryan Hagen, The Cannifornian
Jurupa Valley now has legal authority to shut down the Vault Church of Open Faith, which distributes marijuana as a religious sacrament despite the city’s ban on dispensaries. Riverside Superior Court Judge Sunshine Sykes granted the lock-out order…

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First FDA-approved drug based on natural cannabis stops seizures that put Yorba Linda girl with epilepsy in a coma
Aug 21, 2018, 1:17 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
Two years ago, Natalie Pembleton was having so many epileptic seizures each day that doctors put her in a drug-induced coma while they scrambled to figure out how to help her. She was hospitalized for months, forcing her parents to pull her out of sixth grade.…

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Banking giant closes candidate’s account after she expresses support for medical marijuana
Aug 21, 2018, 11:30 am By Jonathan Levin, Bloomberg
A Florida politician who has run a pro-medical marijuana campaign said Wells Fargo & Co. closed her account over her ties to the industry, adding that the incident was an example of the challenges legal cannabis businesses face from the U.S. financial system.…

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Green day in Hesperia as marijuana deliveries begin
Aug 21, 2018, 10:45 am By Rene Ray De La Cruz, Victorville Daily Press
HESPERIA — It was a historic day for one local municipality when the first legal medical cannabis business began making deliveries from the city’s green zone. Medical Cannabis Educational Center in Hesperia celebrated its grand opening Friday by delivering…

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Adelanto voters will be asked to OK new marijuana tax
Aug 21, 2018, 10:00 am By Shea Johnson, Victorville Daily Press
ADELANTO — A new measure to tax commercial cannabis developers will appear on the November ballot. The cannabis tax — its measure letter was not known as of Friday — will effectively combine two existing taxes on commercial marijuana activities in order…

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Parents file claim against county after losing custody for treating daughter’s epilepsy with CBD oil
2:00pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
Ali Selva was in striped pink PJs, cuddling with her mom on the couch to watch “The Emoji Movie” for roughly the dozenth time, when police began pounding on the door of their Costa Mesa apartment. A short time later, Ali’s dad, Joseph Selva, was in…

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